Playing with Poems: Rules, Tools, and Games

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 14.02.05

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Information on Figurative Language
  4. Content Objectives
  5. Classroom Activities
  6. Resources
  7. Bibliography
  8. Notes

The ABCs of Elementary Reading and Writing Poetry with Animals

Karin Victoria Foss

Published September 2014

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Appendix A: Implementing Common Core Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.7, 4.8, 4.10

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.4.3.A,B

CCSS.ELA-LITERAC..L.4.5, 4.5A

CCSS.ELA-LITERAC..Y.RL4.5, 4.10

CCSS.ELA-LITERAC..Y.RF.4.4, 4.4B, 4.4C

Students will learn to use specific language with sensory details in their poetry in both a single sitting and over an extended time frame. Punctuation will be chosen the effect. Students will demonstrate an understanding of figurative language and ca differentiate between similes and metaphors. Peers will edit each other's work to strengthen the writing. Attention will be paid in the editing process as to who the target of the piece is— friends, family, or academia. They will conduct a research report using print and digital sources.

Students will be able to explain what a poem is and read and comprehend grade level poems with accuracy and eloquence,

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