Background:

Name of Lesson: Object Poem Intro

Course Content Language Arts

Area:

Texts/Materials: Individual objects brought by each student

Paper
Pencils

Grade Level: 5th Grade

Lesson length: About 30 minutes

Students will be able to use powerful words to describe an object.

Objectives: Students will be to draft ideas to create a poem.

CCSS CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and
organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.5
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and
strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing,
rewriting, or trying a new approach.

Connection to Prior to this lesson, students will have had plenty of exposure to
Students’ Lives poetry. This is the final project for the poetry unit. Students were
asked to bring in an object from home that had some sort of
meaning to them. The teacher read an object poem that she wrote
herself to give the students’ inspiration in their own poetry writing.
This poetry projects gives students the opportunity to bring their
own culture into the classroom, and proudly write about it and
eventually share their poetry with their peers.

Procedures:
Timing Activity Step-by-step details Interaction/
seating
10 mins Warm-up: Students will place their objects at their desk, Individual
5 senses and have time to write silently for 10 minutes. Work
While there are not many guidelines for writing
during this time, they will be encouraged to use
their 5 senses to describe the object. Poetry
format is not required, students may write in
any form at this time.

10 Partner Talk Students will turn to someone close to them, Partner Work
mins and talk about their object. This time is to
encourage the students to ask each other
questions, and allow students to remember
more things that they can jot down about their
object.

10 Independent Students will be directed to write the first draft Individual

mins Writing of their object poem. They will be expected to Work
write for the entire alloted time, writing
whatever comes to mind.

Other Notes:
Poetry anchor charts will be placed around the room.
There will be a “Poetry Inspiration” section of the classroom library where students may look
through books to get inspiration for their own writing.
Teacher will have her own object and go through the writing process alongside her students.