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This lesson plan is a downloadable PDF file, so you'll need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and print it.  Download Acrobat Reader     Date: 03/28/2006 Title: Poetry in The Post Discipline: English, AP English, Language arts   Poetry, whether found or written hard-sought word by word, allows a multitude of voices, expresses many emotions and provides insight into history and contemporary life. One doesn’t usually think of a newspaper as a textbook or resource for poetry study, but they share many of the same characteristics: brevity, conveyance of human experience and a framework for history as well as perspective on contemporary life. In April KidsPost holds it annual poetry writing contest. On April 16, 2006, Book World featured poets and poetry in celebration of its tenth anniversary. Several articles from that issue and previous columns are gathered in this guide for teachers’ convenience and inspiration. Suggestions are made for their use, but are only a few of the ways this material might be used in your classroom. Word Find and found poetry will appeal to your youngest students. Pairing of “A Stock Idea” and “Poetry in Motion” or combining “A Simile Is …,” “Comparable to What?” and “Fast Break” in “A Decade of Poet’s Choice” will provide advanced students a synthesis exercise.   The main lesson addresses these academic content standards.   This lesson plan corresponds to a specific KidsPost page.   NIE: for educators: lesson plans: lesson plan details