During module 1, fourth-grade students learned about poetry and poets through close reading and writing to learn. Throughout the module, students determined the characteristics of poetry and considered what inspires writers and poets. After completing the novel, Love That Dog, students considered which of the poems they read inspired them the most and selected a poet to study more deeply. On Thursday, parents were invited to a three-part performance task, a Poet’s Performance, in which students read aloud a poem by their selected poet, shared an essay about the poet, and read their original inspired poem.