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2-Week Poetry Unit: Thoughts, Habits & Identity, Grades 7-9
A ready-to-teach poetry unit exploring the relationship between thoughts, feelings and identity.
Through five original poems, students explore the tug-of-war between making conscious choices and living on autopilot. By examining unseen habits, self-limiting beliefs, and daily patterns, students gain insight into how small, unnoticed routines shape their choices.
This unit helps students recognize where they might be operating on "default settings"—like doing the bare minimum or doubting their potential—and empowers them to take control, build self-awareness, and create meaningful change in their school life and beyond.
This complete unit develops:
• Poetry analysis and interpretation
• Metaphor and inference
• Creative writing
• Reflection and self-awareness
• Understanding patterns of thought and behavior
What's Included
• 5 complete, ready-to-teach lessons
• 5 original contemporary poems
• 10 creative writing tasks
• Success criteria and teacher models
• Full lesson plans and teaching notes
Best for: Grades 7–9
A thought-provoking poetry unit that helps students recognize how thoughts become feelings, feelings become actions, and repeated actions gradually become identity.
2-Week Poetry Unit: Thoughts, Habits & Identity, Grades 7-9
A ready-to-teach poetry unit exploring the relationship between thoughts, feelings and identity.
Through five original poems, students explore the tug-of-war between making conscious choices and living on autopilot. By examining unseen habits, self-limiting beliefs, and daily patterns, students gain insight into how small, unnoticed routines shape their choices.
This unit helps students recognize where they might be operating on "default settings"—like doing the bare minimum or doubting their potential—and empowers them to take control, build self-awareness, and create meaningful change in their school life and beyond.
This complete unit develops:
• Poetry analysis and interpretation
• Metaphor and inference
• Creative writing
• Reflection and self-awareness
• Understanding patterns of thought and behavior
What's Included
• 5 complete, ready-to-teach lessons
• 5 original contemporary poems
• 10 creative writing tasks
• Success criteria and teacher models
• Full lesson plans and teaching notes
Best for: Grades 7–9
A thought-provoking poetry unit that helps students recognize how thoughts become feelings, feelings become actions, and repeated actions gradually become identity.