1. Language Arts: Friday, March 1, 2019
Handouts: * None
Homework: * Use time to read AR books and meet AR goal.
Assignments due: * “Write Your Own Poem” assignment (see rubric)

2. Lesson Goal: Create your own poem and present it to the class.
Outcomes: Be able to . . .
Demonstrate your ability to write, edit, and proof your own lyrical or narrative poem.
Apply the use of at least two sound devices and two language devices in your poem.
Participate in a peer review by evaluating a classmate’s poem.
Present your own poem to the class.
Demonstrate your ability as an audience to listen attentively and supportively.

3. Starter #1
Place your assignment on your desk (rough draft underneath). On your rubric, do each of the following, one step at a time
1) Put a check mark at the end of any line(s) that had a sound device: Repetition, Alliteration, Rhyme, Rhythm, Onomatopoeia
2) Beside the check mark, write the name of that sound device.
3) Circle the word/words that prove you used that sound device.
4) Put a check mark at the end of any line(s) that had a language device: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Imagery (5 senses), Hyperobole
5) Beside the check mark, write the name of that language device.
6) Circle the word/words that prove you used that language device.
7) On the line that says, “Save your poem to your flash drive,” write “YES” if you typed and saved your poem as a Word document and saved it to a flash drive or Google Chrome. Write “NO” if you did not.

4. Starter #2
Using a red pen, write GB and your name at the bottom. In the left-hand margin, number from 1 to 10 vertically. Answer each question below with a “Yes” or “No.”
1) Did the person fill out the entire heading on this sheet?
2) Is the poem written in dark colored ink on handout lines?
3) Is punctuation used throughout the poem?
4) Did the person avoid errors in spelling?
5) Is there a rough draft that reveals effort? (must have corrections)
6) Does the poem include a title?
7) Did the poet use at least two sound devices? Repetition, Alliteration, Rhyme, Rhythm, Onomatopoeia
8) Did the poet use at least two different language devices? Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Imagery (5 senses), Hyperobole
9) Is this poem well crafted? (That is, the words used should make sense)
10) Did the poet type and save the poem to his/her flash drive or to Google Chrome?

5. SAVE THIS SHEET. You will consider these factors in rating each poet:
Starter #3: Take out a sheet of notebook paper and create a 4-line heading. On the last line of the heading, write: Evaluate students’ original poems.
SAVE THIS SHEET. You will consider these factors in rating each poet:
* Reading Aloud [Think of the reader for “The Highwayman” as a model.]
Could you hear them clearly?
Did they read with “inflection”?
Did they pause occasionally for emphasis?
Did they raise and lower their voice for dramatic effect?
Did they vary the speed at which they read?
* Was the poem creative? (Interesting, compelling, clever, thoughtful)
* Effort (How much time and effort went into crafting this poem)?
* Appealing (Did you enjoy this poem)?
* Overall (Compared to all other poems shared, how good was this one?)
Reading Explanation Poetic Devices Illustration * Effort Overall
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