Lauren, I usually start my unit with the kids telling me what they know about poetry. Every year someone suggests that all poetry rhymes. Then I address that misconception. I have also started by asking students to work with a partner and write a definition of poetry. We then share them out. Then I share some definitions written by actual poets (I think I googled to get that info) www.quotegarden.com
Kids also note that poems are usually shorter. Then we discuss why? We could then look at a poem and think about the use of the words? What do they do? Sensory words? What do we notice about the word choice?
It's usually a good jumping off for inferring and visualization. Sue -----Original Message----- From: Lauren Fahey <lfahe...@hotmail.com> To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Tue, Feb 22, 2011 10:28 pm Subject: [MOSAIC] Poetry Lesson for 4th Grade Hi! I have a demo lesson for a 4th grade class. The only guidelines I was given is to have a beginning/introductory lesson on poetry. I am not exactly sure where I should start, as I have no idea what these students have been taught, their reading levels, etc. Any ideas on how I can tackle this task? I appreciate any/all advice you can give. Thanks! Lauren _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
