Transcript Colorful Spring Flowers

Poetry Unit
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Bellringer
Do you like poetry?
Why or Why not?
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Poetry :
Is….
*Ideas
*Feelings
*Sounds and Senses
*Carefully chosen words
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Poetry:
Form – arrangement of the words on the page
Lines – may or may not be sentences
- lines separated into STANZAS
Sound – read out loud with rhyme, rhythm
Imagery – 5 senses
similes, metaphors, personification
Theme – the message
- what the poem is about
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Poetry
*List all the types of poetry you know.
*Now get with a partner – discuss your lists
and create one list together.
*Decide who is going to be the writer – when
name is called come to the board and write
one type of poetry that is not already on the
board.
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Topic Poem:
Choose one of the following topics:
*Summertime
*Homework
*Favorite Sport
(pick one or all sports in general)
*Vacation
*Boyfriends/Girlfriends
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*Now write the first 12 things that come to
your mind about your topic.
Can be words or phrases.
*Friends
Fun
Sports
listeners
laughter
family
weddings sharing
shoulders childhood caring
tears
loneliness
*Next – choose at least 8 words/phrases to
form a poem about your topic. (next slide)
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Friends
What are friends?
Family and Fun
They wipe away my tears,
And fill me with laugher.
They remind me of childhood dreams,
And share my aspirations.
They care for me in time of need,
And lend a shoulder to lean on.
They take away my loneliness,
And listen to my stories.
What are friends?
Family and Fun
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Activity
*Write a rough draft of your poem.
*Once completed show me for a piece of computer
paper.
*Final copy MUST BE colorful and neat.
*No pencil should be seen!
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Expressive Poetry :
*Read Poem
*Listen to Poem
*Groups – Express Poetry
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Expressive Poetry :
1. Read your poem – aloud to each other
2. Decide what the theme is AND what it is
about
3. Decide a way to present your poem to
the class in a way that the viewers will
understand what it is about.
4. Present
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Grab it – Picture Poem
1. Take a piece of white paper.
2. Take 3-4 pieces of colored paper.
3. Arrange the colored pieces into a
PICTURE.
4. Glue down colored pieces.
5. Write a poem about your PICTURE.
*At least 6 lines (words)
*Title your poem
*Must be colorful and neat.
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Acrostic
*A Free verse poem where each letter,
read downwards, forms a WORD.
*Text of the poem describes the word
spelled down.
*There are two types of acrostic poems:
1= written as just words or phrases
2= written as a wrap around sentence
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Acrostic Examples
Type 1:
Optimistic
Calming
Exceptional
Awesome
Noble
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Acrostic Examples
Type 2:
Cool, delicate ice cream
Half melting in my dish
On a brownie,
Curlicue spirals
Of semisweet on top,
Lingering tastes
As I eat through the dish
To the very end,
Every bite is a treat.
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Acrostic Classwork
Now it is your turn!
You will be writing each type of acrostic
poems.
Type one – Create your poem using key
Words and phrases… have a separate idea
For each line.
Type 2- Create your poem in the form of a
Sentence… the lines all blend together.
Each poem must start with a WORD of 5 or more
Letters. No names and different words.
It must be colorful and neat.
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Haiku
Ancient poetry from Japan
Describes something in nature …
seasons
Unrhymed with images and insight
17 Syllables:
Line 1 – 5
Line 2 – 7
Line 3 – 5
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Haiku Examples
Above the meadow
A skylark, singing, flies high
High into silence.
~author unknown
Rain went sweeping on
In the twilight, spilling moons
On every blade of grass.
~Sho-u
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Haiku Classwork
Group activity – Target cards
Now it is your turn!
*Write three rough drafts.
*Choose two of the best for final copies.
*Must be colorful and neat
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Cinquain
Similar to haiku because it has a set pattern
Often about nature – but does not have to be
Does NOT rhyme
Has five lines
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Types of Cinquain
Type 1:
Line 1 - one word
Line 2 - two words
Line 3 - three words
Line 4 – four words
Line 5 – one word
Type 2:
Line 1 –
Line 2 –
Line 3 –
Line 4 –
Line 5 –
a noun
two adjectives
three words ending in –ing
A 4 word phrase
Another word for the noun
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Cinquain Classwork
Now it is your turn!
You will be writing each type of cinquain poem.
Type 1:
Line 1 - one word
Line 2 - two words
Line 3 - three words
Line 4 – four words
Line 5 – one word
Type 2:
Line 1 –
Line 2 –
Line 3 –
Line 4 –
Line 5 –
a noun
two adjectives
three words ending in –ing
A 4 word phrase
Another word for the noun
*Each on its own piece of paper.
*Must be colorful and neat
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Free Verse
No strict pattern
Does not have to rhyme –
but it can rhyme
Expresses the poet’s…
Feelings
Emotions
Ideas
Appeals to head and
heart
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Free Verse Classwork
Now it is your turn!
You will need to write one free verse poem.
It needs to be a minimum of 10 lines.
*Must be colorful and
neat
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Limerick
Often silly and humorous
Five line poem with specific form
Line
Line
Line
Line
Line
1
2
3
4
5
–
–
–
–
–
3
3
2
2
3
beats
beats
beats
beats
beats
Lines 1,2,5 – rhyme
Lines 3 & 4 – rhyme
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Limerick Classwork
Now it is your turn!
Complete the limerick worksheet.
You can use both (2) limericks from your
Worksheet or make two new limericks.
*Each on its own piece of paper.
*Must be colorful and neat
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Ransom Poem
A poem created by cutting
different words or letters
out of a magazine or
newspaper.
Positive tone and
message
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Ransom Classwork
Now it is your turn!
Create a ransom poem using 20
Cut out words.
Must be a positive message
*Must be colorful and neat
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