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Write a Surroundings Poem

Write a Surroundings Poem. Objective: To write a poem exploring your surroundings using a particular poetic form, either haiku or a sonnet. Focusing Question: How can you use the formal structure of a haiku to describe a city scene you have observed? http://www.writingmatters.org.

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Write a Surroundings Poem

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  1. Write a Surroundings Poem • Objective: • To write a poem exploring your surroundings using a particular poetic form, either haiku or a sonnet. • Focusing Question: • How can you use the formal structure of a haiku to describe a city scene you have observed? http://www.writingmatters.org Focusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson Summary

  2. Mini Lesson • Haikus and sonnets differ from free verse poetry because they follow particular formal structures. • Haikus = 17 syllables divided over three lines. • Sonnets = 14 lines with a very specific rhyming scheme. • Follow along with the read-aloud text. Can you identify the characteristics of this poem? See: Poetry Packet (Handout 1.1a) Surroundings Poem (Handout 2.3a) Focusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson Summary

  3. Writer’s Work Time • Use Surroundings Poem (Handout 2.3a) to brainstorm 3-5 possible topics for your poem. Topic ideas: • What you see from your apartment window • What your street looks like first thing in the morning • A place you go on special occasions • Choose one topic for your surroundings poem. • Use the structure to write about your topic. Focusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson Summary

  4. Lesson Summary How does structure influence your writing? the meaning of the poem? • Go to the Online Classroom. • Click on the Step 2 activity, Share Your Draft Poems. • Post your draft and comment on your classmates’ drafts. Think about: • What city scene does the surroundings poem describing? • What words or images stand out? Revisit the Poetry Rubric (Handout 1.4a) • Evaluate your Topic and Ideas and Organization sections of your work Focusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson Summary

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