This lesson plan was created by two project partners (Ivana Opačak & Gabriela Ciolpan) for the purpose of educating students/junior European Parliament ambassadors within the extracurricular EPAS program & the international eTwinning project STEAM EPASsionates, aimed at introducing STEAM (concretely Arts) into ELT through CLIL lessons. Students work in their classes (with their English teachers), collaborate with their eTwinning partners (via WhatsApp/Instagram) & present their collaborative work at a Zoom meeting (as well as Canva platform). The AIM was to celebrate European Heritage Days (7-15 Sept) & European Day of Languages (with the topic Languages for Peace, Sept 26) 2024 by developing students' understanding of some Romanian & Croatian expressionist poems, and the impact of poetry/art on one's well-being. (On May 2, 2025 Croats celebrate the 100th death anniversary of Antun Branko Šimić, on May 9, 2025 Romanians celebrate the 130th birth anniversary of Lucian Blaga; both were renowned expressionist poets.)

Content objectives: Students will be able to recognize the elements of expressionist, as well as (post-) impressionist, paintings and poems (as part of the world's art, and Romanian and Croatian literature). Students will be able to analyse and interpret the poems, and explain how they relate to their personal experience and well-being. Students will be able to use AI-tools (in a safe and ethical way) for personal expression & digital creation. Language objectives: Students will be able to construct an oral/a written interpretation of the poems, using specific vocabulary and structural elements. Croatian and Romanian students will be able to mediate, use English to facilitate the understanding of their poetic messages/interpretations. Students will develop their (creative-) writing skills, creating personal/ collaborative poetry, as well as their presentation skills, sharing poetic/personal messages with their (Romanian/Croatian) peers/collaborators.

The author (English/Croatian teacher) is a poet.