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LiteracyWritingUnitPlanningWinter,2017
Reischl,Educ490
TitleofUnit:WonderfulWater!PoetryUnit
GradeLevel:4thGrade
Designedby:EricaMyrick Estimated#ofdays:15
Resources:
Keymentortextsthat AmericaScoresvideoclipofelementarystudentsinapoetry
willbeusedtomodel slam
aspectsofthewriting. http://www.americascores.org/news-and-events/national-poetry-slam
AFootintheMouth:PoemstoSpeak,Sing,andShout,Fishes:
PoemforTwoVoices,byGeorgiaHeard;IAmStanding--Girlon
Land,BoyatSeabyAprilHalprinWaylandandBruceBalan
Snow,Snow:WinterPoemsforChildren,FindingColor,byJane
Yolen
PoetryforYoungPeople,TheNegroSpeaksofRivers,by
LangstonHughes
ScienceVerse,WaterCyclebyJonScieszka
AChildsIntroductiontoPoetry,ABraveNewVoice:Langston
Hughes-1902-1967InTimeofSilverRain,byLangstonHughes
onCD
AWorldofWonders:GeographicTravelsinVerseandRhyme,Is
theYellowSeaYellow?,AuroraBorealis,AngelFalls,The
ArcticandAntarctica:WhichisColder?TheCircleandthe
Poles,OceansFive,KnockaboutandKnockaboom,Walk
Lightly,byPatrickLewis
LemonadeandOtherPoemsSqueezedFromaSingleWord,
Snowflakes,byBobRaczka
PoemsforChildren:NowhereNearOldEnoughtoVote,Clouds,
byCarlSandburg
TheSeaIsCallingMe,maggieandmillyandmollyandmayby
E.E.Cummings
TheSongofHiawatha,TheDark-eyedMinnehaha,byHenry
WadsworthLongfellow
FullCitationsforall AwakeningtheHeart:ExploringPoetryinElementaryandMiddleSchool,
yourprintorinternet byGeorgiaHeard
sources: InsideInformation:DevelopingPowerfulReadersandWritersof
(fullcitations,including InformationalTextThroughProject-BasedInstruction,byNellDuke
internetresources)
Humansources: MentorTeacher:LakeishaDrummer,4thGrade,Carpenter
Whodidyouconsult ElementaryprovidedAnnArborPublicSchoolsDistrictPoetry
withaboutthisunit? Curriculumfor4thGrade
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Whatdidtheyoffer LiteracyCourseInstructor:CathyReischl,UniversityofMichigan
you?Listnamesand
briefdescriptionof
natureofresources
theyoffered.
Stage1:DesiredResults
Overview:
Studentswillengageinathree-weekpoetryexplorationunitusingthethemeofwater.Theyhavebeen
studyingtheEarthsprocessofthewatercycleinscienceforthelasttwomonths.Throughoutthisunit,
studentswillbeintroducedtoWhatisPoetry?andwillparticipateinreadingdifferentformsofpoetry
thatcontaindifferentemotionsandfeelings.Duringthefirsttwodaysofthisunit,studentswillbuildon
theirbackgroundknowledgeastheygetanopportunitytoenjoyandappreciatepoetrytheylistentoand
read.Theywillrespondtopoetryindividuallyandingroups.Studentswillbrainstormandwritepoetry
usingupto5differentpoeticformsandstructure.Theywilllearnaboutdifferenttypesofpoeticforms,
Narrative,Funny,FreeVerse,Rhymed,IAM,Concrete,Rhymed,Acrostic,andDiamante.Theywillwrite
poemsusingtherulesandformulasthatapplytothespecificpoeticform.Studentswillpresentand
publishtheirpoemsattheendoftheunit.Studentswillfurtheranalyzeandcritiquepoemslaterinthe
unit.Thepoetrystudyunitisintendedtoteachastyleofwritingthatrevealsmeaningwhileusing
conciselanguage.Byteachingthecharacteristicsofpoems,studentswilltakerisksaswritersusing
theirownstyle.
LearningGoalsfortheunit(restatedandmade WhichCCSSStandardlinkswiththis
morespecificthanCCSSstandards) learninggoal?
SWBATdevelopacriticalunderstandingthat CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1Referto
writersandspeakerscarefullyselectcraft detailsandexamplesinatextwhen
wordsandphrasestoconveyspecific explainingwhatthetextsaysexplicitlyand
meanings,ideas,andrelationships. whendrawinginferencesfromthetext.
SWBATapplyunderstandingofpoetic CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.2Determinea
elementsbywritingtheirownpoetry themeofastory,drama,orpoemfrom
detailsinthetext;summarizethetext.
SWBATexplorepoetrybooks,anthologies,
andcollectionsindependently.
