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2. OBJECTIVE(S):
Objective(s) What Students will Learn I Can Statement
Students will: Students will be able to I can find and identify
Find and find and identify stanzas stanzas in my poem and
identify in their Where I Am use descriptive and
stanzas in From Poem. figurative language as I
their Where Students will be able to write it.
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3. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
What are stanzas?
How can you identify a stanza in poetry?
What is descriptive and figurative language, and how do these elements
support your poem?
4. LESSON SUMMARY:
This lesson allows for students to practice using figurative language in their own
writing. We will begin by watching a video of a reading of a Where I Am From Poem.
Students will be seated at their desks. After the video, students names will be drawn from
popsicle sticks to describe what they noticed about the video. Students will be called
down to the group meeting area for a review of figurative language. Instruction of the
poem assignment will be given. Students will assigned back to their desks and will have
30 minutes to write their poem, locate and mark their stanzas and use of figurative
language, and draw an illustration. For the last 10 minutes of class, students will share
their poems.
5. RESOURCES:
Teacher Materials:
1. Writers Notebook
2. Projector
3. Computer
4. Document Camera
5. Pencil
6. Highlighter
7. Colored Pencils
8. Popsicle sticks with students names on them
Student Materials:
9. Writers Notebook
10. Pencil
11. Highlighter
12. Red pen
13. Colored Pencils
6. LESSON COMPONENTS:
a. INTRODUCTION/ READINESS
1. Bring students into classroom from lunch.
2. Have students come in quietly and sit down at their desks.
3. Praise students who are following directions and are quiet and attentive.
4. Go over expectations and directions with students verbally. We are going to
be doing our math lesson now. I expect you to be working by using the 3Rs
(Respectful, Responsible, and Ready). Show students that the expectations
are also on poster.
5. Review expectations again with class.
6. (10 minutes) I will activate their prior knowledge by reviewing with them
what a stanza is and what descriptive and figurative language is. I will ask
questions such as: What do you remember about figurative language from
our previous weeks? Why do you think an author uses figurative language?
What are different types of figurative language?
7. Say, Now Im going to introduce to you a new kind of poem. Its called a
Where I Am From poem. Where I Am From poems are inspired by a poet
named George Ella Lyon. Her poem was published in 1999, and emphasizes
creating powerful images in poetry. Remember what we talked about in our
review? Creating a picture in your mind is called imagery. Imagery is such an
important aspect when it comes to poetry. Readers should be able to see what
youre trying to say.
8. After an introduction to the poem, we will watch an audio recording of
George Ella Lyon reading her Where I Am From poem.