Focus of Lesson: Rhymes Add Music to Your Writing Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, the exercises, the mentor poem, and a Discovery Journal. (See Lesson One in this series for an explanation.) Time Needed: 35 - 45 minutes

Focus of Lesson: Using Onomatopoeia to Make Your Writing Pop Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, the exercises, the mentor poem, and a Discovery Journal. (See Lesson One in this series for an explanation.) Time Needed: 35 - 45 minutes

Focus of Lesson: Personification Enlivens Your Writing Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, the exercises below, the mentor poem, and a Discovery Journal. (See Lesson One in this series for an explanation.) Time Needed: 35 - 45 minutes

Focus of Lesson: Alliteration Punches Up Your Writing Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, the exercises below, the mentor poem, and a Discovery Journal. (See Lesson One in this series for an explanation.) Time Needed: 35 - 45 minutes

Focus of Lesson: Concrete Language Makes Your Writing Memorable Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, the exercises below, the mentor poem, and a Discovery Journal. (See Lesson One in this series for an explanation.) Time Needed: 35 - 45 minutes

Focus of Lesson: Using Metaphor to Make Your Writing Unique Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, the exercises below, and a Discovery Journal. (See Lesson One in this series for an explanation.) Time Needed: 35 - 45 minutes

Focus of Lesson: "Like" and "As" Add Personality to Your Writing Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, the mentor poem below, and a Discovery Journal. (See Lesson One in this series for an explanation.) Time Needed: 35 - 45 minutes

Focus of Lesson: Sensory Language Helps to Engage Your Reader Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, the exercises below, the mentor poem, and a Discovery Journal. Time Needed: 35 - 45 minutes