In this video, Christy Petroze’s seventh grade students work together in poetry circles to examine the form, content, language, and meaning of poetry. At the beginning of the school year, Christy introduces the students to each part of the explication of a poem in the form of a job. After the students work with the core content elements and practice each job individually, they work in groups to construct meaning through discourse. As they engage with each job, they practice the strategies of proficient readers.