Acquaint the students with these poems through a careful reading. Attend to what is really there. Pause at punctuation. Read silently. Read aloud. Read individually. Read chorally. • Learn to enjoy the poem, and share this enjoyment through reflecting upon: Feelings the poem suggests. Ideas brought to the reader’s attention. Literary forms used. Words evoking rhythm or the sound and beauty of the language. Connections and inferences to one’s own life experience.
