How do I distinguish among poetry, prose, and drama?

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Poetry, Prose, and Drama

• How do I distinguish among poetry, prose, and
  drama?

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Identify

• See if you can tell what each title is poetry,
  prose, or drama

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1. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert
   Frost.
2. The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

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Poetry
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Poetrys Purpose

• Poetry is a form of writing that is meant to
• 1. entertain
• 2. describe
• 3. inform
• 4. persuade

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Text Features of Poetry

• There are several features of poetry that make it
  unique from other forms of writing. These are

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Text Features of Poetry

1. Varied in length
2. Written in lines and stanzas
3. Uses sound devices (rhyme, alliteration,
   onomatopoeia)

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Text Features of Poetry

1. Uses word pictures to create images in your mind
2. Uses sounds of words by rhymes of phrases
3. Is usually intended to be read aloud

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Forms of Poetry

• Poetry can take several forms. These are

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Forms of Poetry

1. Shape Poems
2. Acrostic Poems
3. Ballads
4. Lyrical Poems
5. Haikus
6. Narrative Poems
7. Free Verse
8. Blank Verse

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Quick Check 1

• Write three things that you have learned about
  poetry.

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Prose
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Proses Purpose

• Prose is a form of writing that is meant to
• 1. inform
• 2. entertain
• 3. persuade
• 4. describe

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Text Features of Prose

• There are several features of prose that make it
  unique from other forms of writing. These are

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Text Features of Prose

1. Written using paragraphs
2. Contains dialogue
3. Can be either fiction or nonfiction
4. Can have headings and/or subheadings
5. Can be complemented by graphics (charts, photos)

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Forms of Prose

• Prose can take several forms. These are

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Forms of Prose
6. Novella (short story) 7. Article 8. Fable /
Folktale 9. Folktale

1. Biography
2. Autobiography
3. Essay
4. Novel
5. Short Story

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Quick Cheek 2

• Write three things that you have learned about
  prose.

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Drama
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Dramas Purpose

• Drama is a form of writing that is meant to
• 1. inform
• 2. persuade
• 3. entertain
• 4. describe

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Text Features of Drama

• There are several features of drama that make it
  unique from other forms of writing. These are

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Text Features of Drama

1. Staging directions
2. A list of characters
3. Written to be performed
4. Written in the form of a script (dialogue)
5. Can include directions for costuming and
   physically setting a stage

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Forms of Drama

• Drama can take several forms. These are

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Forms of Drama

1. Play
2. Skit
3. Opera
4. Musical
5. Monologue

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Quick Check 3

• Write down three things that you have learned
  about drama.

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Summarizer, Part 1

• Look back at our activator.
• Now that you are more familiar with poetry,
  prose, and drama, go back and double-check if
  your first answers are correct.
• If they arent, fix them with your GRADING pen.

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Summarizer, Part 2

• Take out a blank sheet of notebook paper.
• Title it Poetry, Prose, and Drama Summarizer
  and head it properly.
• Follow the directions on the next slide.

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Summarizer, Part 2

• We are doing a 3-2-1
• 3. Write three types of text (there are only
  three)
• 2. Write two features of each type (label each
  type so I know what it is)
• 1. Write one form of each type
• (label each type so I know what it is)
• Turn it when you are done.