Proposed Dates:

Focus:

Language Arts

Concepts:

Summative
Assessment

Poems have a form with recognizable

features.
Explore the purpose of using a variety of
poetic devices.
How thoughts, ideas and emotions are
expressed through poetry.

Teacher
Questions

Through poetry people use language to

entertain and to express themselves.

Inquiry
Into:

How we Express Ourselves

Poetry

Unit Title:

Central
Idea:

Organizing Theme:

May 24 June 25
Form Reflection Perspective

Objective: To recite a poem from memory

Audience: Classmates, grade group, teachers, parents
Product: Poetry Folder, Oral Presentation
Success Students will be able to recite a memorized poem with expression and confidence. Students
Indicator: will be able to describe the elements of the poem they chose.
What is poetry?
Why do people like poetry?
What do we know about poetry?

Possible learning experiences these may take place in individual subject time, or within the Unit of Inquiry
Literacy:
Reading

Exploring poetry, figurative language such as rhyme scheme, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, alliteration.
Poetic forms such as couplets, cinquain, haiku, limericks, shape, acrostic poems, free verse

Literacy:
Writing

Using poetic techniques and figurative language to write a variety of poems on different subjects (couplets, cinquain, haiku, limericks, shape, acrostic poems, free verse)
Sentence fluency: Varying the rhythm and flow of language, including the length of sentences and the transitions between sentences to create writing that is pleasing to the ear.

Math

Written methods for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

Place value- decimal place value and the relationship to fractions
Review of skills (all strands)

I.T.

Online Poetry resources, review publishing techniques to publish own and others poetry.
Exposure to various web based coding applications

Arabic

Comparing rhythm of Arabic stories and poems

Memorizing and reciting Arabic Poetry
Creating a small book of Arabic poetry

In both Music and String classes, students will be preparing for their String Concert on June 4th. Following that performance, students will complete a short reflection for their portfolios. All
remaining lessons will be dedicated to learning more rhythmic notation and solfege in preparation for G4 music.

Court Games/Invasion Games

Students begin to look for and move to space using a variety of games equipment
Students participate in basic coordination based activities to as an introduction to different invasion games.
Students begin to understand the need for control when playing games

Library

Students will be continuing to develop their understanding of the research process through a personal inquiry focussing on the concept of form. They will review the library management
system, accessing Destiny Quest, eBooks and locating physical resources they will reflect on what they have learnt this year and how these skills will help them in their information seeking.

EAL

Students will continue to develop their descriptive writing skills, focusing on use of adjectives. Students will also experiment with some forms of poetry. When reading, sequencing,
inference and prediction skills will be practised. Students will develop their confidence in reading aloud, speaking in front of classmates and presenting their ideas on a text.

Art

Students will explore form while working with clay and studying sculpture. If there is extra time, students will interpret their own artwork and the art of others through poetry. Students will
complete their post-assessment observational drawings and reflect on their progress in art this year.

Music
P.E.