Jessica Piette English Methods Poetry Unit Plan 3/20/13

Poetry Unit
Essential Questions What is poetry? What purpose does poetry serve? How does poetry function? How can the same poem have different effects in different contexts? What makes poetry effective? What do poets consider when writing? How do I analyze a poem? Enduring Understandings Poetry is not a simple, pre-formatted activity; it is complex, multifaceted, and difficult to define. There are many, many different kinds of poetry. Poetry has had different functions/value in different societies. Writing poetry is an opportunity to be extremely creative. Terms Defined Imagery Tone Irony Annotation Figurative Language Simile Metaphor Symbol Extended Simile Extended Metaphor Implied Metaphor vs. Direct Metaphor Repetition Onomatopoeia Stanza Rhyme Scheme Slant Rhyme vs. Exact Rhyme Internal Rhyme vs. End Rhyme Rhythm Alliteration Assonance Quatrain Rhyming Couplet Iambic Pentameter Haiku Catalog Poem Ballad Sonnet (Shakespearean) Sonnet (Petrarchan) Performance Poetry Free Verse

Poems Read Red Beans by Victor Hernandez Cruz Various Haikus Maya Angelou, Woman Work Shirley Geok-Lin Lim, Learning to Love America Emily Dickinson, I died for beauty, but was scarce Dudley Randall, Ballad of Birmingham David Novak, Sonnet 30 Anonymous, Gratuitous Iambic Pentameter V for Vendetta Monologue Kevin McFadden, Tone Deficit Andrea Gibson, A letter to the playground bully, from Andrea, age 8 Emily Dickinson, Hope is the thing with feathers Lucille Clifton, Salt

Poems Written Poem with strong imagery Haiku Catalog Poem Poem with self-selected rhyme scheme Sonnet

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What is poetry? Poetry anticipation guide Discuss anticipation guide Where do we get these ideas from?

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Red Beans by Victor Writing Workshop Hernandez Cruz Imagery Imagery Stanza Homework: Select an interesting object at home and describe it in as much detail as possible, using at least three senses.

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Review Tone Review Imagery Define haiku Various Haikus, see haiku handout Onomatopoeia Homework: Write a haiku of your own!

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Do Now: Create a list of 10 things you hate, and another list of 10 things you love Catalog Poem Maya Angelou, Woman Work Repetition

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Do Now: What have you Rhyme Scheme learned to love? Why have Emily Dickinson, I died for you had to learn to love it? beauty, but was scarce Shirley Geok-Lin Lim, Annotation Learning to Love America Begin writing catalog poems .

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Do Now: Take a half sheet from the front of the room and annotate the rhyme scheme in each of the poem excerpts. Slant Rhyme vs. Exact Rhyme Internal Rhyme vs. End Rhyme Ballad Dudley Randall, Ballad of Birmingham Review Irony Homework: Write the first four lines of a poem using the rhyme scheme ABAB

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David Novak, Sonnet 30 Shakespearean Sonnet Quatrain Couplet Homework: Expand on your four lines from last night until you have the first 12 lines of a sonnet

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Writing Workshop Rhyme Scheme Homework: Finish your sonnet by editing your lines into iambic pentameter over the weekend

Rhythm Where do sonnets come from? Iambic Pentameter Petrarchan Sonnet Anonymous, Gratuitous Shakespearean Iambic Pentameter Sonnet Homework: Write the final When are sonnets two lines of your sonnet. used? Make sure they are in Homework: Edit your sonnet iambic pentameter. Do not so that each line has only 10 worry about iambic syllables pentameter in the rest of the poem yet

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Andrea Gibson, A letter to the playground bully, from Andrea, age 8 Performance Poetry Free Verse Homework: Write a poem in free verse on the same topic as your sonnet.

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Kevin McFadden, Tone Quick review of imagery, repetition, Deficit rhyme scheme, and Assonance the situations in What are all the which one might types of repetition use these weve looked at? V for Vendetta Monologue What different Alliteration purposes do they serve in poetry?

Gibson, continued. Writing Workshop Figurative Language Sounds of Poetry Symbol Brainstorm symbol examples Homework: You have written two poems with the same topic in two very different forms. Which form do you think fits your topic better and why?

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Introduce Poetry Portfolio Project Hand out review sheet Questions Gather poems written so far Homework: Begin working on your poetry portfolio (write new poems OR edit what we have written in this unit)

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Writing Workshop Editing Poetry Homework: Continue working on your poetry portfolio (write new poems OR edit what we have written in this unit)

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What is poetry? Poetry anticipation guide What has changed and why? Sharing poems Homework: Continue working on your poetry portfolio (write new poems OR edit what we have written in this unit)

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Emily Dickinson, Hope is the Lucille Clifton, Salt thing with feathers Effect of simile vs. Simile metaphor Metaphor Brainstorm simile vs. metaphor topics

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