Great American Poets

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• 101 Great American Poems by The American Poetry & Literacy Project
• Handy Guide to Writing by Beyond the Page

Materials

Common Materials

• scissors
• dictionary
• tape or glue
• crayons, markers, or colored pencils
• art materials* (Final Project.1 - optional)
• art materials* (Final Project.3 - optional)
• art materials* (Final Project.5 - optional)
• blank journal
• colored pencils
• thesaurus
• blank paper

Lesson 3

• tracing paper* (3.3 - optional)
• pencil and pen

Lesson 5

• pencil or colored pencils* (5.1 - Option 2)

Lesson 9

• blank paper or poster board
• envelope
• newspapers and old magazines

Lesson 11

• tape, glue, or glue stick

* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used