Get out your poetry packet. Fill in the visual dictionary (page 4) for Rhyme Scheme, Synonym, and Antonym (opposite)
Objectives: Today I will read and draft simile and metaphor poems.
Homework:
- Finish drafting simile & metaphor poems
- Last day to turn in late work is March 13th (one week from today)
Agenda:
- Introduce Poetry Anthology Project (page 26)
- Of the 14 types of poems you write in this unit, you will choose 10 poems to include in an anthology or collection.
- You can type or handwrite these poems, then bind them in a book or put them on a poster.
- Alongside each poem you choose, you’ll include a picture that represents the main idea.
- You will also write a reflective response to 3 poems explaining each one.
- As a class, read through the example format for the poem, reflection, and picture.
- With your table groups, read through the checklist and the rubric.
- What are the main differences between earning a B and a C? Between earning an A and a B?
- Of the 14 types of poems you write in this unit, you will choose 10 poems to include in an anthology or collection.
- Simile Poems (pages 12-13)
- Simile: A comparison between two or more things using the words "like" or "as"
- Today you'll practice writing a poem using one or more simile
- "A Dream Deferred" (page 12)
- A very famous poem written by African American poet Langston Hughes
- Discuss with your table group:
- What do you think the word “deferred” means? How do you know?
- What comparisons are being made? Why?
- Metaphor Poems (pages 14-15)
- Metaphor: When something represents or symbolizes something else without literally being the same
- "The Rose That Grew from Concrete" (page 14)
- Written by the rapper 2pac, and released after his death
- Start at (0:53) for the poem
- Discuss with your table group:
- What do you think the rose growing from concrete might represent?
- Writing Simile & Metaphor Poems (pages 12-15)
- Choose an object to study or a topic to write about.
- Brainstorm words, thoughts, or phrases that come to mind. List as many as you can. What can you compare your topic to?
- Circle the words or phrases that best describe your topic.
- Use those words to create a first draft of your poem.
- Include at least 1 simile or metaphor, or make your whole poem a simile or metaphor.
- After drafting, revise! Make your poems at least 10 lines
- Work Time
- Draft your simile & metaphor poems.
- Edit/Revise any of the poems you’ve already written.
- Work on missing work for this class.
- Read a book!
Daily Agenda Slideshow