Poetry Appreciation
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Topic: Poetry
Sort Desciption: This poetry unit focuses on the comprehension and appreciation of poetry. ... other Core Knowledge units that focus on the writing aspect of poetry. ...
Content Inside: Poetry Appreciation Grade Level or Special Area: Fourth Grade Written by: Ginger Norton, The Classical Academy, Colorado Springs, CO Length of Unit: Twelve lessons (15 days; 30 minutes = one day) I. ABSTRACT This poetry unit focuses on the comprehension and appreciation of poetry. The unit covers the poems in the Core Knowledge Sequence for fourth grade. The students experience the poems through a variety of teaching methods such as journaling and art. The unit may be used with other Core Knowledge units that focus on the writing aspect of poetry. II. OVERVIEW A. Concept Objectives 1. Students understand how to write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. (Colorado Reading and Writing Standard 2) 2. Students understand how to apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, and listening. (Modified Colorado Reading and Writing Standard 4) 3. Students understand how to read and recognize literature as a record of human experience. (Colorado Reading and Writing Standard 6) B. Content from the Core Knowledge Sequence 1. Language Arts: Poetry, a. Poems i. Afternoon on a Hill (Eda St. Vincent Millay) ii. Clarence (Shel Silverstein) iii. Clouds (Christina Rossetti) iv. Concord Hymn (Ralph Waldo Emerson) v. Dreams (Langston Hughes) vi. the drum (Nikki Giovanni) vii. The Fog (Carl Sandburg) viii. George Washington (Rosemary and Stephen Vincent Benet) ix. Humanity (Elma Stuckey) x. Life Doesn’t Frighten Me (Maya Angelou) xi. Monday’s Child Is Fair of Face (traditional) xii. Paul Revere’s Ride (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) xiii. The Pobble Who Has No Toes (Edward Lear) xiv. The Rhinoceros (Ogden Nash) xv. Things (Eloise Greenfield) xvi. A Tragic Story (William Makepeace Thackeray) b. Terms i. Stanza and line C. Skill Objectives 1. The students will identify key poetry vocabulary terms. 2. The students will practice reading poetry using a variety of voice changes. 3. The students will read the poem Things. 4. The s ...
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