Sing for Hope Classroom

Poetic Visions: Free Verse for a Sustainable Future

11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
Creative Writing
Grades 9-12
30-60 Minutes
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A Peruvian teacher in a traditional woven cardigan and dark trousers leads lanky fourteen-to-seventeen-year-olds in wool
Lanky teenagers ages 14 to 17 in navy blazers and white shirts bent over notebooks writing free verse poetry
One lanky sixteen-year-old in a navy blue school sweater and dark trousers
Lanky teenagers ages 14 to 17 in cotton t-shirts and jeans scattered around desks writing in notebooks
Open notebooks with handwritten free verse poetry scattered across wooden desks
Poetry notebooks and pens scattered across wooden desks alongside printed articles about urban sustainability and green

Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

You can find an introduction to Goal 11, as well as the Targets & Indicators, Objectives, and Action Planning Resources on the Goal overview page.

See Goal 11 Overview
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