Scholars watch an animation of the poem "Accents" by Denice Frohman. The coloring and drawings in the animation encourage and enhance particular feelings brought out by the poem.

Concepts

poetry, poetry analysis, found poems, reading poetry

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Discuss features about people, traditions, and behaviors that identify cultures
• Provide pupils with a list of questions for discussion after viewing the video

Classroom Considerations

• The topic of accents may make some students feel uncomfortable
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Includes a link to an interview with the author
• Provides visuals to support feelings created by the words

Cons

• None