Teacher Name: Nathan Comstock Date: (26/03/2018)

Subject Area: ELA Grade: 5/6

Topic: Poetry – Ode Time: 9:15 – 9:45

 General Outcome 3 Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and
General Learner represent to manage ideas and information.
Outcome(s)  General Outcome 5 Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and
Taken from Alberta Program of Studies
represent to respect, support and collaborate with others.

 3.1 use note-taking or representing to assist with understanding ideas

and information, and focusing topics for investigation
Specific Learner  3.3 record ideas and information that are on topic
Outcome(s)  5.1 share and discuss ideas and experiences that contribute to different
Taken from Alberta Program of Studies responses to oral, print and other media texts
 5.2 identify and participate in situations and projects in which group work
enhances learning and results

Students will be able to:

Learning Objectives
What do you want your students to learn?
1. Participate in activities
2. Identify key characteristic of poetry
3. Demonstrate a knowledge of language terms
4. Understand Ode
5. Construct sentences and examples of poems

Formative Assessment:
Auditory: listen during students’ discussion to ensure they are developing an
understanding of the information.
Visual: see students actively participating in the activity – responding to posed
Assessment questions
How will you know your students have
learned?  During the above formative assessment the teacher gets to witness students
growth over time
Summative Assessment:

 No summative assessment for today’s lesson

 Provided poetry book

Materials  Activities created for students
What resources will you need?
 Additional work (for students who finish earlier)
Introduction  Ask students if they remember the past lesson
(attention  Notes made for students 5 mins
grabber)  Discuss with students these figurative languages
Teacher Actions
Instructional Sequence – Have students listening to instructions prior to moving

 Explain to students that we will be discussing Ode today

o Ask what they know about an Ode
o Have the definition of ODE on the board
 A poem that celebrates a subject
 A tribute to an object, person, or event
 It can be serious or humorous
 May or may not use rhyme
Body o Have examples of different poems on the board
(Activity #1) o Ask students to try to start thinking about odes
Student Actions 15 mins
 Students will listen attentively to the rules/expectations
 Students will fill out all material provided
 Students will do their best to create odes
 Students will respect one another
 Students will participate by providing answers to questions asked
Transition Details
Refocus – Have students grab their poetry book. Get out your example poetry book.

Learning Activity Title – Ode entry into Poetry Books

Teacher Actions
Instructional Sequence – Have students listening to instructions prior to moving
 Hand out activity
 Instruct students to write their created definitions in their poetry books
 Have students provide examples of each in their poetry books
 Instruct students to paste all information into their poetry book
Body  Show them what the finished product should look like 5 mins
(Activity #2)  MAKE SURE INSTRUCTIONS ARE CLEARLY EXPLAINED
Student Actions
 Students will listen to all instructions provided
 Students will write out definition and examples on the back of provided circles
 Students will cut and paste arrows onto the formative language sheet
Transition Details
Refocus – allow students time to return to their tables
Refocus attention to the smartboard
Learning Activity Title – Brain Break
Teacher Actions
Instructional Sequence – Have students listening to instructions prior to moving

 Explain to students how the game of rock, paper, scissors, split works
o In pairs, students will play rock paper scissors
o However there is a twist, students will have to stretch out every time
they lose a round
Body o The individual who wins gets to take a step back, while the loser has to ONLY
(Activity #3) stretch forward to their foot IF
 Ask one of the students to come to the front to do a demonstration NEEDED
 Student Actions
 Students will attempt to participate in the activity
 Students will be given this opportunity to move around, and refocus their brains
 Students will act respectful of one another during this time
Transition Details
Refocus – allow students time to return to their tables
 When the desired time is up, students are to return to their chairs
Wait for students attention to move onto the next task
Learning Activity Title – Creating an ODE
Teacher Actions
Instructional Sequence – Have students listening to instructions prior to moving
 Have students refocus attention to the smartboard
 Hand out activity – have students create an ODE
 Provide an example of what this looks like
 Have students paste these into their poetry books
 Regain attention
Body o Ask students to share their work
(Activity #4) Student Actions
 Students will listen attentively to the presentation 5 mins
conclusion
 Students will finish poem activity
 Students will participate by provided answers to questions asked
Conclusion
 Having student present their work
 Ask students to define what they learned
***ADAPTATIONS***
 Notes will be provided for students who cannot write them themselves
 An EA will also help students focus and stay on task, helping with further
explanations and assisting all learning

*IF STUDENTS FINISH WORK AT ANYTIME, ACTIVITY SHEETS WILL BE PROVIDED