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Blue or Gray? Civil War Two-Voice Poetry

Openly licensed Grade 8 U.S. history lesson using primary sources and a Two-Voice Poem to explore perspectives of groups during the Civil War.

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Classroom Time: 180 minutes / 3-5 class periods

Source: K20 Center

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Cross-curricular U.S. history and poetry lesson with a two-voice poem template and rubric.

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Blue or Gray? Civil War Two-Voice Poetry — K20 Center. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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The Bank of Justice: Civil Rights & Two-Voice Poetry

Openly licensed Grades 9–12 U.S. history lesson connecting civil-rights primary texts, segregation and integration, paired-text analysis, and creation of a two-voice poem.

Format: PDF

Classroom Time: 120 minutes / 2-3 class periods

Source: K20 Center

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Interdisciplinary U.S. history lesson. Students synthesize perspectives and can use the included lesson structure for two-voice poetry.

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The Bank of Justice: Civil Rights & Two-Voice Poetry — K20 Center. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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The Power of Poetry: Perspectives in Poetry

Openly licensed Grade 9–10 poetry lesson in which students compare poetry and speeches, analyze word choice and rhetorical strategies, compose a poem, and consider poetry as a vehicle for change.

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Classroom Time: 120-180 minutes / 2-3 class periods

Source: K20 Center

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Designed for Grades 9–10. Students compare poetic and rhetorical texts, analyze perspective and word choice, and create an original poem.

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The Power of Poetry: Perspectives in Poetry — K20 Center. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Watch Your Tone: Music, Nonfiction & Two-Voice Poetry

Openly licensed Grades 10–11 lesson on tone using song lyrics, nonfiction, close reading, civil-rights texts, and a Two-Voice Poem activity.

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Classroom Time: 120 minutes / 2-3 class periods

Source: K20 Center

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Students compare tone in songs, create a two-voice poem, and analyze the 'I Have a Dream' speech.

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Watch Your Tone: Music, Nonfiction & Two-Voice Poetry — K20 Center. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Free Civil Rights Poetry Lessons & Resources

Blue or Gray? Civil War Two-Voice Poetry

The Bank of Justice: Civil Rights & Two-Voice Poetry

The Power of Poetry: Perspectives in Poetry

Watch Your Tone: Music, Nonfiction & Two-Voice Poetry

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