Poems: What They Look and Sound Like
Created By:
Patricia Louis
Title/Role:
School Librarian
Organization/School Name:
Aliamanu Elementary School
Location:
Hawaii
Grade Level:
2 Type of Lesson:
Lesson in a unit Type of Schedule:
Combination Collaboration Continuum:
Moderate Content Area:
Language Arts Content Topic:
Poetry as a literary genre. Scenario:
This two-part lesson is a segment of a quarter-long unit to acquaint students with various literary genre. In the classroom, students work with the teacher to develop a basic definition of genre of poetry and to identify the basic characteristics of haiku, acrostic, rhyming and shape poems. In the library, students work with the LMC to identify the four different forms of poetry and explain their defining features. They also gain familiarity with lyrics in music as a form of poetry and connect a song about friendship to friends in their own lives. The combination schedule allows the two lessons to be completed in a two week period and also allows for a follow up mini-lesson for struggling students. Overview:
The essential questions are: What do poems look and sound like? What are some forms of poetry? What is the connection between music and poetry? Final Product:
Students complete a checklist of poetry characteristics. They also create an exit pass in which they listen to a song on friendship and connect the theme of friendship to their own lives. Library Lesson:
Students in grade two will be able to listen to a variety of poems and do the following: (1) identify the features of haiku, rhyming, acrostic and shape poems, (2) describe the features of selected poems to classmates, and (3) relate a poem to their own lives. Estimated Lesson Time:
120 minutes Have you taught this lesson before:
Yes Strategies for differentiation:
The teacher and LMS allow select poems for modeling and discussion that are appropriate for a range of students. They pair students to encourage peer support in identifying the meaning of the song shared as a music video.