Snow Lesson Plan

Snow Poems

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will use their own creativity while reflecting on Ka's persona to write a poem about snowflakes from his perspective.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2.D, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3.D

Structure:

From Chapter 24 in the Encyclopedia of Literature, the entry for snow is as follows:

SNOW. The solid form taken by water when falling, crossing, or rising through the atmosphere. Each crystal snowflake forms its own unique hexagon. Since ancient times, mankind has been awed and mystified by the secrets of snow. In 1555, a priest named Olaus Magnus in Uppsala,...