COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3 – Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3.a -Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and introducing a narrator and/or characters; create a smooth progression of experiences or events.

NATIONAL ARTS STANDARDS

• Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Students will write a persona poem to capture the perspective of a programmer, car, or pedestrian. 

OVERVIEW

OUR ARTS INTEGRATED APPROACH

TEACHING FOR MASTERY

TEACHING FOR EXTENSION

EVALUATION OF LEARNING

• Watch the following videos to assess and evaluate student learning

STEP ONE

Watch the following video to facilitate persona poems:

BRAIN TARGETED TEACHING IN THE CLASSROOM

The Emotional Climate

The Physical Space:

ROOT BRANCH MEDIA GROUP – BRING ROOT BRANCH TO YOUR SCHOOL!

All video content made in partnership with Baltimore’s Root Branch Media Group.

EPHRAIM NEHEMIAH

Ephraim Nehemiah’s poetry uses rhythmic call and response, evocative narratives and accessible subject matter to create a transformative experience for listeners across the nation. The work embraces vulnerability to share personal experiences that create necessary dialogue around race, class and gender. Ephraim is currently a teaching artist for Dewmore Baltimore. A finalist performer in several regional and national competitions such as 2018 Individual World Poetry Slam and 2019 Rustbelt Poetry Slam and in 2021 took the National Slam title with Baltimore’s poetry team Slammageddon. Ephraim has also performed in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, The Cleveland Foundation, TEDx Talks, Button Poetry, The Saul William’s World tour and others.

RYAN FAN

Ryan Fan has been teaching special education English in Baltimore City Public Schools the past three years. He spent a year teaching at NACA II Freedom and Democracy Academy before it closed, and then two years at the REACH! Partnership School. He will be continuing in education as an IEP Team Associate to pursue a further career in special education law.

Ryan has an M.S. Ed from Johns Hopkins University, as well as a B.S./B.A. in Neuroscience and English and Creative Writing from Emory University. In his free time, he enjoys running marathons and writing. He runs a blog on the side on Medium and has been published in publications like Business Insider, Psychology Today, and EdSurge, as well as prestigious house Medium publications. 

COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3.d – Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.

NATIONAL ARTS STANDARDS

• Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Students will write an index poem using emotionally dense language and literary devices. 

OVERVIEW

OUR ARTS INTEGRATED APPROACH

TEACHING FOR MASTERY

TEACHING FOR EXTENSION

EVALUATION OF LEARNING

• Watch the following videos to assess and evaluate student learning

STEP ONE

Watch the video below to facilitate annotated bibliography poems and learn more in the supporting handout:

BRAIN TARGETED TEACHING IN THE CLASSROOM

The Emotional Climate

The Physical Space:

ROOT BRANCH MEDIA GROUP – BRING ROOT BRANCH TO YOUR SCHOOL!

All video content made in partnership with Baltimore’s Root Branch Media Group.

EPHRAIM NEHEMIAH

Ephraim Nehemiah’s poetry uses rhythmic call and response, evocative narratives and accessible subject matter to create a transformative experience for listeners across the nation. The work embraces vulnerability to share personal experiences that create necessary dialogue around race, class and gender. Ephraim is currently a teaching artist for Dewmore Baltimore. A finalist performer in several regional and national competitions such as 2018 Individual World Poetry Slam and 2019 Rustbelt Poetry Slam and in 2021 took the National Slam title with Baltimore’s poetry team Slammageddon. Ephraim has also performed in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, The Cleveland Foundation, TEDx Talks, Button Poetry, The Saul William’s World tour and others.

RYAN FAN

Ryan Fan has been teaching special education English in Baltimore City Public Schools the past three years. He spent a year teaching at NACA II Freedom and Democracy Academy before it closed, and then two years at the REACH! Partnership School. He will be continuing in education as an IEP Team Associate to pursue a further career in special education law.

Ryan has an M.S. Ed from Johns Hopkins University, as well as a B.S./B.A. in Neuroscience and English and Creative Writing from Emory University. In his free time, he enjoys running marathons and writing. He runs a blog on the side on Medium and has been published in publications like Business Insider, Psychology Today, and EdSurge, as well as prestigious house Medium publications. 

COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.5
  Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.

