Welcome to Our Experiencing Epics and Poetry Homeschool Language Arts Course

Getting Started with Our Experiencing Epics and Poetry Homeschool Language Arts Course

This Experiencing Epics and Poetry homeschool language arts course is a basic introduction to various poetic forms for middle school students. Lesson include ample opportunities to read and write poetry, as well as opportunities to identify numerous poetic elements and devices.

Overview

•   18 weeks, 2 days a week
•   Includes reading assignments, links to readings and additional information, and writing assignments
•   Grades 7th-8th

Supplies Needed

Corresponding lessons on SchoolhouseTeachers.com; notebook

What to Do

Go to Class Lessons and download the lesson plan and lesson file. Start with the Day 1 reading assignment. Follow the instructions each day on the lesson plan and check them off when completed.

Course Outline for Our Experiencing Epics and Poetry Homeschool Language Arts Course

Eighteen Experiencing Epics and Poetry homeschool language arts lessons introduce middle school students to poetic forms, elements, and devices.

• Part One: Epic Poetry
  • Lesson One: Introduction to Epic Poetry
  • Lesson Two: The Epic Hero Cycle
  • Lesson Three: Oral Traditions
  • Lesson Four: An Epic Poem
  • Lesson Five: Analysis
  • Lesson Six: Update and Recite
• Part Two: Narrative and Lyric Poetry
  • Lesson Seven: What Is Narrative Poetry?
  • Lesson Eight: Write a Narrative Poem
  • Lesson Nine: What Is Lyric Poetry?
  • Lesson Ten: Lyric Poetry in Songs
  • Lesson Eleven: Poems Reflecting the Natural World, Part One
  • Lesson Twelve: Poems Reflecting the Natural World, Part Two
• Part Three: Poetic Structures
  • Lesson Thirteen: Haiku
  • Lesson Fourteen: Sonnet
  • Lesson Fifteen: Free Verse
  • Lesson Sixteen: Other Traditional Poetic Forms
  • Lesson Seventeen: Hebrew Poetry
  • Lesson Eighteen: 21^st-Century Poetic Forms