The Basic Set Up Of Poetry - 1445 Words

Lesson 1 and 2 I started by teaching the basic set up of poetry. I taught them how to identify a stanza. I also identified the name of a two-line stanza and a four-line stanza. We also discussed the difference between perfect, near, and eye rhyme. I then had them to create a quatrain poem rhyming lines one and three, and two and four. I allowed the students to use a rhyming dictionary on poetry4kids.com. Lesson 3 I began the lesson by reading a poem titled â€Å"maggie and milly and molly and may†. We looked at how alliteration was used in the poem. We also discussed the different types of rhymes that were used in the poem. I also had them to work together as a class and identify the rhyme scheme of the poem. I ended the lesson by†¦show more content†¦They did not name either objects in their poems and the class had to guess what the objects were. Lesson 6 I opened this lesson by defining narrative poetry. We used â€Å"popcorn reading† to read the â€Å"Highwayman†. To determine if this poem was a narrative poem or not I had the students to complete a plot chart while we were reading the poem. After we read the poem, I placed the plot chart on the smartboard and we filled it out as a class. We were able to determine the poem did follow the plot chart, therefore it was a narrative poem. To complete the lesson, I had the students to rewrite the story from â€Å"Tim’s† point of view. Lesson 7 I started this lesson by defining tone. I then placed famous paintings on the smartboard and how the students write the tone of the paintings on a whiteboard and hold them up. We then watched movie trailers of a few Walt Disney movies. I had them to identify the tone. I then found the horror version of the same movie trailers and we discussed how the tone changed. We read â€Å"Madam and the Rent Man†. I read the poem in a very specific tone of voice. I had the students to identify the tone of the poem. I then had a few different students to read the poem in different tones. We discussed how the tone could be altered just by changing the way you read it. I then had the students to complete a mid-point quiz to see how they were