Traversing Verse with Math
Type: Mini-lesson
Theme: Numbers
Grades: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Learning Target: Students will generate ideas for a math poem, learn the common meter forms, and write a poem using math terms.
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Instructions
This project is for individuals.
- Watch: What is meter in poetry? (Oregon State University)
- Provide examples: Student-written Math Poetry
- Practice: https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/625991b7bfc2c40523e20474
- Write final poem.
Resources
- What is meter in poetry? (Oregon State University)
- Mathematics in Poetry (Mathematical Association of America)
- How Poetry and Math Intersect (Smithsonian Magazine)
- Arcadia-University-Math-Poems-by-Students.pdf (University of Connecticut)
- Student-written Math Poetry
- My Dog Practices Geometry
Exit Ticket
CCSS Math Practice
- I can look for and make use of structure.
- I can look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
NGSS Crosscutting Concepts
- Patterns