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Feeling Poems. BACKGROUND Brief Description of Group to be Taught: 5 th grade classroom 24 children 5 on IEP’s No ELL children Purpose of Lesson: The purpose of this lesson is to teach children about different styles of poetry.
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BACKGROUND Brief Description of Group to be Taught: • 5th grade classroom • 24 children • 5 on IEP’s • No ELL children Purpose of Lesson: • The purpose of this lesson is to teach children about different styles of poetry.
Behavioral Objectives/Learning Outcomes for Students:Students will be able create a poem about feelings in the poetic form of a simile. Materials: • Paper • Pencils • 25 Graphic Organizer • Sample poems • Transparency of sample poems • 6 copies of poetry directions • Easel • Marker • Water color paint • Art paper • Paint brushes • Newspaper Web 2.0 Tool: • http://www.rhymezone.com/ Evaluation Tool: • http://www.rubrics4teachers.com/writing.php (Rubric)
What is a simile? • “A simile is a way of describing something by using the word “like” or “as” to compare it to something else. • For example: • Happiness is like a sunset. • I am as happy as a monkey with a banana.
When I am Happy When I am happy I feel like a new mother And new winter snow. When I am sad I feel like a dead flower And a winter with no snow. I feel like a raging fire And those are my feelings. Written by Mary Hogan, 6th grade
Happy When I am happy I feel like a sailboat With my sail up and The wind is blowing up against me. I feel proud. Written by Catherine Powers, 4th grade
Excited I am as excited as a kangaroo in an open field! I am as excited as a kitten with a ball of string! I am as excited as a fluffy puppy with a new bone! I am as excited as a baby with its bottle! I am as excited as all children on Christmas morning! I am as excited as a 100 on a math exam!
Simile Movie! • Log into your laptop or please watch the projector • http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=130890&title=Simile_Video
Today we are going to write at least three feeling poems using a simile.
Can anyone tell me the two words you use when you write a simile?
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Let’s brainstorm some feelings! MAD silly Cool Happy Worried Annoyed sad
It’s time to write your own feelings poem. • How many do we write? • Choose your favorite one to place in your poetry folder. • We will share one of them at the end of class.