During this Unit students will
- experience the multi-step process of writing poetry
brainstorm
> draft > revise > edit > publish
- explore the work of other poets
- read, discuss, and analyze poetry and prose poetry.
- identify poetic terms
- examine how other poets employ these devices.
Reading Poetry
- read & enjoy poetry written by students and published
poets
- take notes on poetry
- analyze basic meanings from poems
- identify poetic devices used by poets
- Refer to the glossary of terms and make a set of flashcards
- Understand extended metaphor
Sample of Unit Assignments and Activities
1. Love That Dog by sharon creech
2. "A Drowsy Day"
3.
Organize all your Poetry Assignments in a Folder
- Inspiration Poem or "Mimic Poem"
- Random Thoughts Poem
- Build a Poem
- Choose one of your first three poems and mount one
- Ode
- Simile Poem
- Extended Metaphor Poem
- Songs as Poems
- Bio Poems ( writing to learn) using one of the poets from the 3 library poems
- I am From Poem
Students will select 3 Poems from the library
- Analyze all 3 Poems from the library
- Free Write
- 12 Line free write
- 16 line free write
Need some free write ideas?
Color poems, Sports Poems, Riddle Poems,Animal Poems
Dreaming about the sun and the waves... Try a free write!
