UNIT PLANELEMENTS OF POETRY

Day 1Jan. 14th BW: Subject/Verb Agreement Direct Instruction: Subject Verb Agreement Assessment: Intermittent Closure Subject/Verb Agreement Discussion: What makes a poem a poem? What are some rules for poetry? 11-12.W.3 11-12.SL.1 11-12.L.1 Jan. 21st Day 2Jan. 15th BW: What is the difference between Hush, "Please be quiet and Shut up? Direct Instruction: Sound in Poetry Assessment: MEAL on Sound in the poem, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Robert Frost 11-12.W.1 11-12.SL.1 11-12.L.3 11-12.RL.4 Day 6Jan. 22nd Anticipation Guide: Look at painting/discover negative capability. Direct Instruction: Diction, Tone, Voice in poetry & Who/Whom (Grammar) Assessment: Poem in response to painting. 11-12.RL.4 11-12.W.4 11-12.SL.1 11-12.L.1 Day 3Jan. 16th BW: Why does poetry have lines? & S/V Agreement Direct Instruction: The Line in Poetry Assessment: MEAL on The Line in Muchness by Tony Hoagland or Untitled by Joshua Beckman 11-12.RL.5 11-12.W.1 11-12.SL.1 11-12.L.1 Day 7Jan. 23rd BW: Whats the most beautiful image youve seen? & Who/Whom Direct Instruction: Imagery in Poetry Assessment: Go outside and make observations: write them down, circle the best, create a poem. 11-12.SL.1 11-12.RL.1 11-12.W.4 Day 4Jan. 17th BW: Why does a poem have rhyme? & S/V Direct Instruction: Syllabic Verse and the Stanza Agreement Assessment: Write a Haiku 11-12.W.4 11-12.RL.5 11-12.SL.1 11-12.L.1 11-12.L.3 Day 5Jan. 18th BW: Does a poem have to have rhyme, structure, and/or lines? Direct Instruction: Free verse Quiz: S/V Agreement Assessment: Write a poem and reflection on what it is about 11-12.W.4 11-12.RL.5 11-12.SL.1 11-12.L.6 Day 9Jan. 25th BW: What are the elements of a 5 paragraph essay? Direct Instruction: Writing an analysis of a poem. Assessment: 5 Paragraph Analysis of a poem previously read using 3 poetic elements. 11-12.SL.1 11-12.W.1

Day 8Jan. 24th BW: What is the function of words in poetry? Direct Instruction: Figurative Language in Poetry Quiz: Who/Whom Assessment: Write 2 similes and 2 metaphors 11-12.W.4 11-12.RL.4 11-12.SL.1 11-12.L.6

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