Week 5 Lesson Plan PowerPoints - Combined

Introduction to Poetry Figurative Language For Lesson 1

Elements of Poetry Idioms Hyperboles Similes Metaphors Personification Alliteration Onomatopoeia Rhyme Scheme

Idioms and Hyperboles Idioms –An expression where the literal meaning is different from the point of the expression Examples –Kathleen thinks writing is a piece of cake. (Meaning: it is easy) –“It’s Greek to me!” Latasha exclaimed. (Meaning: something that you do not understand) Hyperbole –An exaggeration that is beyond belief Examples –Joyce was so hungry, she could eat a horse. –Kamron’s backpack weighed a ton!

Similes and Metaphors Similes use “like” or “as” to compare two objects or ideas. –Examples Tia and Tatiiana are LIKE two peas in a pod. Jacob is as brave as a lion. A metaphor is a comparison that draws a verbal picture. –Example: Ashley got to the bottom of the problem. Vinny is a math wizard.

Personification Personification gives human characteristics to an animal or object. –Examples The stars danced playfully in the night sky. The thunder grumbled like an old man. The waffle jumped out of the toaster.

Alliteration Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial letter sound in a series of words. –Examples Dakotah, Diamond, and Didi danced during detention. Josaiah and Janaiya jumped joyously while judging a jumping jacks competition.

Onomatopoeia The use of a word to describe the sound made by an object or action. –Examples Emani’s rice krispies cereal snapped, crackled, and popped when she added the milk. Achoo! Felix sneezed. Carmen gave him a tissue. Kayana dropped her journal and it made a boom as it hit the floor.

Rhyme Scheme A pattern of the rhymes in a poem or song. Two common rhyme schemes are AABB and ABAB. AABB example We are the best core team, “Navajo, Navajo!” people will scream. The Summerbridge Olympics we will win If everybody pitches in. ABAB example Writing class is the best, Adella and Haven agree, One day I will wear a vest, And you will laugh at me.

Now it is your turn! Homework: write one sentence for each type of figurative language. Make it about anything you want!

Cinquains Can you spot the similarities? For Lesson 2

What is the pattern of these two poems? Dinosaurs Lived once, Long ago, but Only dust and dreams Remain Knights Armor, shields Fighting, charging, slaughtering Worried, delighted, brave, fearsome Crusaders Line 1: one word; Line 2: two words; line 3: three words; line 4: four words; line 5: one word.

What is the pattern of these two poems? Spaghetti Messy, spicy Slurping, sliding, falling Between my plate and mouth Pasta Mules Stubborn, unmoving Braying, kicking, resisting Not wanting to listen Donkey Line 1: noun; Line 2: two adjectives; Line 3: three verbs; Line 4: a phrase; Line 5: another word for the noun

What is the pattern of these two poems? Baseball Bat cracks against The pitch, sending it out Over the back fence, I did it! Homerun Listen... With faint dry sound, Like steps of passing ghosts, The leaves, frost-crisp'd, break from the trees And fall. Line 1: two syllables; Line 2: four syllables; Line 3: six syllables; Line 4: eight syllables; Line 5: two syllables

Haikus What makes this cartoon so funny? It’s written in haiku format!!

What is a Haiku? A haiku is a form of Japanese poetry Haikus have 17 syllables –The first line has 5 syllables –The second line has 7 syllables –The third (and last) line has 5 syllables Haikus are easy Sometimes they do not make sense Refrigerator

GRAMMAR! YAY! For Lesson 3

Then vs. Than Then - a description of time Than - used for comparisons

Pull sentences from students’ work

A vs. An As a general rule, use a before a word that starts with a consonant and use an before a word that starts with a vowel. For words that begin with a silent H, such as hour and honor, we use an because it word starts with a vowel SOUND.

Put up sentences of students’ work

Your vs. you’re Your is possessive, it refers to something that you own You’re = you are

Put up sentences of the students’ work

Concrete Poems For Lesson 4

What is a concrete poem? A concrete poem is a poem that is written so that the words take the shape of the object you are describing

Examples of concrete poems

Historical Images Creative Writing Prompts For Lesson 5

Choose one of the pictures and write a short narrative about what you think is going on

Lunchtime atop a Skyscraper September 29, 1932 Construction workers building the RCA Building at Rockefeller Center in New York City The men are eating lunch, perched on a steel beam hundreds of feet in the air

Tank Man June 5, 1989 Beijing, China during the Cold War Photo was taken after the Chinese government broke up a student protest in Tiananmen Square. The unknown student in the picture tried to stand up to the tanks.

V-J Day in Times Square August 14, 1945 American sailor kissing a young nurse. Photo was taken in New York City after the Japanese announced their surrender in World War II.

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima February 23, US Marines and 1 Navy Corpsman raise the American flag on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in WWII. Three of the men were killed in battle shortly afterwards.