Henry E. Lackey High SchoolPoet’s Workshop

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

This course is an elective study of the craft of writing poetry. Students will focus on the various fundamental elements of this art, examine how professional writers employ literary devices to create poetry, and use those techniques to compose original poetry that will be peer-critiqued using a workshop format. The main objective for this course is to create a community of writers and thinkers. Students will keep a works-in-progress folder from which a portfolio of poems will be created and collected. Topics to be covered in the class include tone, imagery, persona, form, figurative language, alliteration, revision, and publication. SPEECH 014014 01401T or U

Grades: Grades 11, 12

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