1. Welcome- sharpen pencils, copy homework, take out notebooks and sit silently. HOMEWORK- Poetry Project Due 11/25 First Block Read silently Language Arts- Poetry Writing Centers

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =xe4_3EAaLJ8 Watch the short video and complete 3-2-1 3-new facts about similes and metaphors 2-unanswered questions about similes and metaphors 1- overall summary of the video

3. What is figurative language? Why do you think author’s use it? What are the types? How are the types used? How does figurative language improve reading? Warm Up- FL questions- answer in journals

4. Poetry Book- Class and Home Project We will be working on a poetry book project in class and at home. You may have a partner, but… –The partner must be someone in your group –Split work up- so you can work at home also –If someone is absent- you must work alone, no switching –If you are off task you will be asked to work alone For the next few day we will work on the projects in centers. Each center will represent a different part of the project- you may work on them in class. When working in centers, you are working on rough drafts only. At the end of the week you may work on your final drafts.

5. Read the description of Haiku Poetry on the iPad or your own device, and look at the examples. Write your own Haiku poem about nature. Be sure you have the correct amount of syllables and that you are writing about something in nature. After you finish, you may work on the note to the teacher about your poem and the language you used. http://k12east.mrdonn.org/Haiku.html Haiku Poetry

6. View the photos I have selected for you. Think about each and use your imagination. Use the pictures to inspire you and write a poem about the picture you choose. The poem can tell a story, describe feelings or appeal to your senses. After you finish, you may work on the note to the teacher about your poem and the language you used. Picture Poems-

7. Flip through the poems in the books at the desk. Find a poem with a really good line. “Steal” the line and use it as the first line of a new poem you write. Make sure to put quotation marks around the line you “ steal” at the end of the poem note the title and author of the stolen line. After you finish, you may work on the note to the teacher about your poem and the language you used. Stolen Lines Poetry

8. Choose and object from the bin and study it. Think of a possible use or story for the object. Use the object as inspiration to write a poem about. Be descriptive, use words that appeal to the five senses that are related to the object, use figurative language. After you finish, you may work on the note to the teacher about your poem and the language you used. Object Poetry

9. Read about acrostic poetry. Choose a word from the list and write an acrostic poem using the read, write, think AP. The poem you write must be related to the word you choose. For example, if your word is HAPPINESS you should not write a poem about death. After you finish, you may work on the note to the teacher about your poem and the language you used. http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/acrost ic/ http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/acrost ic/ Acrostic Poetry

10. Read- Dream Deferred Use you device to look up all unknown words- including defer/deferred. Write at least three notations. Find the figurative language and the meanings. Write a letter to Langston Hughes using standard friendly letter format. Give your evaluation of the poem as well as your connections to it. You may also give ideas to improve the poem. Letter to Langston- Poetry Analysis

11. Read the Lyrics to the song. Use your device to look up all unknown words. Find all of the figurative Language Why did the author write the song? Who is the speaker? What impact does the figurative language have on the poem/song? Firework- Poetry Analysis

12. Choose one poem from the list and write a newspaper critique of the poem. Explain why you would or would not recommend the poem (include author’s name), giving at least three reasons with details. Poetry Reviewer- Poetry Analysis