Subjects
Grade
Brief Description
Students write poems about basketball.
Objectives
Students practice writing poetry.
Keywords
poetry, basketball
Materials Needed
Gather poems about basketball, including the following:
Lesson Plan
- Have students read, or read aloud to students, a selection of poems about basketball.
- Discuss the imagery and emotions in the poems.
- Ask students to help create a list of basketball terms.
- Brainstorm with students a list of words describing the sport of basketball or describing their feelings when watching or playing the game.
- Ask students to write poems about basketball.
Assessment
Evaluate students on the form of their poems and the appropriateness of the content.
Lesson Plan Source
Education World
Submitted By
Linda Starr
National Standards
Language Arts:
NL-ENG.K-12.4
NL-ENG.K-12.5
NL-ENG.K-12.6
NL-ENG.K-12.12
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