Poetry Unit
Bellringer Do you like poetry? Why or Why not?
*Carefully chosen words Poetry : Is…. *Ideas *Feelings *Sounds and Senses *Carefully chosen words
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
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.
Topic Poem: Choose one of the following topics: *Summertime *Homework *Favorite Sport (pick one or all sports in general) *Vacation *Boyfriends/Girlfriends
*Now write the first 12 things that come to your mind about your topic. Can be words or phrases. *Friends Fun listeners family weddings sharing tears Sports laughter shoulders childhood caring loneliness *Next – choose at least 8 words/phrases to form a poem about your topic. (next slide)
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.
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!
Expressive Poetry : *Read Poem *Listen to Poem *Groups – Express Poetry
Expressive Poetry : Read your poem – aloud to each other Decide what the theme is AND what it is about Decide a way to present your poem to the class in a way that the viewers will understand what it is about. Present
Grab it – Picture Poem Take a piece of white paper. Take 3-4 pieces of colored paper. Arrange the colored pieces into a PICTURE. Glue down colored pieces. Write a poem about your PICTURE. *At least 6 lines (words) *Title your poem *Must be colorful and neat.
Ransom Poem A poem created by cutting different words or letters out of a magazine or newspaper. Positive tone and message
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
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
Acrostic Examples Type 1: Optimistic Calming Exceptional Awesome Noble
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.
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. It must be colorful and neat.
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
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
Haiku Classwork Now it is your turn! Group activity – Target cards *Write three rough drafts. *Choose the best for final portfolio. *Must be colorful and neat
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
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 – a noun Line 2 – two adjectives Line 3 – three words ending in –ing Line 4 – A 4 word phrase Line 5 – Another word for the noun
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 – a noun Line 2 – two adjectives Line 3 – three words ending in –ing Line 4 – A 4 word phrase Line 5 – Another word for the noun *Each on its own piece of paper. *Must be colorful and neat
Limerick Often silly and humorous Five line poem with specific form Line 1 – 3 beats Line 2 – 3 beats Line 3 – 2 beats Line 4 – 2 beats Line 5 – 3 beats Lines 1,2,5 – rhyme Lines 3 & 4 – rhyme
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
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
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