Name: Summer Craig

Date: March 28, 2013

Subject: Literacy Devices in Poetry
Model of Teaching: DIRECT INSTRUCTION
Standard: 7.5 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of fictional texts, narrative
nonfiction, and poetry. d) Describe the impact of word choice, imagery, and literary devices including figurative
language.

Objective: Students will identify literary devices using popular music and prior knowledge and will
provide their own examples to demonstrate mastery.
Syntax Activity
Motivation Using the white boards, I will quiz the
and state the students to assess prior knowledge to
objective guide instruction. (Teachers should have
benchmark data prior.)
Student beliefs regarding poetry and
literacy devices will be diagnosed and
challenged. I use thumbs up/side/down.
Discuss the terms “literary device/
figurative language. I have them draw the
Statue of Liberty and then pick one word it
“stands” for.
Students will be asked to move to a Hate
Poetry side of the room or a Love Poetry
side. Then ask if they like music/songs to
move to a side! Should be interesting!
Script
What is a literacy device? (F)
Do you remember figurative language?
Can you list some? (F)
Do you enjoy poetry? (E)
Please move to a side of the room to show
whether you like poetry. (F) (Instructor
will wait and then take count.) The same
movement will be asked in regards to
music.
In what music that you listen to, do you
believe that the artist might use literary
devices? (A)

Academic Vocabulary Targets: literary

devices, figurative language, simile,
metaphor, personification, hyperbole,
rhyme, alliteration.
Demonstrate Mrs. Legge will show the PPT on literary We are going to check out a PPT that may
devices and figurative language. help you to remember some of your
Elements of Poetry.ppt academic vocabulary that we will use
during poetry analysis.
I will check to make sure that the ESL Do many of you remember many of these
population and struggling students are key vocabulary words?
receiving on the spot support using It is important to take time to assess your
translators and hand -outs for prior knowledge before beginning a new
differentiation. unit.
Some students may need to spend more
time with the target vocabulary before
moving on to identification.
Check Re-check with white board questioning. Does anyone have any questions, or can
Understanding you help me to teach the material?
Discuss how songs are truly poems set to
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 music!
Structured I will elicit responses and examples from
Practice the class.
I will play a Taylor Swift video, “Mean”
while we listen for devices and look at
the lyrics together.
http://vimeo.com/user6605365/meanvide
o close in definition? (A)
I will challenge the concept that poetry is
old fashioned and difficult to interpret.
Guided Students will work at their tables in groups
Practice to identify figurative language in current
pop songs (handouts).
* Teachers should demonstrate activity
on overhead simultaneously!
*Advanced students should try to
determine as many literary devices as
possible and then interpret the poem by
translating into daily language.
Independent Students are asked to search through their
Practice most liked pop songs to identify their
favorite line which uses figurative
language or other literary devices.
ESL will be encouraged to find lyrics to
their favorite song in their primary
language to share as well.
Exit Slip: Retry the original movement
activity while asking if they Love/Hate
Poetry/music!
Can anyone name a type of literary device
used? (F)
Is it figurative language? (F)
Some of the figurative language seems
similar; can you compare two that are
Metaphor vs. Simile (A)
Which devices are difficult to identify? (E)
Do you have any questions?
What are some of your favorite examples?
What difference do you see between the
different devices? (E)
What impact do these devices have on the
poem/song? (A)
Let’s try this again! With the
understanding that songs are really poems
set to music, maybe poetry isn’t so bad?
I want you all to move to either this side of
the classroom if you LOVE poetry/music
and the other if you HATE poetry/music.
You can also be somewhere in the middle!
Bring in an example of your own to share
with the class, and we will write those onto
tape and paste them around the class.

Closure: Students are asked whether they gained any useful information or strategy from the lesson plan.
Students are told that the lesson plan was formatted to tap into their prior knowledge so that they could
have a better assessment for their own understanding of literary devices. Did you enjoy the lesson today?
(F) Were there any aspects of the lesson that added to your overall knowledge of the information? (A)
Were there any aspects of the lesson that detracted from your learning today?

Poetry Vocabulary
Alliteration
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Character
Concrete poem
Couplet
Description
Dialect
Dialogue
Diction
Extended metaphor
Fantasy
Figurative language
Figure of speech
Foot -( two or more syllables that together = the smallest unit of rhythm in poem)
Free verse
Genre
Haiku
Humor
Idiom
Images
Limerick
Lyric poem
Metaphor
Meter
Narrative
Narrative poem
Onomatopoeia
oxymoron
Poetry
Refrain
Rhyme
Rhyme scheme
Rhythm
Simile
Sound devices
Stanza
tone

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There’s a fire starting in my heart Go
ahead and sell me out and I’ll lay your ship
bare The scars of your love remind me of
us We could’ve had it all rolling in the
deep You had my heart inside your hand
and you played it to the beat I’m gonna
make your head burn Think of me in the
depths of your despair Throw your soul
through every open door Count your
blessings to find what you look for Turn
my sorrow into treasured gold

You, with your words like knives and swords

and weapons that you use against me You
have knocked me off my feet again Got me
feeling like a nothing You, with your voice
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like nails on chalkboard You can take me
down with just one single blow You with
your switching sides and your wildfire lies
and your humiliation Somebody made you
cold Cause you can’t lead me down that
road

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting

through the wind Do you ever feel you’re
so paper thin, like a house of cards, one blow
from caving in? Do you ever feel already
buried deep? You’ve just gotta ignite the
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light and let it shine Just own the night like
the fourth of July Cause baby you’re a
firework Come on let your colors burst
Maybe a reason why all the doors are closed
so you could choose the one that leads you
down the perfect road Like a lightning bolt,
your heart will glow

My heart’s a stereo, it beats for you so listen

close Hear my thoughts in every note
Make me your radio and turn me up when
you feel low This melody was meant for
you, so sing along to my stereo If I was just
another record on the shelf, would you blow
me off and play me like everybody else?
Furthermore I apologize for any skipping
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tracks, its just that the last girl that played me
left a couple cracks Holding grudges over
love is ancient artifacts Keep me stuck
inside your head like your favorite tune

It’s been a really really messed up week

Seven days of torture, seven days of bitter
And my girlfriend went and cheated on me
She’s a California dime but it’s time for me
to quit her La la la, whatever, la la la, it
doesn’t matter, la la la, oh well, la la la
We’re going at it tonight tonight
There’s a party on the rooftop top of the
world Tonight tonight and were dancing on
the edge of the Hollywood sign I don’t
know if I’ll make it but watch how good I’ll

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fake it It’s all right, all right, tonight,
tonight

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