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3rd Grade Poetry

Description: 

In this unit, students will be introduced to poetry.  Students will learn about the different types of poetry characteristics through the use of poetry books, prezi presentations, music, and spoken word.

Learning Targets: 
Student will know how to distinguish poetry from other types or writing.
Student will know how to use line breaks and whitespace to enhance writing.
Student will know how to recognize characteristics of poetry.
Student will know how to use at least 3 characteristics of poetry correctly.
Student will know how to use poetry to persuade, entertain, or inform their reader.
Link: 
3rd Grade Poetry Unit
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aFtEIyVlpBcLN014oFEEQHZ8XjpXBKkXsgW5Az-lCCs/edit
Author: 
jacksont
Content Area: 
Language Arts
Writing
Language: 
English
Resource Type: 
Unit
Licensing: 
Creative Commons Licence
Grade: 
3
Common Core Language Arts
Common Core Language Arts: 
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.5
Tags: 
Poetry

How are the standards/objectives assessed?

Formative: Observation of writings in Writer’s Notebooks throughout each lesson.

Summative: Published Poetry Books via Google Docs

How is the concept or procedure explained or demonstrated?

Through use of Powerpoints, Classroom Discussions, Use of Writing Notebook, Youtube Videos, Toolkit Worksheets, and Word Bingo Game.

What concepts or procedures are being explained or demonstrated in this lesson object?

  1. Introduction to Poetry 

  2. Poetry & Feelings 

  3. Use of Line Breaks 

  4. Use of White Space 

  5. Use of Powerful Words 

  6. Oxymorons 

  7. Metaphor vs. Simile 

  8. Onomatopoeia  

  9. Hyperbole 

  10. 25 Types of Poetry

  11. Publishing Own Poetry Book

What was your experience, both successes and challenges, using this lesson object with your students?

With the use of the videos, songs, and games, students became more interested in the lesson and activities.  I found that my students' engagement was better than the previous years when I had just used black and white powerpoints.  For 3rd graders who have been writing poetry since kindergarten, it is important that poetry is much more than a few stanzas and rhymes.  It needs to be meaningful and relate to not only their third grade lives, but connect to what they read in narratives as well as informational texts.  I think that this unit helps connect those different genres.