4th grade humanities
We will wrap up our poetry unit this week. Learners will apply their knowledge of poetry's structure, elements, and figurative language to a variety of different types of poems, including acrostic poems, haikus, couplet, triplet, and quatrain poems, and concrete poems.
Each day this week, learners will explore examples and brainstorm, sketch/plan, and write one of these types of poems. Each day's lesson will highlight elements that make each type of poetry unique. We will review alliteration for acrostic poems, analyze syllable structure with haikus, reflect on end rhyme with couplets, triplets, and quatrains, and consider how poetry can literally go outside the lines (and all over the paper!) with concrete/shape poems. On Friday, learners will choose their favorite original poem to revise and publish as a final writing piece. Many learners have been eager to share their poetry the past two weeks, and I'm excited to hear and read more creative and unique poems this week!
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We will continue our poetry unit this week. Learners will wrap up their activities on mood and tone, including a poem on a feeling/emotion of their choice. Then, learners will explore symbolism in poetry by discussing the symbols in songs and Dr. Seuss books. Learners will utilize this understanding of symbolism to create a personal symbol and write a poem about that symbol.
Later in the week we will return to figurative language, this time focusing on personification and hyperbole. Learners will reflect on how objects are personified in animated films and examine how poets utilize personification and hyperboles in their writing (descriptive language and word patterns, how figurative language contributes to the poem's moon, type of comparisons that are made). Learners then will create their own examples of personification and hyperboles. Writing: This week, we will begin our poetry unit! At the beginning of the week, learners will be introduced to a few examples of inspiring poets, take notes on common types of poem structure and form, and complete a pre-assessment where they will write their own poem for me to gauge their current understanding and knowledge of poetry.
Throughout the rest of the week, learners will engage in activities and lessons that dive into different components of poetry, including sound patterns (rhyme, rhythm, and meter), figurative language (metaphors and similes), mood, and tone. Learners will listen to popular songs and break down the songs' rhythm and meter, work with partners to compare two randomly chosen unlike things through similes and metaphors, and read classic and current poems to reflect on their mood and tone. Learners will utilize their foundational knowledge of the elements of poetry to write their own poems in the following weeks. Reading: We will continue reading Esperanza Rising. Learners will respond to comprehension questions through class discussions and exit tickets. Writing: This week, learners will be cutting ties with their persuasive writing and will move on up into debates! We will be focusing on basic strategy and structure of debates and how to speak publicly. Learners will learn to utilize information from both written and video sources to form opinions and arguments about a variety of topics. Learners will also engage in games and activities to push them to think critically! Timely considering the presidential elections/debates are coming up!
Benchmarks - Learners will be taking Benchmark #3 on Tuesday of this week! Please make sure learners are rested and well fed so that they may do their best! Reading: We will continue reading Esperanza Rising. Learners will respond to comprehension questions through discussions and in writing. |
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