Unit

Poetry--Student Reading--Collection of Poems

Local Objective

At the end of this unit, students will be able to...
a.  Understand figures of speech (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole), images, sounds, and forms in poetry.
b.  Understand how to read poetry.
c.  Understand the literary devices that define a writer's style.
d.  Analyze how tone is conveyed in a text through word choice and rhythm.
e.  Analyze and explain the characteristics of poetry (lyric poems and sonnets).
f.   Analyze stanzas.
g.  Analyze couplets.
h.  Analyze free verse.
i.  Analyze an elegy.
j.  Analyze a catalog poem.



Objective used to evaluate students

Yes

Assessment Activity

1.  The students will be assessed by participating in classroom discussions, studying and reading their "personal poems", and completing independent activities on the objectives of understanding figures of speech, how to read poetry, understanding literary devices, analyzing things such as tone, characteristics of poetry, stanzas, couplets, free verse, elegy, and catalog poems.

Level of Expectation

75%

List of concepts and Evaluation Types

ConceptEvaluation Type
QuestionsCR
Read PoemPE

Learning Activity

The students will:
1.  Choose from a given list of poems.  Each student will silently read their poem to understand the tone and rhythm. 
2.  Look to see if they have any figures of speech in their poems.
3.  Read their poems to their classmates and at the end of each poem, discuss different details about the poems.
4.  Be active listeners during the reading of the poems.

Instructional Method

The teacher will:
1.  Present a number of poems for students to choose from. 
2.  Guide students in the reading of their poems to help determine tone and rhythms.
3.  Guide students in determining whether their poems have figures of speech included in them or not.
4.  Control classroom behavior during the reading of poems.
5.  Guide classroom discussion of each poem.

Resources

Holt Elements of Literature
Marker Board

Correction Exercise

Tutoring

Special Needs

Tutoring
Modified Poems (shorter in length)

GLEs v2.0 and CLEs

GLE CodeDisciplineStrandBig IdeaConceptGrade Level/CourseGLE
CA/R/1/D/7/a.Communication ArtsReadingDevelop and apply skills and strategies to the reading processFluency7th GradeRead grade-level instructional text with fluency, accuracy and expression
CA/R/1/D/7/b.Communication ArtsReadingDevelop and apply skills and strategies to the reading processFluency7th GradeRead grade-level instructional text adjusting reading rate to difficulty and type of text
CA/R/1/F/7/b.Communication ArtsReadingDevelop and apply skills and strategies to the reading processPre-Reading7th GradeApply pre-reading strategies to aid comprehension: preview
CA/R/1/F/7/d.Communication ArtsReadingDevelop and apply skills and strategies to the reading processPre-Reading7th GradeApply pre-reading strategies to aid comprehension: set a purpose and rate for reading
CA/R/1/G/7/a.Communication ArtsReadingDevelop and apply skills and strategies to the reading processDuring Reading7th GradeDuring reading, utilize strategies to determine meaning of unknown words
CA/R/1/G/7/b.Communication ArtsReadingDevelop and apply skills and strategies to the reading processDuring Reading7th GradeDuring reading, utilize strategies to self-monitor comprehension
CA/R/2/A/7/b.Communication ArtsReadingDevelop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate fiction, poetry and drama from a variety of cultures and timesText Features7th GradeUse grade level text to recognize and interpret the text features of fiction, poetry and drama
CA/R/2/B/7/b.Communication ArtsReadingDevelop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate fiction, poetry and drama from a variety of cultures and timesLiterary Techniques7th GradeIdentify and explain literary techniques, in text emphasizing imagery
CA/R/2/B/7/d.Communication ArtsReadingDevelop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate fiction, poetry and drama from a variety of cultures and timesLiterary Techniques7th GradeIdentify and explain literary techniques, in text emphasizing analyze literary techniques previously introduced
CA/R/3/B/7/b.Communication ArtsReadingDevelop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals) from a variety of cultures and timesLiterary Techniques7th GradeIdentify and explain literary techniques and figurative language in nonfiction text, emphasizing imagery
CA/R/3/B/7/d.Communication ArtsReadingDevelop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals) from a variety of cultures and timesLiterary Techniques7th GradeIdentify and explain literary techniques and figurative language in nonfiction text, emphasizing sound devices previously introduced
CA/R/3/D/7/a.Communication ArtsReadingDevelop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals) from a variety of cultures and timesUnderstanding Directions7th GradeRead and follow multi-step directions to complete a complex task
CA/L/1/A/7/a.iCommunication ArtsListening and SpeakingDevelop and apply effective listening skills and strategiesPurpose for Listening7th GradeListen for enjoyment
CA/L/1/A/7/a.iiCommunication ArtsListening and SpeakingDevelop and apply effective listening skills and strategiesPurpose for Listening7th GradeListen for information
CA/L/1/A/7/a.iiiCommunication ArtsListening and SpeakingDevelop and apply effective listening skills and strategiesPurpose for Listening7th GradeListen for directions
CA/L/1/B/7/a.iCommunication ArtsListening and SpeakingDevelop and apply effective listening skills and strategiesListening Behavior7th GradeUse active-listening behaviors (e.g., asks questions of speaker and uses body language and facial expressions to indicate agreement, disagreement, or confusion)
CA/L/2/A/7/a.iCommunication ArtsListening and SpeakingDevelop and apply effective speaking skills and strategies for various audiences and purposesDiscussion and Presentation7th GradeUse designated time constraints in discussions and presentations
CA/R/3/B/7/a.Communication ArtsReadingDevelop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals) from a variety of cultures and timesLiterary Techniques7th GradeIdentify and explain literary techniques and figurative language in nonfiction text, emphasizing hyperbole
CA/R/2/B/7/a.Communication ArtsReadingDevelop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate fiction, poetry and drama from a variety of cultures and timesLiterary Techniques7th GradeIdentify and explain literary techniques, in text emphasizing hyperbole

Objective Notes/Essential Questions

DateNote/Question
11/9/2009 3:47:30 PMPoem Selections:
I'm Nobody-549
I like to See it Lap the Miles-552
I am of the Earth-556
Early Song-556
Madam and the Rent Man-560
Harlem Night Song-564
Winter Moon-564
I ask my mother to sing-569
Ade to Family Photographs-573
The Runaway-587
The Pasture-590
A minor bird-590
Names of Horses-594
Maggie, milly, molly, and may-599
All in Green Went My love Riding-602
Arithmetic-607