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SWBATlearnthecharacteristicsofseveral CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.5Explainmajor
differentformsofpoetry. differencesbetweenpoems,drama,and
prose,andrefertothestructuralelements
SWBATlearnthedefinitionsofseveral ofpoems(e.g.,verse,rhythm,meter)and
differenttypesofpoetrycraftelements. drama(e.g.,castsofcharacters,settings,
descriptions,dialogue,stagedirections)
whenwritingorspeakingaboutatext.
SWBATdemonstrateanunderstandingof CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.1(a)
figurativelanguage,wordrelationships,and Cometodiscussionsprepared,having
nuancesinwordmeaningthroughspeaking readorstudiedrequiredmaterial;explicitly
andwriting drawonthatpreparationandother
informationknownaboutthetopicto
SWBATeffectivelycommunicatethoughts exploreideasunderdiscussion.
andideaswithpeersbycritiquingothers'
poems
SWBATlistentoavarietyofdifferenttypes
ofpoetry.
EssentialQuestions(5questions)
Whatispoetry?
Wheredowritersgettheirideasforpoetry?
WhattoolscanIusetomakemypoemsinterestingandunderstandabletoreaders?
HowcanIusemylifeexperiencetoexpressmyselfinpoetry?
WhattypesofpoetrydoIenjoythemost?
Stage2:AssessmentEvidence
Performancetasks
CreateHeartMap(Usewatertheme-WonderfulWater)
MentorPoemHuntanduserecordingsheettodocument
Creatediamante,acrostic,orthemepoemsinpoetryworkshop/anthologyfolder
Think-pair-shareabouttheirliveswithothers.Brainstormideastowriteusing
thethemeofwater,creatingalistofatleast10ideasforwriterspurpose
Draft,revise,publishfreeversepoem
Createnewspaperblackoutpoem
Summative:performanceoftwooriginalpoemscreatedduringtheunit
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Stage3
Instructionalsequence(addrowstolistalllessons).NOTE:Youdonothavetowriteout
completelessonsatthispoint.Youneedtosimplyincludealogical,sequentiallistoflessons,
withalessontitleandatwoorthreesentencedescriptionofeachlesson.Indicateanymentor
textsyouwilluseforeachlesson.Includeonelessonforeachdayofinstruction.
RemembertofollowDukessequenceofasyoudesignyoursequenceofinstruction:
Launch
ReadingandResearch
WritingandResearch
RevisingandEditing
PresentationandCelebration
Stage3:SequenceofLessons
LessonTitle Twoorthreesentencedescriptionofthislesson
Lesson1: WelcometoWonderfulWater!PoetryUnit
Launchingthe Writersreadpoetryinordertolearnmoreaboutit.
Unit*
APoemADayBulletinBoard
http://smithvilleelementarylibrary.blogspot.com/2014/04/april-is-na
tional-poetry-month.html
Immersionphase,day1fromAAPScurriculum
Discussionquestionsintroducedwhenreadingpoetry
WatchanddiscussAmericaScoresvideoclipof
elementarystudentsinapoetryslam
http://www.americascores.org/news-and-events/national-poetry-sl
am
CreatePoetryWorkshopfolder(usedividersfor
resources/anchorcharts,mentortexts,andoriginalpoetry)
Lesson2 Whatisapoem?Howdowritersknowwhattowrite
Readingand about?
ResearchPhase Writersreadpoetryinordertolearnmoreaboutit.
MentorBookandPoem:AFootintheMouth:Poemsto
Speak,Sing,andShout,Fishes:PoemforTwoVoices,
byGeorgiaHeard;IAmStanding--GirlonLand,Boyat
SeabyAprilHalprinWaylandandBruceBalan
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WhatIsaPoem?Wheredopoetsgetideasforwriting?
http://www.theteacherstudio.com/2016/01/kicking-off-our-poetry-s
tudies.html
CreateHeartMap,byGeorgiaHeard(Usewatertheme-
WonderfulWater)poetryworkshopfolder-originalpoetry
http://www.wsra.org/assets/Convention/Handouts_2013/a6
%20georgia%20heard%20heart%20mapping.pdf
Lesson3 CharacteristicsofPoetry
Writersreadpoetryinordertolearnmoreaboutit.
Writersnoticethecharacteristicsofpoemsastheyreadthem
MentorBookandPoem:Snow,Snow:WinterPoems
forChildren,FindingColor,byJaneYolen
Whatdowenoticeaboutpoetry?Anchorchart(Whole
class)
FigurativeLanguageAnchorChart(PoetryWorkshop
Folder)
HowtoSharePoetryDay2ofAAPSCurriculum
Lesson4 PoetryQuestionChart/ChoosingMentorPoems
Poetsnoticewhatmakesagoodmentorpoem
MentorBookandPoem:PoetryforYoungPeople,The
NegroSpeaksofRivers,byLangstonHughes
CompleteQualitiesofamentorpoemanchorchartfrom
Day4ofAAPScurriculum(wholeclass),
MentorPoemHuntandRecordingSheet-poetryworkshop
folder
Lesson5and6 EarthVerse:UsingScienceinPoetry
Writingand (fromRead,Write,Think/Technologyuseproject)
ResearchPhase Poetswill:
- examinerhythmandrhymebyreadingaboutpublished
poems,
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- explorediamante,acrostic,orthemepoems,
- increasesciencevocabularyandcomprehensionbycreating
poetrybasedonthethemeofwater.
