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1. Kristen Morey February 17, 2010 NAME The Unit Organizer 4 BIGGER PICTURE DATE ED532: Adv. Methods of Teaching Students with LD NEXT UNIT /Experience LAST UNIT /Experience 2 3 CURRENT UNIT CURRENT UNIT 1 Readers set goals. Poetry Non-fiction text features Student Activities or Assignments 8 5 UNIT MAP is about... • Students will define poetry. • Students will share favorite poems. • Students will compare/ contrast poems. • Students will read about poets and advice about writing poetry. • Students will perform poetry. • Students will interpret poems through sketches/diagrams. • Students will point out weak and powerful words. • Students will create metaphors/ similies. • Students will study and create poetry anthologies. Empowering… Viewing… Freely choosing the length, shape, sound, rhythm, and topic of a piece of writing. Things differently With the opportunity to take risks with writing Choosing… Publishing… Words carefully Performing… Poems using line breaks and shape thoughtfully. Poetry for others Students will practice fluency which is a goal that many students set for themselves. Students will think within, beyond, and about the text. • What are the qualities and characteristics of poetry? • Who is a poet? • Where can poetry be found? • What are some examples of metaphors and similies? • What are some examples of weak words? Powerful words? • What are the characteristics of poetry anthologies? 6 UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS RELATIONSHIPS UNIT 7 The Unit Organizer template was developed by the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning

2. Step 1: Pyramid Plan STUDENT Context: Co-teaching model including students with and without special needs. Teachers: Both regular education and special education Instructional Practices will consider all learning styles. Topic: Poetry

3. Step 2: Anchoring Table

4. Step 2: Poetry: Concept Diagram • EXAMPLES: • Similies - Rhymes • Alliteration - Rhythm • Metaphors - Shape • Line breaks - Voice • Haikus - Phrases • Cinquains - Interpretations • NON - EXAMPLES: • Novels - Notes from a lecture • Prose - Street signs • Sentences - Tests • Newspapers - Pictures • Encyclopedias - Diagrams • Instructions - Charts SUMMARY: Poetry is a method of conveying meaning without using conventional prose. Poetry is virtual limitless, consisting of no boundaries, rules or regulations. It can be an artistic expression; a way for feelings, thoughts, and memories to paint a picture without using a thousand words.

5. Step 2:Comparison Table: Readers set goals  Readers explore poetry

6. Step 2:Comparison Table: Poetry  Non-fiction Units

7. Step 3: Poetry Glossary

8. Step 4: Resource Library for Students • The Hare and the Tortoise and Other Fables of La Fontaine translated by Ranjit Bolt, illustrated by Giselle Potter (Barefoot)Nineteen of the renowned French poet’s fables and adaptations are presented in accessible rhyming couplets, making for a polished alternative to Aesop’s canon. Grade level: 1–5. 64 pages. • Bronzeville Boys and Girls written by Gwendolyn Brooks, illustrated by Faith Ringgold (Amistad/HarperCollins)Brooks’s classic anthology, illustrated anew for the first time in fifty years, evokes the children of 1956 Chicago minus anachronism, with still-resonant poems and energetic acrylic-and-marker paintings. Grade level: 1–5. 48 pages. • Flush!: The Scoop on Poop throughout the Ages written and illustrated by Charise Mericle Harper (Little)Thirteen poems skim the history of human waste, shedding irreverent but edifying light on everything from “Before Toilet Paper” to “Toilets in Space.” Grade level: 1–5. 32 pages. • Hey, You!: Poems to Skyscrapers, Mosquitoes, and Other Fun Things selected by Paul B. Janeczko, illustrated by Robert Rayevsky (HarperCollins)Object-addressed poems both classic and new are presented, often in thematic pairs, with gently humorous, unobtrusive brushed-ink and watercolor illustrations. Grade level: 1–6. 40 pages. • A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms selected by Paul B. Janeczko, illustrated by Chris Raschka (Candlewick)Smart and skillful introduction to twenty-nine poetic forms. Grade level: 1–6. 64 pages. • The World’s Greatest: Poems by J. Patrick Lewis, illustrated by Keith Graves (Chronicle)Taking inspiration from The Guinness Book of World Records, Lewis uses a variety of poetic forms — rhymed couplets, limericks, acrostics, and shape and concrete poetry — to immortalize twenty-five records and groundbreaking events. Grade level: 4-6. 32 pages. • My Dog May Be a Genius written by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by James Stevenson (Greenwillow)This latest collection of over one hundred poems, each with a small twist, features a wide variety of levels and moods. Grade level: 1–5. 159 pages. • Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein (HarperCollins)Published posthumously, this "billy sook" of letter-swapping antics features lovable characters and Silverstein's disarming signature style. Grade level: 1–6. 90 pages. • Why War Is Never a Good Idea written by Alice Walker, illustrated by Stefano Vitale (HarperCollins)Walker’s poignant poem captures the destructive power of war and raises provocative questions, challenging readers: Will war become your birthright? Grade level: 4–6. 32 pages.