William Carlos Williams: Poems Lesson Plan

Found Poetry

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will understand the concept of Found Poetry, how it relates to WCW, and use their knowledge to create their own Found Poems.

Common Core Standards:

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

Structure:

Begin this activity by introducing the concept of found poetry. This short article on Poets.org provides a good introduction, as do these slightly more in-depth options: this article and this video. Provide some examples of found poetry to the class. Here are some options:

https://austinkleon.com/2009/05/30/trees/
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