Lesson One
Poems:
"Eddie Edwards", "Something Big Has Been Here", and "Wavy Hair"
Objectives: Students will …
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- listen to various types of short story poetry
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- become aware of various styles of poetry
Procedures:
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1. Students will be asked what they think a poem is
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2. Their answers will be written on the board.
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3. Students will listen to various poems and discuss how these poems differ from their original perceptions of poetry
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4. Students will generate a list of words that describe poetry.
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5. Short poems by Shel Silverstein, Carol Diggory, and Jack Perlusky will be read to the students as examples of poetry
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6. Students will peruse a selection of poetry books to become familiar with the different authors and styles
Lesson Two
Poem:
"Daniel" from Poetry from A to Z by Paul B. Janeczko
Objectives: Students will …
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- listen to acrostic poems
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- brainstorm a list of descriptive words
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- write an acrostic poem using their name
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- share their poem with the other students
Procedures:
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1. Composition of an acrostic poem will be explained and demonstrated for the students.
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2. Students will be read examples of acrostic poems
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3. Students will brainstorm to make a list of descriptive words that will describe qualities about themselves
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4. The class will write their own acrostic poems using their names
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5. The students will then share their poems with the class
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6. The poems will be displayed on the bulletin board under the title "Look at Us"
Lesson Three
Poems:
Student Generated
Objectives:
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- demonstrate their knowledge of simple word processing
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- demonstrate their knowledge of accessing a web page
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- be able to write their poem using Word
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- be able to submit a poem to a poetry web site
Procedure:
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1. The students will compose a poem of their choosing from the various topics covered in the unit
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2. The student will then use the Microsoft Word program on the computer to type their final copy
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3. The students will select a poem to submit to a poetry website. They will check for errors and completeness of their poem.
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4. They will access the book-marked site and follow directions on how to submit their poem.
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5. They will check the website to view their published poem.
