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Lower ability; uses images to elicit response. Choose to ask students WHICH image they would choose from the poem. Lesson involves students selecting positive and negative element from the river's experience. Introduces the idea of personification...h/w to produce a similar poem of your own (can be PowerPoint with images)
An excellent resource. In particular, the slides to illustrate each line of the poem are absolutely stunning and really do enhance the experience of reading the poem. This resource is ready to use as it is. It will suggest other poems upon which learners can build their poetic understanding.