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Lesson Plan:
Title: FUN WITH POETRY
Technology Resource Requirements (list all required hardware and software):
A computer capable of classroom presentation, computers to type poems and draw or add graphics, AppleWorks (or another word processing and draw program), FireWorks (or another draw and paint program), HyperStudio, PowerPoint.
Subject Area(s): READING/LANGUAGE ARTS
Grade Level: 5
Short Description (briefly describe the activity and purpose):
The purpose of this activity is to introduce students to a variety of types of poetry, help them improve their descriptive skills, and promote the enjoyment of reading and writing poetry.
Approximate Time Required: 3 weeks
Procedure for conducting this activity:
Gain Attention
The first activity is meant to gain the attention of the students and lay the foundation for a study of figurative language and poetry. It is called a Blindfold Walk.
Tasks
In each of the following learning areas, the same plan will be used. The teacher will introduce the activity and use the overhead projector, computer projection screen, and/or the board to explain the activity and give examples. Students will then be given time to write, share, and publish their poetry. (See PowerPoint Presentation about publishing possibilities.) This works best if teachers are also willing to write and share poetry as well. While studying and practicing the different poetry forms, the word bank will be actively used. Students in partners will make an on-going poetry book in HyperStudio. Each partnership will choose or be assigned a poetry type. When the team's poetry assignment is ready for publication, they will add a card to the class HyperStudio stack. When we have finished the full poetry unit, our HyperStudio stack will also be finished with poems contributed by the entire class. If a teacher does not have HyperStudio, this could be a bound copy of poems instead.
