1. 1/29 Agenda
“Roll Your Goals”
Progress Monitor
Library day

2. 1/30~Poetry SWBAT review elements of poetry in a level up tutorial
Class Starter: Review page 430, 432, 434, 435
Level Up Tutorial: ELEMENTS OF POETRY & RHYME
Assessment: Preview the poem “Chicago”, page Words in Red are defined in Glossary, R64
Is the poem traditional or free verse? Why?
How many stanzas & how many lines in each stanza?
What is the point of view?
Homework: Read for 20 minutes

3. 1/31~Poetry SWBAT review elements of poetry in a level up tutorial
Class Starter: Continue poetry terms FINISH: Preview the poem “Chicago”, page Text in focus: 3 facts Listen to poem and screencast. Homework: Read for 20 minutes and finish poetry terms.

4. 1/31 – “Chicago” SWBAT analyze figurative language by citing evidence
Free Verse – uneven line length, no rhyme pattern, natural & conversational, indentation, unstructured
26 lines – 2 stanzas
1st person point of view (me, I)

5. SWBAT identify main idea & supporting details by completing a chart.
Class Starter: :
Agenda:
PREVIEW
Read “The Mayhem Poets”
Highlighting Main Ideas/ Supporting Details
Complete Chart
Worth 15 pts. – 1st grade of 3rd Marking Period 
Assessment: 3 Dig Deeper Multiple Choice Questions
02/01

6. CC.1.2.8.A KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS (MAIN IDEA)
SWBAT preview article
V: Vocabulary: List unfamiliar vocabulary terms. 3 terms total
I: Index: SKIP
E: Establish a Purpose:Create 2 questions about article.
W: What is your connection?: How does the article connect to Poetry? 3 lines
WHEN DONE, READ & HIGHLIGHT HIGHLISTS/PARAGRAPH. FOCUS ON MAIN IDEAS & SUPPORTING DETAILS!
Previewing as Pre- Reading
P: Predict: I predict… R: Review: Which sub-title would you read 1st & why? 2 lines E: Examine Visuals: List 2 facts from the pictures. Read the captions!
CC A KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS (MAIN IDEA)

7. 2/02 – “Chicago” SWBAT analyze figurative language by citing evidence
Class Starter: Read Background & Purpose page 427. Summary: All 3 poems reflect on different aspects of work and the role it plays in people's lives. All 3 poems express an admiration for workers. The 1st poem celebrates the urbanization of Chicago in the 1900s. The 2nd poem reveals the purpose of work in a widow’s life. The 3rd poem describes the determination of a mother who used work to achieve her goal.

8. 2/02 – “Chicago” SWBAT analyze figurative language by citing evidence
Agenda: “Chicago” page
Carl Sandburg bio video clip - arn/videos/e9dcd4cb f6c-89b3- e26da7a42b56?hasLocalHost=false
Read Poem & list 5 adjectives used to describe Chicago. (wicked, stormy)
Suffix –er “a person who” (MAKER, STACKER, HANDLER, BUTHCHER)

9. 2/02 – “Chicago” SWBAT analyze figurative language by citing evidence
Review page 430
From lines 1-5, 18 & 21, cite 3 examples of words/phrases that personify the city of Chicago.
In lines 14-17, list the 2 verbs used to convey (show) the city’s energy.
In lines 23-26, what do the epithets in these lines suggest about Chicago? Epithets are descriptive words and phrases that are sometimes added to or substituted for a name. ADD TO GLOSSARY

10. 02/02 – “Chicago” SWBAT analyze figurative language by citing evidence
Different kinds of workers, husky, big shoulders, mouth & teeth, ability to laugh, wrist, pulse, ribs, and a heart, ability to brag
Shoveling, wrecking, planning, building, breaking, rebuilding
The many different types of jobs they represent suggest that Chicago was a booming industrial city. Because the epithets were also used to begin the poem they emphasize the importance of workers.