1. Twelfth Song of the Thunder
Example:
Twelfth Song of the Thunder
A Navajo Thunder Song

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4. Title- A name given to a poem
Subtitle- A second title, which explains more about the poem
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9. something we listen to or sing
Song
something we listen to or sing
we dance, celebrate, and feel emotions to songs
Songs are like poems
They carry a message and make us think
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11. is a part of nature and comes from the sky
Thunder
is a part of nature and comes from the sky
makes loud noise, scary
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13. learned “Navajo” in Social Studies
Group of Native Americans from United States
Native Americans lived off the earth and respected nature
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14. something we listen to or sing
Song
something we listen to or sing
we dance, celebrate, and feel emotions to songs
Songs are like poems
They carry a message and make us think
Navajo
learned “Navajo” in Social Studies
Group of Native Americans from United States
Native Americans lived off the earth and respected nature
Had “nature” names
Thunder
is a part of nature
makes loud noise, scary
Comes from the sky
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15. Prediction
I think this poem will be about how the Navajo people feel about nature or the rain, because the title uses the words “Navajo,” “thunder,” and “song.”
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16. Ask yourself, “What do I already know about the words I see?”
Make a prediction about what the poem
will be about- explain why.
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19. Your answer will be different depending on who you are and what experiences you are connecting to.
Make sure you can explain your connection with plenty of details!

20. Find another poem with a title and a subtitle at the top.
2) Follow the steps of questioning and making connections to make a prediction about what that poem is about.
3) Read the poem to see how close your prediction was!
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21. 2) Make your own connections to words that you recognize.
1) Reread the title and subtitle to the poem “Twelfth Song of the Thunder: a Navajo Thunder Song.”
2) Make your own connections to words that you recognize.
3) Write a prediction about what the poem will be about, based on your notes.
LearnZillion Notes:
--On the Extension Activities slide(s) you should describe 2-3 activities written with students as the audience (not teachers). Each extension activity should push the students a bit further with the lesson but in a different application or context. Each activity should be designed to take roughly minutes. Teachers will likely display the slide in class and then assign an activity to a student or group for additional practice and differentiation. Ideally, these Extension Activities will be created such that a teacher can differentiate instruction by giving more difficult extension activities to students who have shown mastery of the lesson, and less difficult activities to students who are not yet proficient.
--If you need more than one slide to list your extension activities, feel free to copy and paste this slide!

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