Learning outcomes
The goals and objectives are to aid the students in understanding and appreciating a variety of genres--in this case poetry. The unit incorporates vocabulary necessary for the study of literature (figurative language and elements of poetry) as well as recognizing the different types of poems dealing with many topics. By incorporating music and popular songs, this lesson helps students learn to understand and appreciate the different poets rhythms and styles. Finally, students learn to write and illustrate expressing themselves through the use of imagery and mood.
Teacher planning
Time required for lesson
5 weeks
Materials/resources
Variety of poetry found in resources that include:
- Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
- Alice in Wonderland by Walt Disney (movie)
- The Book of Secrets by Loreena McKennitt (cd)
- The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg by Carl Sandburg
- Literature and Language (gold level) McDougal Littell
- Modern Maturity August-September, 1985
- Sports Pages by Arnold Adoff
- Tyrannosaurus was a Beast by Jack Prelutsky
- cassettes, cd’s or albums of different songs containing lyrics with poetic devices
- American Sports Poems by R.R. Knudson and May Swenson
Technology resources
- The Internet is needed to view statistics on ACC tournament standings and gather information concerning chosen teams as well as locating poetry resources.
- ClarisWorks word processing is used to generate individual poems for display. Clip art is an important part of the final product, so students must know how to import graphics. They can also use Hyperstudio to display their poetry and import sound and graphics.
- ClarisWorks data base and spread sheet are used in social studies and math class to record current information on the colleges. After students locate information using resources such as almanacs and the internet, they create a data base of the colleges to make comparisons and contrasts. (This is completed during social studies class.) Statistics are used on ClarisWorks spread sheet in order to calculate totals and compare data. (This is completed during math class.)