- improvefluencythroughrepeatedreadingsofpoetry
EarthVerselesson
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/e
arth-verse-using-science-1141.html?tab=3#tabs
MentorBookandPoem:ScienceVerse,WaterCycle
byJonScieszka
Lesson7 WritersPurpose/GeneratingIdeas
(Day7ofAAPSCurriculum)
Writerswritewithapurpose
MentorBookandPoem:AChildsIntroductiontoPoetry,
ABraveNewVoice:LangstonHughes-1902-1967In
TimeofSilverRain,byLangstonHughesonCD
Studentsthink-pair-shareabouttheirliveswithothers.
Brainstormideastowriteusingthethemeofwater,creating
alistofatleast10ideas(Useyourheartmap,thinkofan
experienceinsummeratthepool,waterpark,summerrain,
inwinterplayinginsnow,sledding,hailstormthatfrightened
you,yourfavoriteseasonsprecipitation,avisittothe
beach,travelonaboat,cloudwatching,etc.)
Lesson8 DraftingStanzas
(Day9ofAAPSCurriculum)
Writersusestanzastoshowabreakorchangeinideasinapoem
MentorBookandPoem:AWorldofWonders:
GeographicTravelsinVerseandRhyme,IstheYellow
SeaYellow?,AuroraBorealis,AngelFalls,The
ArcticandAntarctica:WhichisColder?byPatrick
Lewis
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Draftamodelofastanzawithstudents
Lesson9 RevisingPoetry
Revisionand (Day10ofAAPSCurriculum)
EditingPhase Writersrevisetheirworktomakeitbetter
MentorBookandPoem:AWorldofWonders:
GeographicTravelsinVerseandRhyme,TheCircleand
thePoles,OceansFive,Knockaboutand
Knockaboom,WalkLightly,byPatrickLewis
DiscussRevisingPoetryAnchorCharttogether,then
studentsrevisetheirwork
Lesson10 WordChoiceandPersonification
Poetsusevividverbsandamazingadjectivestohelpusvisualize
whattheyarewritingabout.
Poetsgiveanimals,objects,orideashumanorphysicalqualities
thatmakethemseemalive
MentorBooksandPoems:LemonadeandOtherPoems
SqueezedFromaSingleWord,Snowflakes,byBob
Raczka
PoemsforChildren:NowhereNearOldEnoughtoVote,
Clouds,byCarlSandburg
WaterCycleIntegrationVividLanguageLesson
WaterCycleIntegrationWaterDanceUnitPoetryVividLanguage
Science.pdf
VividVerbs,AmazingAdjectives,Personification
Lesson11 LineBreaksandWhiteSpace
(Day14and15AAPSCurriculum)
Writersuselinebreakstoshowapausewhenreadingapoem
Writersusethewhitespace/blackspaceonapageinorderto
determinehowtheirpoemwilllookandsound
MentorBookandPoem:TheSeaIsCallingMe,maggie
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andmillyandmollyandmaybyE.E.Cummings
Usementortexttodiscusshowthereaderknowswhereto
takeaslightpause.Leavethewordsthesame,butchange
whereyoumightputnaturalpausesinthepoem.Ask
studentshowthechangesinlinebreaksaffectrhythmofthe
poem.
NewspaperBlackoutActivity
http://newspaperblackout.com/tagged/howto
Lesson12 TitleandPublishing
(Day16ofAAPSCurriculum)
MentorBookandPoem:TheSongofHiawatha,The
Dark-eyedMinnehaha,byHenryWadsworthLongfellow
Generateananchorchartforchoosinggoodtitles.Have
studentsbrainstormalistoftitles,thennarrowitdown.
Lesson13,14, PoetryPlus!Creating21stCenturyPoemswithWeb
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Tools
Presentationand
Celebration (Read,Write,Think-
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/p
oetry-plus-creating-21st-31072.html)
Astechnologybecomesmoreprevalentinclassrooms,students
areexpectedtoutilizetechnologicaltoolstofacilitateandapply
theirlearning.Studentsturntheiroriginalpoetryintodigitalform
usingAnimotoandshareitwithotherclassesorevenwith
publishedpoetsduringaGoogle+HangoutorSkypesessionasa
poetryslam.
Agoalofthestudyistohaveeachchildpublish/finaldrafttwo
poems.Theycanbeexpectedtocreatetheirownstylechoice,as
wellasanotherfreeversepoemusingthetechniquestaughtinthe
class.
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