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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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Tuesday, March 10

3/10/2020

 
Get out your Poetry Packet.

Objectives: Today I will read and draft onomatopoeia poems & personification poems.

Homework: 
  • Finish drafting onomatopoeia and personification poems if you do not finish in class
  • Last day to turn in late work is Friday!

Agenda: 
  • Share Your Poems!​
    • Choose at least two new poems to share with your table group
    • Then, discuss: What has been your favorite type of poem to write? To read? Why?
    • Any volunteers to share favorite lines/poems with the class?
  • Onomatopoeia Poems (page 17)
    • ​Onomatopoeia: A type of word that sounds like what it describes
      Ex. Pop, boom, plop
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  • Onomatopoeia Poems (page 17)
    • Example: "Running Water"
      water plops into pond
      splish-splash downhill
      warbling magpies in tree
      trilling, melodic thrill
      whoosh, passing breeze
      flags flutter and flap
      frog croaks, bird whistles
      babbling bubbles from tap ​​
    • Which words in this poem sound like what they describe? Circle/underline them!
    • Example: "The Rusty Spigot" by Eve Merriam
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  • Alliteration: using the same sound at the beginning of words
    Ex.  the sweet sparrow sang a song
    • ​Alliteration is not necessary for onomatopoeia poems, but it adds to the sound experience!
  • Now You Try!
    • ​Choose a setting/topic.
    • Close your eyes. What sounds do you hear? What do you see in your mind?
    • Write down all sounds & sights.
    • Then, draft a poem using at least two examples of onomatopoeia
    • Your poem should be at least 5 lines long
  • Personification Poems (page 18)
    • Personification: to give human qualities to something not human
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  • Now You Try!​
    • Choose a non-human object/topic
    • Brainstorm qualities using sensory language. What does it do? How does it move/not move?
    • Compare those qualities to human traits (consider movement, actions, feelings)
    • Use personification at least once in your poem draft.
    • Your poem should be at least 8 lines
  • Extra Time?
    • ​Continue drafting your onomatopoeia or personification poems.
    • Finish incomplete poems from earlier in the unit.
    • Work on missing work for this class.
    • Read a book.

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