Poetry Unit: Analyzing and Comprehending Poems- DIGITAL TOO- 4th, 5th, 6th
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Overview: In this poetry unit 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students will analyze poems as a class, with a partner, in small groups, and independently. This unit is a great resource for reading comprehension.
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This poetry unit focuses on:
- Analyzing and labeling the text structure of a poem (lines, stanzas, rhyme pattern, meter, rhythm)
- Determining the theme/main idea of a poem based on textual evidence
- Determining the speaker of a poem and their point of view based on textual evidence
- Identifying similes and metaphors and determining their meanings
- Identifying onomatopoeia and alliteration in poetry
- Making inferences based on text clues and background knowledge
This unit includes:
- 15 Detailed Lesson Plans
- “Poetry Terms” graphic organizer and “Teacher’s Guide”
- “Determining the Theme of a Poem” graphic organizer and "Teacher Guides"
- “Determining the Speaker of a Poem” graphic organizer and "Teacher Guides"
- Youtube Video Links (for figurative language lessons & activities)
- “Figurative Language” graphic organizer and “Teacher’s Guide”
- 14 poems with activities or comprehension questions, including "In Flanders Fields”, "Fog", “Escape at Bedtime”, "The First Tooth", “Bed in Summer”, “A Happy Man”, “Rain”, “Written in March”, “Winter Time”, “Mother to Son”, “Two Old Crows”, “Snow in the Suburbs”, “The Echoing Green”, “The Windmill”
- "Poetry Analysis Examples" for teacher reference
- "Answer Keys" to comprehension questions
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Grades: 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade
Common Core: ELA RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.4, RL.4.5, RL.4.6, RL.4.10, RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.4, RL.5.5, RL.5.6, RL.5.10, RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.4, RL.6.5, RL.6.6, RL.6.10
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