NATIONAL ARTS STANDARDS

• Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Students will transform poetry through the elimination of words to communicate a cohesive message through blackout poetry or erasure poems.

OVERVIEW

OUR ARTS INTEGRATED APPROACH

TEACHING FOR MASTERY

TEACHING FOR EXTENSION

EVALUATION OF LEARNING

• Watch the following videos to assess and evaluate student learning

STEP ONE

Watch the video below to facilitate erasure poems:

BRAIN TARGETED TEACHING IN THE CLASSROOM

The Emotional Climate

The Physical Space:

ROOT BRANCH MEDIA GROUP – BRING ROOT BRANCH TO YOUR SCHOOL!

All video content made in partnership with Baltimore’s Root Branch Media Group.

EPHRAIM NEHEMIAH

Ephraim Nehemiah’s poetry uses rhythmic call and response, evocative narratives and accessible subject matter to create a transformative experience for listeners across the nation. The work embraces vulnerability to share personal experiences that create necessary dialogue around race, class and gender. Ephraim is currently a teaching artist for Dewmore Baltimore. A finalist performer in several regional and national competitions such as 2018 Individual World Poetry Slam and 2019 Rustbelt Poetry Slam and in 2021 took the National Slam title with Baltimore’s poetry team Slammageddon. Ephraim has also performed in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, The Cleveland Foundation, TEDx Talks, Button Poetry, The Saul William’s World tour and others.

RYAN FAN

Ryan Fan has been teaching special education English in Baltimore City Public Schools the past three years. He spent a year teaching at NACA II Freedom and Democracy Academy before it closed, and then two years at the REACH! Partnership School. He will be continuing in education as an IEP Team Associate to pursue a further career in special education law.

Ryan has an M.S. Ed from Johns Hopkins University, as well as a B.S./B.A. in Neuroscience and English and Creative Writing from Emory University. In his free time, he enjoys running marathons and writing. He runs a blog on the side on Medium and has been published in publications like Business Insider, Psychology Today, and EdSurge, as well as prestigious house Medium publications. 

COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

NATIONAL ARTS STANDARDS

• Anchor Standard 4: Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.


LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Students will analyze line breaks within poetry, linguistic structures, and the use of white space
• Students will use various poetry techniques to adjust how a poem exists on the page (line breaks, emdash, enjambment, white space, etc.)
• Students will discuss the way the writer places words on the page and how this impacts reader understanding.
• Students can create their own poems based on concept maps.

OVERVIEW

OUR ARTS INTEGRATED APPROACH

TEACHING FOR MASTERY

TEACHING FOR EXTENSION

EVALUATION OF LEARNING

• Watch the following videos to assess and evaluate student learning

STEP ONE

Watch the video below to facilitate line break analysis:

BRAIN TARGETED TEACHING IN THE CLASSROOM

The Emotional Climate

The Physical Space:

ROOT BRANCH MEDIA GROUP – BRING ROOT BRANCH TO YOUR SCHOOL!

All video content made in partnership with Baltimore’s Root Branch Media Group.

EPHRAIM NEHEMIAH

Ephraim Nehemiah’s poetry uses rhythmic call and response, evocative narratives and accessible subject matter to create a transformative experience for listeners across the nation. The work embraces vulnerability to share personal experiences that create necessary dialogue around race, class and gender. Ephraim is currently a teaching artist for Dewmore Baltimore. A finalist performer in several regional and national competitions such as 2018 Individual World Poetry Slam and 2019 Rustbelt Poetry Slam and in 2021 took the National Slam title with Baltimore’s poetry team Slammageddon. Ephraim has also performed in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, The Cleveland Foundation, TEDx Talks, Button Poetry, The Saul William’s World tour and others.

RYAN FAN

Ryan Fan has been teaching special education English in Baltimore City Public Schools the past three years. He spent a year teaching at NACA II Freedom and Democracy Academy before it closed, and then two years at the REACH! Partnership School. He will be continuing in education as an IEP Team Associate to pursue a further career in special education law.

Ryan has an M.S. Ed from Johns Hopkins University, as well as a B.S./B.A. in Neuroscience and English and Creative Writing from Emory University. In his free time, he enjoys running marathons and writing. He runs a blog on the side on Medium and has been published in publications like Business Insider, Psychology Today, and EdSurge, as well as prestigious house Medium publications. 

COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Students will write a haiku poem as they dive deeper into the ideas and concepts around ethical dilemmas. 

OVERVIEW

OUR ARTS INTEGRATED APPROACH

TEACHING FOR MASTERY

TEACHING FOR EXTENSION

EVALUATION OF LEARNING

• Watch the following videos to assess and evaluate student learning

STEP ONE

Watch the video below to facilitate climate change haikus and watch an example haiku:

BRAIN TARGETED TEACHING IN THE CLASSROOM

The Emotional Climate

The Physical Space:

ROOT BRANCH MEDIA GROUP – BRING ROOT BRANCH TO YOUR SCHOOL!

All video content made in partnership with Baltimore’s Root Branch Media Group.

EPHRAIM NEHEMIAH

Ephraim Nehemiah’s poetry uses rhythmic call and response, evocative narratives and accessible subject matter to create a transformative experience for listeners across the nation. The work embraces vulnerability to share personal experiences that create necessary dialogue around race, class and gender. Ephraim is currently a teaching artist for Dewmore Baltimore. A finalist performer in several regional and national competitions such as 2018 Individual World Poetry Slam and 2019 Rustbelt Poetry Slam and in 2021 took the National Slam title with Baltimore’s poetry team Slammageddon. Ephraim has also performed in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, The Cleveland Foundation, TEDx Talks, Button Poetry, The Saul William’s World tour and others.

RYAN FAN

Ryan Fan has been teaching special education English in Baltimore City Public Schools the past three years. He spent a year teaching at NACA II Freedom and Democracy Academy before it closed, and then two years at the REACH! Partnership School. He will be continuing in education as an IEP Team Associate to pursue a further career in special education law.

Ryan has an M.S. Ed from Johns Hopkins University, as well as a B.S./B.A. in Neuroscience and English and Creative Writing from Emory University. In his free time, he enjoys running marathons and writing. He runs a blog on the side on Medium and has been published in publications like Business Insider, Psychology Today, and EdSurge, as well as prestigious house Medium publications. 

COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

NATIONAL ARTS STANDARDS

• Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Students will create a memorable jingle to help them retain the information presented throughout the unit.

OVERVIEW

OUR ARTS INTEGRATED APPROACH

TEACHING FOR MASTERY

TEACHING FOR EXTENSION

EVALUATION OF LEARNING

• Watch the following videos to assess and evaluate student learning

STEP ONE

Watch the video below to facilitate retention jingles along with a jingle demonstration:

BRAIN TARGETED TEACHING IN THE CLASSROOM

The Emotional Climate

The Physical Space:

ROOT BRANCH MEDIA GROUP – BRING ROOT BRANCH TO YOUR SCHOOL!

All video content made in partnership with Baltimore’s Root Branch Media Group.

EPHRAIM NEHEMIAH

Ephraim Nehemiah’s poetry uses rhythmic call and response, evocative narratives and accessible subject matter to create a transformative experience for listeners across the nation. The work embraces vulnerability to share personal experiences that create necessary dialogue around race, class and gender. Ephraim is currently a teaching artist for Dewmore Baltimore. A finalist performer in several regional and national competitions such as 2018 Individual World Poetry Slam and 2019 Rustbelt Poetry Slam and in 2021 took the National Slam title with Baltimore’s poetry team Slammageddon. Ephraim has also performed in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, The Cleveland Foundation, TEDx Talks, Button Poetry, The Saul William’s World tour and others.

RYAN FAN

Ryan Fan has been teaching special education English in Baltimore City Public Schools the past three years. He spent a year teaching at NACA II Freedom and Democracy Academy before it closed, and then two years at the REACH! Partnership School. He will be continuing in education as an IEP Team Associate to pursue a further career in special education law.

Ryan has an M.S. Ed from Johns Hopkins University, as well as a B.S./B.A. in Neuroscience and English and Creative Writing from Emory University. In his free time, he enjoys running marathons and writing. He runs a blog on the side on Medium and has been published in publications like Business Insider, Psychology Today, and EdSurge, as well as prestigious house Medium publications.