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Here is where you will find an outline of our class activities. Homework will be posted here as well as links to any documents you may need.
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Thursday, March 5

3/5/2020

 
Get out your Poetry Packet & open it to the Visual Dictionary (page 4). Fill out your visual dictionary using pictures, definitions, or examples for the following words: line, stanza, verse, repetition

Objectives: Today I will read and draft synonym poems and diamante poems.

Homework: 
  • Finish drafting today's poems if you do not finish in class
  • Last day to turn in late work is March 13th

Agenda: 
  • Share your poems!
    • ​Share your limericks & cinquains with your table group.
    • Which type of poem have you enjoyed the most so far? Why?
    • Volunteers to share their poems with the class?
  • Synonyms: words or phrases that mean the same thing
  • Synonym Poems (page 10)
    • ​Poems that focus on the synonyms and descriptive phrases for a chosen word 
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  • Steps for writing a Synonym Poem:
  1. ​Choose a word that is not a proper noun (name of a specific person/place, like Taylor Swift or Maywood Middle School).
  2. Write the word in all capital letters for line 1. Ex. LOVE
  3. Find 3-5 synonyms in a thesaurus. 
  4. Write the synonyms on line 2. Ex. Attachment, adoration, warmth, adore.
  5. On line 3, write a descriptive phrase about the word. Ex. Love is so pure right down to the core.
  6. Lines 2 and 3 should rhyme. Ex. Adore & Core
  • ​Now you try!
    • ​Use a thesaurus (or your brain) to determine synonyms (words that mean the same thing) for your word of choice.
    • Then, choose a descriptive phrase that relates to your word.
    • Remember to rhyme lines 2 & 3!
  • Parts of Speech Review: (page 11)
    • ​Noun: A person, place, or thing
      • ​Child, school, book
    • Verb: An action word
      • ​Study, run, fly, yawn
    • Adjective: A word describing a noun
      • ​wild, boring, orange
    • Adverb: A word describing a verb, adjective, or other adverb
      • ​Usually ends in -ly
      • Explains how something is done
      • Quickly, carefully, very
  • Diamante Poems: (page 11)
    • ​Poems shaped like diamonds that begin describing one noun and gradually describe something opposite to where you began
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  • Now you try!
    • ​Use the template in your packet to guide you
    • Choose a noun to begin your diamante (think about things you can describe using sensory language)
    • Then, determine a noun that means the opposite

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