Poetry? It’s all kind of things.

Opening activity? In your writer’s notebook, write 1 – 2 sentences describing what you think poetry is.

Poetry Lesson Agenda A.Expectations B.Mini-lesson on poetry 1)Definitions 2)Examples of some different styles of poetry C.Listen to two different poems presented in two different ways. D.Learn how to do an “I AM” poem and write one ourselves. E.Visit three workstations on poetry

Lesson CHAMPS Conversation Level: 0 – total silence Help: Listen first. –Wait for question time. –Make a note of your question. –There will be a specific time for questions. Activity: Listening time. Movement: None. –Stay in your desk during listening time. Participation: Listening and thinking. You should be faced forward in your desks with everything put away except for a notebook and pencil. Success: Finishing your “I AM” poem and visiting each of three workstations.

Definition ‘Poetry is the art of creating rhythmical literature that presents beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.’ –Simplified from Dictionary.com

Why use poetry? Poetry appeals to emotion more than any other type of writing. –It should make you feel something. –Helps us think about difficult concepts in a new way. Poetry can also be like a snapshot of a particular moment in time that is important for whatever reason.

Different types of poetry One reason poetry is so useful is that each word is important. –There is NO filler in poetry. –Each word is picked to sound and look exactly the way the author wants for a particular meaning. Many poets use particular forms or styles to limit the number of words that can be used. –

Reading poetry out loud Land of Nod by Robert Louis Stevenson From breakfast on through all the day At home among my friends I stay, But every night I go abroad Afar into the land of Nod. All by myself I have to go, With none to tell me what to do– All alone beside the streams And up the mountain-sides of dreams. The strangest things are these for me, Both things to eat and things to see, And many frightening sights abroad Till morning in the land of Nod. Try as I like to find the way, I never can get back by day, Nor can remember plain and clear The curious music that I hear.

Listening to poetry Poetry presented with music and art: –Langston Hughes: A Dream Deferred – yqVukLGKAtghttp://animoto.com/play/zY1swO094xC yqVukLGKAtg

Questions?

“I AM” poem This is a poem written by answering different questions about yourself. Try to think of unique ways to answer each question. Try to use words that appeal to your five senses – sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. Not all “I AM” poems use the same questions. Refer to your hand-out.

I Am I am a soldier who is trapped in a war. I wonder when it’s going to be over. I hear bombs exploding everywhere. I see people dying or getting hurt. I want the war to end. I am a soldier who is trapped in a war. I pretend I’m home in bed. I feel hurt by the aching in my leg. I touch the wounds of my fellow friends. I worry if I will die next. I cry because I want to go home. I am a soldier who is trapped in a war. I understand what I must do. I say to myself that the war will be over soon. I dream about my mother. I try to do my best. I hope the war will be over. I am a soldier who is trapped in a war.

I Am… I am a woman who waits. I wonder what the future holds. I hear keyboards tapping and mice clicking. I see lights flashing from my computer. I want my work to be done. I am a woman who waits. I pretend that I am already done. I feel confused and tired. I touch my glass of icy Diet Mountain Dew. I worry I have forgotten some important part. I cry when I try really hard but fail anyway. I pretend that I am already done. I understand that my family loves me. I say that I will be finished one day. I dream of all the free time I will have one day. I try to do my best every single day. I hope that is enough. I understand that my family loves me.

Questions? We will wait to get started on this activity after we explain the workstations. Then, we will be able to answer more questions on “I AM” poems. Make a note if you have a question so we won’t forget. If the slides move to fast for you to copy, you may ask for a copy of the slides to copy into your notes.

Poetry Workstations There are 3 workstations that each row will visit at a time. You’re row will have five minutes to visit each station and complete the activities there. We will all be working on another project while the rows are visiting the workstations.

Poetry Workstation 1: Imagery Imagery in poetry is using descriptive language to create a visual image for the reader. Descriptive words that describe physical details are one way to use imagery. Red, blue, tall, short, etc. –Descriptions are often most effective in more complex phrases. The tall girl with long auburn hair would have stood out in any crowd, but her pale, lavender dress was particularly noticeable at the traditional funeral where all the other mourners were dressed in heavy shades of black. Even the embroidered handkerchief she dabbed at her gently leaking eyes was a flash of pink linen amongst a sea of white, paper tissues. Follow the directions at each workstation.

Poetry Workstation 2: Simile Definition: A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another, often using the words “like” or “as” Examples: –You are happy as a kitten with a bowl of milk! –He is grumpy like an old dog with a sore foot. Follow the directions at each workstation for your activity.

Poetry Workstation 3: Onomatopoeia “Definition: onomatopoeia are words that sound like the objects they name or the sounds those objects make.” –Plunk, Poof, Pop, and Purr –Meow, Mumble, Moo, and Murmur –Flick, Flutter, Flash, Fizz –And many, many more! Follow the directions at each workstation.

Definitions: Imagery in poetry is using descriptive language to create a visual image for the reader. Simile is when two different things are compared by using the words “like” or “as.” Onomatopoeia are words that sound like the objects they name or the sounds those objects make.

Workstation CHAMPS Conversation Level: 0 – total silence Help: Raise your hand Activity: Workstation Movement: Go to workstation –Move to each workstation. –Five minutes at each station only –Move back to your desk and go back to work on your “I AM” poem Participation: 5 Success: Finished with workstations, turn in your workstation paper, and go back to your desk to finish working on “I AM” poem –Follow the directions at each workstation.

Peer Editing If we have time, you will pair up with a partner and read each other’s poem. You will each offer 1 – 3 suggestions for adding more imaginative language to each other’s poetry. You will be respectful of each other’s work. Then, you will return to your seats and write your poem over onto a clean sheet of paper. Put your finished poem on the end table when you are finished.