FiveDayPoetryLesson

Day5OdePoem
ContentObjectives
Studentswill
1) Exhibitknowledgeretainedfromthepastweekbywritingapoemthatincludesallthepossible
aspectswehavelearned.
2) Proposeapieceofworkcreatedthisweekbymakingapresentablecoverletterandsubmittingita
publisheronline.

LanguageObjectives
Studentswill
1) Practice
writing
skillsbycreatinganychoiceofpoemandacoverlettertosubmitanypreviously
writtenpiece.

Vocab
(Allreview)
1.

Figurative

2. Personification
3. Simile
4. Metaphor
5.

Alliteration

6. Onomatopoeia
7.

RhymeScheme

8. Couplet
9. Stanza
10. Syllable

BuildingBackground
I.

Vocabreview!Presentstudentswiththesetermsandcallonstudentsrandomlytomake
sureeveryoneremembers/isremindedwhatthesemean.
1. Figurative
2. Personification

3. Simile
4. Metaphor
5. Alliteration
6. Onomatopoeia
B. Alsorememberpoemstructurevocab:
1. RhymeScheme
2. Couplet
3. Stanza
4. Syllable

Activity1
I.

Studentswilleachwriteapoemusingtechniqueswevelearnedthroughouttheweek
A. Studentsareallowedtowriteany
typeofpoem
theywant,solongastheyfollow
properstructure,including(ifapplicable)
1. Numberofstanzas
2. Numberoflines
3. Numberofsyllablesineachline
4. Rhymescheme
*Studentsareobviouslyallowedtousepriorwork,butalsotheinternetto
referenceto.Studentsarenotlimitedtostructureswelearnedinclass,thisisan
opportunitytoexperimentnewtypesofpoetrywhileusingtheknowledgelearned
fromstudyingothertypes.
B. Poemmustinclude(displayedonboard/projector):
1. Figurativelanguage
2. Personification
3. Alliteration
4. Atleastone(1)simile
5. Atleastone(1)metaphor
6. Atleastone(1)onomonopia

WIDA3+4

Studentsarewelcometouseskeletontemplatestowritethepoem,solongasitstill
includestherequiredaspectsaslistedabove.

WIDA1+2
Iwillassistthestudentsinpickingatopicandstyle,andwritinglinestoincludeall6
requiredaspects,andallowthemtoputthemtogetherasapoemwhenfinished.

Activity2
I.

Canyoudesignapresentablecoverpagetopresentapoemtoapublisher?
WIDAAdaptation:Canyoumakeaprofessionalpoemforapublisher?
A. Whattypesofthingsshouldbeincludedwhensubmittingapieceofpoetrytoa
publisher?
1. Yournameandcontactinformation
2. Thenameofthemagazineandthenameoftheeditorinchiefor
appropriategenreeditor,ifthisinformationisavailable
3. Thegenreofthepieceyouresubmitting
4. Thewordcountforprosesubmissions/thenumberofpoemsincluded
forpoetrysubmissions
5. Abriefbiohighlightingyourpreviouspublications,youreducation,
and/oryourprofessionalbackground
B. Whattypesofthingsshouldnotbeincluded?
1. AsynopsisofyourpieceAsnotedabove,wearegoingtoreadthepiece
nomatterwhat.Dontspoilus!
2. YourlifestoryIfyouresoinclinedtosharethisinformation,weaccept
nonfictionsubmissions
C. Example:
http://prismmagazine.ca/?attachment_id=3570

II.

Studentswillpartnerupheterogeneously
sonativestudentscanassistedlanguage
learnersandhelpeachotherwritecoverletters,checkingoffthattheirpeersworkis
presentable
A. Ask:Canyoudevelopaproposalwhichapublisherwouldfind
appealing?
WIDAAdaptation:Canyoumakesomeonewanttopublishyourwork?

III.

Studentswilleithersubmitto
scholasticonline
(withoutcoverpage),or,ifmoreserious,
search
here
formoreonlinepublications.
A. Whethertheirsubmissionrequiresacoverpageornot,itneedstobewrittenand
turnedinattheendofclasswiththeselectedpoemforsubmission.
B. Studentsalsoneedtoshowmeonthecomputerscreenthattheyhavesubmitted
theirworksomewhere.
WIDA3+4
Studentswillbeprovidedwithafillinformfortheircoverletter,indicatinglinesforthe
name,address,piece,etc.

WIDA1+2
StudentswillbeprovidedwiththesameformasWIDA3+4studentsbutwillhaveextra
oneononeguidancefromme.

Assessment
IwillbeassessingstudentsunderstandingoftheunitbytheproductionofFigurativeLanguage,
Personification,Similes,Metaphors,Alliteration,Onomatopoeia,andRhymeSchemeaswellas
properlyfollowingrulesofstructure,suchasstanzasandlinesinthepoemtheyproduceinthe
styleoftheirchoice.

WIDA3+2
Iwillbeassessingstudentsunderstandingoftheunitbytheproductionoffigurativelanguage,
personification,similes,metaphors,alliteration,onomatopoeia,andrhymeschemeaswellas
properlyfollowingrulesofstructure,suchasstanzasandlinesinthepoemtheyproduceinthe
styleoftheirchoice.Thechoiceisprovidedtoallowstudentstopicktotheirability.Iwillalsobe
doinganinformalassessmentbyobservingandspeakingwiththestudentsthroughouttheir
processofcreatingit.

WIDA1+2
Iwillbeassessingstudentsunderstandingoffigurativelanguage,personification,similes,
metaphors,alliteration,onomatopoeia,andrhymeschemeaswellasproperlyfollowingrulesof
structure,suchasstanzasandlinesinthepoemtheyproduceinthestyleoftheirchoicemainly

throughinformalassessmentbyobservingandspeakingwiththestudentsthroughouttheir
processofcreatingit,asIwillexpectthepoemstructuresthesestudentsmaypicktotheirability
maynotbeefficientinpresentingwhattheytrulyunderstand.