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Poetry Unit

Poetry Unit. 6 th Grade Language Arts Mrs. Frantz. Today’s goals. 2/24/14. Bell Ringer #48 Strive for Five – 5 Days! Finish Comparing & Contrasting Stories WS Review Adverbs Modifying Other Adverbs Notes Positions of Adverbs Notes SCHOLASTIC ORDERS – DUE WED!.

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Poetry Unit

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  1. Poetry Unit 6th Grade Language Arts Mrs. Frantz

  2. Today’s goals 2/24/14 • Bell Ringer #48 • Strive for Five – 5 Days! • Finish Comparing & Contrasting Stories WS • Review Adverbs Modifying Other • Adverbs Notes • Positions of Adverbs Notes • SCHOLASTIC ORDERS – DUE WED!

  3. Adverbs Modifying Other Adverbs • Ex.: The parking lot fills so rapidly. The adverb so modifies the adverb rapidly, which ends with the suffix –ly. The adverb rapidly modifies the verb fills. • Ex.: He can finish a book very quickly. The adverb very modifies the adverb quickly, which ends in –ly. The adverb quickly modifies the verb phrase can finish.

  4. The Position of Adverbs • Adverbs may come before, after, or between the words they modify • Ex: Quietly, she will tiptoe from the stage. She will quietly tiptoe from the stage. She will tiptoe quietly from the stage.

  5. Today’s goals 2/25/14 • Bell Ringer #49 • Strive for Five – 4 Days! • SAR Time - 15 Minutes • Review Positions of Adverbs Notes • Begin Adverbs Packet • Start “The Highwayman” Literary Devices • SCHOLASTIC ORDERS – DUE TOMORROW!

  6. “The Highwayman” • Narrative Poetry - • It is a poem that tells a story. • Have several characters • Describes a conflict • Have a resolution to the conflict • Longer than other • poems

  7. “The Highwayman” • *Alliteration- A sound device in which the beginning sound or sounds in a group of words are repeated • Ex: She sells seashells by the seashore • *Imagery– • Words a writer uses to create a picture in the reader’s mind. • Based on the five senses (taste, touch, smell, sight, hearing)

  8. Today’s goals 2/26/14 • Bell Ringer #NONE – SUBSTITUTE LESSON/ HEAT TRAINING • Strive for Five – 3 Days! • Continue Adverbs Packet • How to Read Poetry • Continue “The Highwayman” Literary Devices • Start “The Highwayman” Vocabulary

  9. “The Highwayman” *Onomatopoeia- words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to, allowing a reader to hear and picture the image easier Ex: creak, squeak, hiss, whistle *Personification– when an lifeless object is given human qualities or abilities Ex: the sun danced, the rain pounded, the old car groaned

  10. “The Highwayman” • Theme - • An observation about people • Ex: how we treat each other or ourselves • The point of view a writer wishes to express about a topic (Ex: love, death, relationships) • How to find theme: 1) Ask: What is the topic? 2) How does the writer feel about (the topic)? 3) The answer to the question is the theme.

  11. Today’s goals 2/27/14 • Bell Ringer #50 • Strive for Five – DUE TOMORROW! • SAR - 15 Minutes • Continue Adverbs Packet – Test NEXT Wednesday • Review “The Highwayman” Literary Devices

  12. Today’s goals 2/28/14 • Bell Ringer #51 • Strive for Five TODAY – SAR - 25 Minutes • Continue Adverbs Packet – Test NEXT Wednesday • Finish “The Highwayman” Literary Devices

  13. “The Highwayman” • Third Person Omniscient - the narrator (not involved in the story) can tell what is going on in the minds of all characters • *Simile - is a comparison of two unlike objects using like or as. • Ex: His feet are as big as boats. Feet and boats are being compared.

  14. “The Highwayman” • *Metaphor - a comparison that states that one thing is something else, does NOT use like or as to make the comparison. • Example: Her hair is silk. Hair and silk are being compared. • *Rhyme - The similarity or likeness of sound existing between two words. • Example: “sat” and “cat”

  15. “The Highwayman” *Repetition – when a word/phrase, idea, object appears multiple times

  16. Today’s goals 3/3/14 • Bell Ringer #NONE – SUBSTITUTE • Sick Day/Doctor’s Appt. • SAR Point Deadline – March 14th, 11 Days! • Complete New Adverbs Packet – Test THIS Wednesday • Go over “The Highwayman” Vocabulary • Review How to Read Poetry • Homework: Begin studying for Wednesday’s Adverbs Test

  17. Today’s goals 3/4/14 • Bell Ringer #52 • SAR Point Deadline – March 14th, 10 Days! • Adverbs Questions? – Test TOMORROW • “The Highwayman”/How to Read Poetry Steps • Homework: Studying for Tomorrow’s Adverbs Test

  18. Today’s goals 3/5/14 • Bell Ringer #53 • SAR Point Deadline – March 14th, 9 Days! • Adverbs Test – SAR Time/Conferencing Until Everyone Finishes! • Finish “The Highwayman”/How to Read Poetry Steps

  19. Today’s goals 3/6/14 • Bell Ringer #NONE • SAR Point Deadline – March 14th, 8 Days! • Study Island/SAR Reading Time/Conferencing • “Highwayman” Discussion Questions #1-5

  20. Study Island – 30 Questions, check the following topics ONLY: • Synonyms and Antonyms • Context Clues • Character • Setting • Plot • Theme • Figurative Language • Point of View

  21. Today’s goals 3/7/14 • Bell Ringer #54 • SAR Point Deadline – March 14th, 8 Days! • SAR Time – 15 Minutes • Finish “The Highwayman” Discussion Questions • Start “Windy Nights” Poem • Homework: READ – SAR Deadline • NEXT Friday!!!

