POETRY: ELEMENT AND FORM

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POETRY ELEMENT AND FORM

• Kellie Coviello
• kelliecoviello_at_yahoo.com
• Kamera Lang
• kamera_l_at_yahoo.com
• November 16, 2004

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• ALIAMANU MIDDLE SCHOOL
• Learners 7th Grade
• Subject Language Arts
• Ability Level Heterogeneous
• Duration Six weeks
• (Four 55-min classes/week)

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• CURRICULUM STANDARDS
• Reading and Literature
• Read a range of literary and information texts
  for a variety of purposes.
• Writing
• Write using various forms to communicate for a
  variety of purposes and audiences.
• Oral Communications
• Communicate orally using various
  forms interpersonal, group, and public for a
  variety of purposes and situations.

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• LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Learn types of poetry, poetry elements and
  figurative language
• Understand and appreciate poetry and creative
  writing
• Demystify the creative writing process
• Collaborate to design a poetry web page
• Create a team oral presentation
• Learn Gardners multiple intelligences

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• RESOURCES
• Poetry Matters Writing A Poem from the Inside
  Out
• Easy to understand guide to writing poetry for
  grades 5-9
• Swimming Upstream Middle School Poems
• Poetry collection written by a fictional girl in
  middle school
• Painless Poetry
• Humorous introduction to reading and writing
  poetry (13)
• Poetry in Parts
• http//www.promotega.org/msc00010/types.htm
• Poetry web site created by 8th grade students at
  Oak Hill
• Middle School in Georgia

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• METHODS
• Poetry Overview
• Poetry Elements
• Rhyme, Rhythm, Stanza
• Figurative Language
• Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, Personification,
  Onomatopoeia, Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance
• Poetry Types
• Acrostic, Ballad, Haiku, Limerick, Ode
• Group Web Page Project
• Individual Poem
• Group Oral Presentation

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• OUTCOMES
• Group Web Page Project
• Definition/description of poetry type
• History of poetry type
• Published example
• Biography of examples author
• Each students own poem
• Individual Poem
• Group Oral Presentation
• 5-10 minutes long
• Students present one aspect of web page
• Students read own poem
• Unit Exam

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• ASSESSMENT
• Journal reflections (written periodically through
  unit)
• Comparison of initial non-graded quiz and final
  unit exam

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• TECHNOLOGY
• Educational Technology Standards
• Technology as a tool for productivity
• Technology as a tool for communications
• Technology as a tool for research
• Required Technology
• Software
• Mozilla Internet Browser, Yahoo! SiteBuilder,
  MS Word
• Hardware
• 5 student and 1 teacher desktop computers
• Computer Printer (LaserJet preferred)

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• IMPLEMENTATION
• WEEK 1-2 Introduction and initial assessment
• Overview (poetry elements and types)
• WEEK 3 Web page project
• Internet and library research
• WEEK 4 Clip art and finalized copy
• Individual poems
• WEEK 5 Web page creation
• Oral presentation overview
• WEEK 6 Oral presentations
• Unit exam

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• EVALUATION
• Student Evaluation
• Rubrics for group project, individual poem and
  oral presentation
• Unit Exam
• Lesson Plan Evaluation
• Student learning assessment
• Student interest

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CONCLUSION
Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is
painting with the gift of speech, Simonides