Kristen Morey NAME The Unit Organizer 4 BIGGER
Kristen Morey NAME The Unit Organizer 4 BIGGER PICTURE February 17, 2010 DATE ED 532: Adv. Methods of Teaching Students with LD LAST UNIT/Experience 2 Readers set goals. 8 Student Activities or Assignments Non-fiction text features Poetry 5 UNIT MAP is ab out. . . • Students will define poetry. • Students will share favorite Viewing… Freely choosing the length, shape, sound, rhythm, and topic of a piece of writing. poems. • Students will compare/ contrast poems. • Students will read about poets and advice about writing poetry. • Students will perform poetry. NEXT UNIT/Experience 3 CURRENT UNIT 1 Things differently Choosing… Empowering… Publishing… Performing… Words carefully • Students will interpret With the opportunity to take risks with writing Poems using line breaks and shape thoughtfully. Poetry for others poems through sketches /diagrams. • Students will point out weak and powerful words. • Students will create metaphors/ similies. • Students will study and • 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? Students will practice fluency which is a goal that many students set for themselves. Students will think within, beyond, and about the text. The Unit Organizer template was developed by the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning 6 UNIT 7 • What are the qualities and characteristics of poetry? RELATIONSHIPS UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS create poetry anthologies.
Step 1: Pyramid Plan STUDENT Some students will discover favorite poems Teachers: Both regular education and special education Instructional Practices will consider all learning styles. - Most students will revise poems and examine word choices. - Most students notice new text features. Context: Co-teaching model including students with and without special needs. - All students will “perform” a poem to a partner or small group after rehearsed practice. -All students will develop a new appreciation of poetry. - All students will create poetry anthologies. Topic: Poetry
Step 2: Anchoring Table Poetry Always… Poetry Sometimes… Never… Reflects a variety Creates pictures Is strict with rules of style, voice, in our minds to follow imagery, & topics Allows for different interpretations Has rhythm and rhyme Is wrong! Can be enjoyed, appreciated, and celebrated! Tells a story Is just one person’s interpretation
Step 2: Poetry: Concept Diagram EXAMPLES: NON - EXAMPLES: − Similies - Rhymes - Novels - Notes from a lecture −Alliteration - Rhythm - Prose - Street signs −Metaphors - Shape - Sentences - Tests −Line breaks - Voice - Newspapers - Pictures −Haikus - Phrases - Encyclopedias - Diagrams −Cinquains - Interpretations - 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.
Step 2: Comparison Table: Readers set goals Readers explore poetry Known Concept Characteristics Shared New Concept “Readers set goals, make a plan to meet their goals, and evaluate their performance. ” Many readers chose to improve fluency as a personal goal. The reciting of poems will reinforce this important reading skill. “Readers explore a variety of poems through various means of representation. ” Readers set goals to read new genres that they had not yet explored. Poetry will allow students an exciting, new reading experience. Some readers set goals to think within the text, beyond the text, or about the text when reading. Poetry encourages a new kid of deeper thinking.
Step 2: Comparison Table: Poetry Non-fiction Units Known Concept Characteristics Shared New Concept “Readers explore a variety of poems through various means of representation. ” Readers pay attention to signal words (and, again, although, but, yet, then, since, last, when, for example, if, or, so, thus, etc. ) “Readers determine important information from non-fiction text. ” Readers notice text features. (Poetry – line breaks, shape, style… Non-fiction – bold words, diagrams, headings, etc. ) Readers record thinking when reading both poetry and non-fiction: reactions, connections, questions, predictions, etc.
Step 3: Poetry Glossary Similies Definition: Comparison of two things using “like” or “as”. as sweet like Example: “cool as a cucumber” “sweet like candy” Example: A sea of troubles. Haiku Definition: 3 lines: 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables Definition: when two or more words start with the same letter or sound. Five Seven Five Football? So Fun! The happy kitten Curls up on a warm blanket She smiles, yawns, and purrs. Metaphors Alliteration Definition: a comparison between two different things NOT using like or as. Example: The cute cuddly cub cried “Climb quickly!”
Step 4: Resource Library for Students l l l l l 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/Harper. Collins) 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 (Harper. Collins) 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 (Harper. Collins) 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 (Harper. Collins) 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.
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