  22. Today’s goals 3/10/14 • Bell Ringer #55 • SAR Point Deadline – March 14th, 4 Days! • Finish “Windy Nights” Poem & Discussion Questions • Start PSSA Review Packet • SAR Time – 20 Minutes • Homework: READ – SAR Deadline • THIS Friday!!!

  23. Today’s goals 3/11/14 • Bell Ringer #56 • SAR Point Deadline – March 14th, 3 Days! • Continue PSSA Review Packet • POETRY TEST – next Monday! • “Maggie & Millie & Molly & May” Poem • SAR Time – 15 Minutes • Homework: READ – SAR Deadline • THIS Friday!!!

  24. Today’s goals 3/12/14 • Bell Ringer #57 • SAR Point Deadline – March 14th, 2 Days! • Poetry Test Part I - Monday • Finish “Maggie & Milly & Molly & May” Poem & Discussion Questions • Continue PSSA Review • Packet • SAR Time – 15 Minutes • Homework: READ – SAR Deadline • THIS Friday!!!

  25. Today’s goals 3/13/14 • Bell Ringer #58 • SAR Point Deadline – DUE TOMORROW • Poetry Test Part I - Monday • SAR Time – 15 Minutes • PSSA Review Packet • Begin “Nothing Gold Can Stay” • Homework: READ – SAR Deadline • TOMORROW!!! • Begin studying for Monday’s • Poetry Test.

  26. Allusion - a reference to something/someone, often in literature or history. • Example: “Use the force” to help a friend finish something challenging. This would be alluding to Star Wars.

  27. *Rhyme Scheme - • Looking at the last word of the first line of the poem. Assign it the letter "a". • Look at the last word of the second line. If it rhymes with the last word in the first line it is also assigned an "a". • If it does NOT rhyme, assign it a "b". • Continue looking at the last word of each line and assigning letters to each. • When you are finished, all the lines with "a" should rhyme, all the lines with "b" should rhyme and so on.

  28. *Rhyme Scheme - Example: Roses are red, A Violets are blue, BSugar is sweet, C And so are you. B

  29. Today’s goals 3/14/14 • Bell Ringer #59 • SAR Point Deadline – TODAY! 20 Minutes to Finish Up! • Finish “Nothing Gold Can Stay” • Homework: • Study for Monday’s • Poetry Test.

  30. Today’s goals 3/17/14 • Bell Ringer #45 – Add new Packets to Folders! • Poetry Test Part I • Begin “We Are Seven” Poem

  31. Today’s goals 3/18/14 • Bell Ringer #NONE • Library – Pick out new SAR book • Updated PSSA Scoring Guidelines • PSSA Review Packet – Finish and turn in! • Finish “We Are Seven” Poem

  32. Today’s goals 3/19/14 • Bell Ringer #46 • Finish “We Are Seven” • New PSSA Practice Packet • Late/Makeup Work – Due by • Next Tuesday, March 25th • New SAR Book – Approved • By March 31st

  33. Today’s goals 3/20/14 • Bell Ringer #47 • Continue PSSA Practice Packet • “What are Heavy,” “Dreams,” and “I’m Nobody, Who are You?” • Late/Makeup Work – Due by • Next Tuesday, March 25th • New SAR Book – Approved • By March 31st

  34. Today’s goals 3/21/14 • Bell Ringer #48 • Continue PSSA Practice Packet • “What are Heavy,” “Dreams,” and “I’m Nobody, Who are You?” • Late/Makeup Work – Due by Next Tuesday, March 25th • New SAR Book – Approved • By March 31st

  35. Today’s goals 3/24/14 • Bell Ringer #SICK DAY • Continue PSSA Practice Packet • Finish “Dreams,” and “I’m Nobody, Who are You?” • Late/Makeup Work – Due by TOMORROW! • New SAR Book – Approved By March 31st • HOMEWORK: Start PSSAs off right! Get a good night’s sleep and eat breakfast! Come prepared with SAR book, two pencils, and leave electronic devices in your lockers!

  36. Today’s goals 3/25/14 • Bell Ringer #49 • Finish “Dreams” – SKIPPING Dickinson Poem • “What If” • Late/Makeup Work – Due by TOMORROW! • New SAR Book – Approved By March 31st • HOMEWORK: Get a good night’s • sleep and eat breakfast for tomorrow’s • Reading PSSA!

  37. Today’s goals 3/25/14 • Bell Ringer #50 • Poetry Rubric • Late/Makeup Work – Due by TODAY! • New SAR Book – Approved By March 31st

  38. Today’s goals 3/26/14 • Bell Ringer #51 • Review Poetry Rubric • Begin Writing “What If” Poems • New SAR Book – Approved By March 31st • HOMEWORK: Get a good night’s sleep and eat breakfast for tomorrow’s PSSA!

  39. Today’s goals 3/27/14 • Bell Ringer #52 • Finish Writing “What If” Poems • Begin Volcano Book • New SAR Book – Approved By Monday • HOMEWORK: Practice reading your poetry for tomorrow’s coffeehouse!

  40. Today’s goals 3/28/14 • Bell Ringer #53 • Volcano Book • Poetry Coffeehouse • New SAR Book – Approved By Monday • HOMEWORK: Practice reading your poetry for tomorrow’s coffeehouse!

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