1. Poetry Unit
Aug. 28-Sept. 8

2. Structure of Poetry Agenda
*3-5min. Grab supplies and fill out agenda
*15 min.TW review Structure of Poetry lesson 2 PC pg 18., SW take notes in ISN.
*35 min. JGB Tweedledum and Tweedledee p.145
The Walrus and the Carpenter poem
SW- Poetry Book
HW: PC pg Readers response/book project. Due end of unit

3. Structure of Poetry ISN notes
A poem is a type of writing in which words are chosen and arranged to create a strong feeling, message or image through meaning sound and rhythm.
Prose- writing that uses sentences.
Lines- every poem has lines. Lines are rows of words that do not always follow the rules of capitalization and punctuation.
Stanzas- Lines in a poem are often broken up into stanzas. Stanzas are groups of lines set apart by spaces, like a paragraph in a work or fiction or nonfiction . Most poems are made up of several stanzas.
Poets may break lines or stanzas to create a certain effect, such as rhyme or rhythm, to capture the readers attention or emphasize an idea.

4. Rhyme Agenda *3-5min. Grab supplies and fill out agenda
*15 min.TW review Rhyme lesson 2 PC pg 18., SW take notes in ISN.
*35 min. JGB Tweedledum and Tweedledee p.145
SW- Poetry Book
HW: PC pg Readers response/book project. Due end of unit

5. Rhyme ISN notes
Rhyme describes words with the same ending sound. Many poems have lines that end with words that rhyme.
Rhyme Scheme- A poem in which the ending of certain lines follows a clear rhyming pattern.
Rhyme schemes are shown by a sequence of letters, such as abab or aabbcc. For ex. The letters ababa stand for a four-line stanza in which line 1 and line 3 rhyme and line 2 and line 4 rhyme.

6. Nothing Gold Can Stay Nature’s first green is gold,
By Robert Frost
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides t leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So Dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

7. Rhyme Scheme
After reading the poem, Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost, what is the rhyme scheme?

8. Sound Devices Agenda *3-5min. Grab supplies and fill out agenda
*15 min.TW review Sound Devices lesson 2 PC pg 19., SW take notes in ISN.
*35 min. JGB Tweedledum and Tweedledee p.145
SW- Poetry Book
HW: PC pg Readers response/book project. Due end of unit

9. Sound Devices ISN Notes
Rhythm is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. Rhythm creates a “beat” .
Meter is a recurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Repetition is the repeating of words or lines in poetry. Poets often use repetition of help unify a poem or to reinforce the meaning or theme.
Alliteration is the repetition of an initial consonant sound.

10. Nothing Gold Can Stay Nature’s first green is gold,
By Robert Frost
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides t leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So Dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

11. Sound Devices
After reading the poem, Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost, what is its rhythm and meter? What other sound devices does it use?

12. Figurative Language agenda
*3-5min. Grab supplies and fill out agenda
*15 min.TW review Figurative Language lesson 2 PC pg 18., SW take notes in ISN.
*35 min. JGB Tweedledum and Tweedledee p.145
SW- Fig. lang. matching game and Poetry Book
HW: PC pg Readers response/book project. Due end of unit

13. Figurative Language ISN notes
Simile: a comparison that uses the word like or as
Ex. Her mood is as gloomy as a rainy day.
Her mood is compared to a rainy day.
Metaphor: a comparison that does not sue the word like or as
Ex. When Riley complains, she is a squeaky wheel
Riley is compared to a squeaky wheel
Personification: when human qualities are assigned to a nonhuman things
Ex. The wind roared through the alley
The wind sounded as if it were roaring.
Symbolism: the use of an object to stand for a thing or idea
Ex. The stars and stripes make me proud.
The stars and stripes is a symbol of the United States.

14. Figurative Language Resources
Poetic devices slides

15. Point of View, Tone and Theme Agenda
*3-5min. Grab supplies and fill out agenda
*15 min.TW review lesson Point of View, Tone and Theme PC pg 19, SW take notes in ISN.
*35 min. JGB Tweedledum and Tweedledee p.145
SW- Poetry Book
HW: PC pg and Readers response/book project. Due end of unit

16. Point of View, Tone and Theme ISN notes
Point of View is the position or outlook from which the speaker tells a story or observes something.
Speaker in a poem is like the narrator of a story; he or she is the voice of the poem, which may be the voice of the poet or that of another persons or character.
Theme is the message the poet wants to share with readers.
Tone is the speakers attitude toward the topic of the poem. For ex. The tone maybe happy or angry.

17. Nothing Gold Can Stay Nature’s first green is gold,
By Robert Frost
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides t leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So Dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

18. Point of View, Tone and Theme
In the poem, Nothing Gold Can Stay, poem:
Who is the speaker ?
What is the theme?
What lines give you clues?

19. Review Day *15 min. Bell Work- grade and review
* SW- Cont. to work on Poetry Book
HW: PC pg Readers response/book project. Due end of unit

20. Writing your own poetry

21. Forms of Poetry Agenda *3-5min. Grab supplies and fill out agenda
*15 min.TW review Structure of Poetry lesson 2 PC pg 18., SW take notes in ISN.
*35 min. JGB Tweedledum and Tweedledee p.145
SW- Poetry Book
HW: PC pg Readers response/book project. Due end of unit

22. Forms of Poetry II Agenda
*3-5min. Grab supplies and fill out agenda
*15 min.TW review Structure of Poetry lesson 2 PC pg 18., SW take notes in ISN.
*35 min. JGB Tweedledum and Tweedledee p.145
SW- Poetry Book
HW: PC pg Readers response/book project. Due end of unit

23. End of Unit Review *3-5min. Grab supplies and fill out agenda
* 20 min. WC- Rev. and grade Poetry Book
* 25 min. WC- Rev. and Grade PC pg end of unit

24. Review Day *15 min. Bell Work- grade and rev.
*15 Min. Cont. WC- Rev. present and grade Poetry Book
* 15 min. Cont. WC- Rev. and Grade PC pg end of unit and Readers response/book project.