TheoryABC

READING/WRITING/SPEAKING
Grade 2

Students Level:
IRL 2.0-3.5
Lexile Measure: 350L-600L
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Unit 2 Week 3
Lesson 8
Poetry
 Q1

Key Details RP Q1
What key details do we learn about Q2
beetles from the poem and illustrations?
Rhyme RP Q2
Words that rhyme end with the same
sounds.
Which two words in this poem rhyme?
How do they help you understand the
topic of the poem?
 Reread LP Q3
Reread will help you get a deep
understanding of the unfamiliar words.
Reread when they come across
unfamiliar words, such as puddle or
climbed.

Q3

Q4

Rhythm LP Q4
Rhythm is the pattern of
repeating
accents, or beats, in a poem.
Reread lines 5-8 aloud. How
many beats do you hear in
each line?
Respond to Reading Assignment

Discuss the prompt below. Think about what the poets

tell you about the creatures. Also think about how they
present the information.

What about these creatures inspires the poets to write

about them? How do they show it?
 Q1 Rhyme LP Q1
This is a rhyming poem. Reread the first
three lines. Which words rhyme?

Rhyme LP Q2
Q2
Reread the last four lines of the poem.
What is the baby like? How is the gosling
acting differently from its mother?
Critical Thinking

How does the poet compare and contrast the mother goose
and her gosling?

STEP 1 ： Talk About It Talk about what the

mama goose does. What does the gosling do?

STEP 2 ： Cite Text Evidence Write the words

describing the mama goose and the words describing
the gosling in the chart beside.

STEP 3 ： Write/Talk
The poet compares and contrasts the mother goose and her
gosling by showing
Genre: Structures and Patterns

Poems are visually different from other kinds of writing.

Poems are made up of lines instead of sentences and
paragraphs. The patterns and structures are different.

Take another look at the poem “The Gray Goose” , What do you
notice about how the lines in this poem are arranged?

Read “The Gray Goose” out loud, Why do you think the
poet arranged the lines of the poem this way?
Make Connections
How do the poets of the poems you read help
you understand how they feel about the animals?

STEP 1 Talk About It Talk about what the speaker

of "The Cow" loves about the animal.

STEP 2 Cite Text Evidence Circle the sensory

words in “The Cow.”

STEP 3 Write/Talk

The poets of “Beetles,” “Gray Goose,” and “The

Cow” use sensory words to
Writing
Part A: Draft
Expert Model
How to write an Rhyming Poem

Analyze an Expert Model Studying "Families Working

Together" will help you learn to write an expository essay.
Reread page 61. Answer the questions below.

In the first four lines of the poem, what two words rhyme?

What is the funny joke that the poet makes at the end of the
poem?
Brainstorm
You will write a rhyming poem about an animal. Use this space for your ideas. Draw
animals that help you think of what your poem will be about. Then write words that tell
about some of the animals.

What animals do you like?

List the traits or actions of the

animals.

What sounds do the animals

make?

Why do you love these

animals?
Choose Your Topic

Quick Tip
Writing Prompt Write a poem about an animal. Try to tell a story Your audience, or readers,
about the animal in your poem. Your poem should have at least may include your
four lines and rhyming words. Complete these sentences to help classmates or family. Most
you get started. people like to read rhyming
poems. As you write, think
The animal in my poem is about why your audience
will enjoy reading your
poem.
My animal wants to

A problem might be

Purpose and Audience Authors write rhyming poems because they

want to entertain their readers or share feelings. Think about what feeling
you want your audience to have when they read your poem.
Plan: Word Choice
Model: Word Choice

Precise Language: When you write, include details about your Quick Tip
topic that will create a clear picture for your reader. Precise
Precise language is often
words are exact words that make your meaning clear.
literal language because it
Complete the word bank below by writing precise words that
exactly describes something.
describe a fish.
It helps readers create
images in their heads of
what you are describing. It
also makes your writing
easier to understand.

Plan In your writer’s notebook, use a word bank like the one
found above. Fill it in with precise words about the animal in
your poem.
Draft
Model: How to give specific details to your reader?

Specific Details The author of “Gray Goose” gives many

specific details to describe the goose and the baby. She
includes details such as webbed feet slapping and wild
waddle. These details make it easy to picture the goose.
Notice the details the author includes about the gosling.

Write a draft Look over the Word Bank chart you

made from page 87. Use it to help you write your draft
in your notebook. Remember to use specific details.
Draft-Revise

Model: Try different words to find the best rhymes. Quick Tip
Authors find the best rhymes by trying different Some websites can help
words. Sometimes they have to change an idea you find rhyming words.
several times. Read lines from poems below. Then Type in a word and you
revise the lines to include pairs of rhyming words. will see some
suggestions. You’ll have
to make the words fit in
your poem.

Revise It’s time to revise your draft. Read the draft

and work on making the words rhyme.
Grammar in Use

Possessive Nouns Practice

A possessive noun shows who or what
owns or possesses something. Add an
apostrophe to a plural noun that ends in s to
make it possessive.

The game of Jake is at noon

Add an apostrophe and an s to a plural noun
that does not end in s to make it possessive.

Jake’s game is at noon.

The feet of dogs are wet

Add an apostrophe to a plural noun that
ends in s to make it possessive.

The dogs’ feet are wet.

Your Turn

Write a rhyming poem about an animal.

1. Make sure to include specific details to describe

the animal.
2. Includes rhyming words and precise language.
3. Remember to apply writing skills and grammar
knowledge in your writing.
4. Use the Presenting Checklist to help you.
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