Who Has Seen the Wind? Part One 3rd Grade, Language Arts

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Who Has Seen the Wind?Part One3rd Grade,
Language Arts
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• Mary Ruebusch
• McCurdy School

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Objective The learner will read a poem and use
words to describe the movement of the
wind. Activity Students will read the
poem and they will answer questions in a log.
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Procedure 1. Read the poem to the class. (If you
want to make a transparency copy the following
slide and have a transparency made in
advance.) 2. Answer questions in student logs.
3. Discuss answers with the class.
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Who Has Seen the Wind? By Christina
RosettiWho has seen the wind? Neither I nor
youBut when the leaves hang trembling, The
wind is passing through.
Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor IBut
when the leaves bow down their heads, The wind
is passing by.
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Who Has Seen the Wind? By Christina
RosettiWho has seen the wind? Neither I nor
youBut when the leaves hang trembling, The
wind is passing through.
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Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor IBut
when the leaves bow down their heads, The wind
is passing by.
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What words does the poet use to prove that the
wind is blowing?
Answer in your journal.
The leaves trembling and bowing down.
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What are some other words that would show that
the wind was blowing?
Make a web in your journal.
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Breathing
Gusting
Whooshing
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What are some examples that you can give to show
the wind is blowing?
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Write sentences showing these objects using wind.
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Sample answers
The weather vane was spinning.
The kite twirled in the breeze.
The balloon floated away in the sky.
The sail boat slid over the glassy sea.
The windmill rotated slowly.
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Poets use descriptive words to create the
feelings or ideas they wish to express.
Read the poem again. What feeling or idea do
you think the poet wants you to have?
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