 Teaches seventh grade students… How to read poetry. How to write poetry. How to understand poetry. About the various types of poetry.

 Seventh Graders  Years Old  Will be familiar with 5-Step Writing Process

Students will…  RLA.O : classify the defining characteristics, build background knowledge and apply reading skills to understand a variety of literary passages and genres by West Virginia, national and international authors: [poetry]  RLA.O : examine and interpret figurative language (hyperbole, simile, metaphor) and literary techniques (e.g., flashback, stereotype, foreshadowing) in text  RLA.O : read, compare and interpret types of poetry (e.g., narrative poems, ballads, lyric, epic), and recognize the elements to derive meaning of poetry.

 RLA.O : use the five-step writing process (pre- writing, drafting, revising, editing, publishing) to generate topics, plan approaches, and develop expository and persuasive writing tasks: [poetry]  RLA.O : from a prompt use the five-step writing process to develop a focused composition that contains specific, relevant details and vivid and precise words.  21C.O TT9: Student uses telecommunications tools (e.g., , web pages, blogs, discussion groups, list-servs, etc.) to learn academic content and to gather, share and publish information to various audiences.

Materials  “Fact or Fiction” Poetry PowerPoint  Venn Diagram Handout  Peer Editing Worksheet  Figurative Language Handout  Po-A-Tree Bulletin Board

Web Resources  Poets.org – For the teacher to find poem examples.  Yahoo Music Lyrics- For the students to find lyrics for activity.  The Teacher's Corner- For the teacher for “Song to a Poem” activity.  Kid Pub- For both the teacher and students to submit and then review poem.

DDay 1: Introduction of Unit “Fact or Fiction?” Poetry PowerPoint SStatements based on stereotypes FFind out what students already know DDay 2: What is Poetry? Discuss Basic Poetry Terms MMeter RRhyme LLine SStanza Assign Poetry Scavenger Hunt

 Day 3: Where is Poetry? Poetry Scavenger Hunt Results  Poetry is Everywhere Assign Song to a Poem Activity  Day 4: How does Poetry sound? Read lyrics as a poem with partner Oral expression of poetry Volunteers may read poems in front of class

 Day 5: Figurative Language Figurative Language Worksheet  Simile  Metaphor  Hyperbole  Imagery  Day 6: More Figurative Language Five small groups  Each group assigned a literary device Write a short poem  6-10 lines  Use literary device at least 3 times  Present to class

 Day 7: Different Types of Poetry Discussion of various forms of Poetry  Venn Diagram  Po-A-Tree

 Day 8: Individual Poetry Assignments 5 Step Writing Process Two Poems  Share a theme  Different types (haiku, ode, limerick, etc.)  At least 3 examples of figurative language  15 lines or more Begin Pre-writing (Free Write and Brainstorming)

 Day 9: Peer Editing Two Rough Drafts of Each Poem Groups of three students  Trade drafts of poems  Complete Peer Editing worksheets  Day 10: Publish Poetry Bring in final drafts of poems Submit one poem on-line

 Group Projects Cooperation  Individual Assignments Work independently  Peer Feedback Interact and critique each other’s work

 RLA.O Discussion of numerous types of poetry by diverse poets throughout history  RLA.O Discussion of figurative language Students will also use figurative language in poems that they write in groups and on their own  RLA.O Venn diagram to compare different genres of poetry Categorize poems onto the Po-A-Tree

 RLA.O Complete pre-writing and beginning steps together Then students will continue steps to write poems independently  RLA.O Use 5-Step writing process when writing their two poems based on prompt  21C.O TT9- Type out and submit poem to KidPub