How do I distinguish among poetry, prose, and drama?

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How do I distinguish among poetry, prose, and drama?

How do I distinguish among poetry, prose, and drama? Key Learning: Texts are structured in a way to help the reader comprehend the information more easily. Unit Essential Question: How does analyzing text structure help you better understand the information you are reading? Concept: Concept: Nonfiction Text Features Concept: Types of Prose Concept: Biography and Autobiography Poetry, Prose and Drama Lesson Essential Questions: How do I distinguish among poetry, prose, and drama? Lesson Essential Questions: How do the features of nonfiction texts aid in comprehension? Lesson Essential Questions: How do you explain the characteristics of biography and autobiography? Lesson Essential Questions: What are the distinguishing characteristics of the different types of prose?

Activator What Is It? See if you can tell what each title is… poetry, prose, or drama Record your answers on your notesheet.

Poetry

Poetry’s Purpose Poetry is a form of writing that is meant to 1. entertain 2. express

Text Features of Poetry There are several features of poetry that make it unique from other forms of writing. These are:

Text Features of Poetry Varied in length Written in lines and stanzas Uses sound devices (rhyme, alliteration, onomatopoeia, etc…) Takes poetic license with space, punctuation, grammar, etc…

Text Features of Poetry Uses word pictures to build sensory impressions and create images Plays with the sounds of words and the rhymes of phrases Is usually intended to be read aloud

Forms of Poetry Poetry can take several forms. These are:

Acrostic Poems Ballads Lyrical Poems Haikus Narrative Poems Free Verse Forms of Poetry Shape Poems Acrostic Poems Ballads Lyrical Poems Haikus Narrative Poems Free Verse Blank Verse

Let’s Review #1 Tell me three things that you have learned about poetry (write them down).

Prose

Prose’s Purpose Prose is a form of writing that is meant to: 1. inform 2. entertain 3. express 4. persuade

Text Features of Prose There are several features of prose that make it unique from other forms of writing. These are:

Written using paragraphs May contain dialogue Text Features of Prose Written using paragraphs May contain dialogue Can be either fiction or nonfiction Can have headings and/or subheadings Can be accompanied by graphics (charts, photos)

Forms of Prose Prose can take several forms. These are:

Biography Autobiography Essay Novel Short Story Novella Article Forms of Prose Biography Autobiography Essay Novel Short Story Novella Article Fable / Folktale Folktale

Let’s Review #2 Tell me three things that you have learned about prose (write them down).

Drama

Drama’s Purpose Drama is a form of writing that is meant to: 1. express 2. entertain

Text Features of Drama There are several features of drama that make it unique from other forms of writing. These are:

Can have staging directions Can have a list of characters Text Features of Drama Can have staging directions Can have a list of characters Written to be performed Written in the form of a script (dialogue) Can include directions for costuming and physically setting a stage

Forms of Drama Drama can take several forms. These are:

Forms of Drama Play Skit Opera Musical Monologue

Let’s Review #3 Tell me three things that you have learned about drama (write them down).

Summarizer, Part 1 Look back at our activator. Now that you are more familiar with poetry, prose, and drama, go back and double-check if your first answers are correct. If they aren’t, fix them with your GRADING pen.

Summarizer, Part 2 Take out a blank sheet of notebook paper. Title it “Poetry, Prose, and Drama Summarizer” and head it properly. Follow the directions on the next slide.

Turn it into the blue bin when you are done. Summarizer, Part 2 We are doing a 3-2-1… 3. Write three types of text (there are only three) 2. Write two features of each type (label each type so I know what it is) 1. Write one form of each type (label each type so I know what it is) Turn it into the blue bin when you are done.