Ekphrastic Poem Writing Lesson

Created by Teacher(s): Dan Castrigano|Published on: July 30, 2021

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This lesson features powerful imagery from the climate crisis. Students choose one photograph and write an ekphrastic poem about that photograph.

Inquire: Teacher facilitates a brief discussion using a photograph of the California wildfires in 2020.

Investigate: Students review photographs related to the climate crisis from Climate Visuals Gallery. Students select one photograph and write an ekphrastic poem about that photograph.

Inspire: Students share their poems with the rest of the class.

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Subjects: English Language Arts

Duration: 1 hour

Region: North America, USA - West, United States, California

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Posted on Jul 30, 2021

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Dan Castrigano

Academic Teacher at Burlington YouthBuild

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