Lesson Plans
By Sarah Kortemeier
Students will write a poem that features a volta (a change in the poem's argument), using Ada Limón's "What I Didn't Know Before" as a model.
Education Level:
High School, University, Adult
By Matthew John Conley and Sarah Kortemeier
Students will explore the effects of line endings by discussing lineation in an existing poem and generating lineated poetic text. Students will also listen to and transcribe poetry.
Education Level:
High School, University, Adult
By Sarah Kortemeier and Ryan Winet
Students will use assonance to reinvigorate and examine their relationship with a familiar place.
Education Level:
High School, University, Adult
By Sarah Kortemeier and Julie Lauterbach-Colby
Students use prompts drawn from Roger Bonair-Agard's "allegory of the black man at work in the synagogue" to write about the identities they inhabit.
Education Level:
High School, University, Adult