poetry(2013)
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HAIKU CINQUAIN
FREE VERSE LIMERICK
ReadingGrade 6
By: Dana Pivirotto
Objectives:Students will learn what Haiku, Cinquain, and Acrostic poems are. Students will read examples of poetry.
Students will understand figurative language to interpret poetry.
Students will write an example of each type of poetry.
ISTE/NETS:4. Critical Thinking:Problem Solving and Decision Making,: Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
5. Digital Citizenship :Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
6. Technology Operations and Concepts :Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems,and operations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: TOPIC: SLIDE # :
Types of poetry 3Haiku Poetry 4Haiku Activities 5Limerick Poetry 6Limerick Activity 7Cinquain Poetry 8Cinquain Practice 9 FreeVerse Poetry definition/examples 10Free Verse / Figurative Language Activities 11Review 12Grading 13
Lesson Plan document
Haiku
Free Verse
Cinquain
Limerick
There are many different types of poetry. We will concentrate on 4 in this
presentation
WHAT IS A HAIKU?A Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines
of five, seven, and five.
Read examples of Haikus here:
Haiku examples 1
Haiku examples 2
Haiku examples 3
Time to make your own haikus! First, use the 2 generators. Write your haikus in your reading notebook. Then, write your own from scratch and put it in your notebook.
Instant Haiku generator
Haiku generator
Total: 3 haikus – 2 from generator, 1 from your own.
2 generated haikus = 3pts each x 2 = 6pts.
1 created independently = 4pts
TOTAL = 10pts.
Haiku Activity
What is a limerick? A kind of humorous verse of five lines, in which the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines, which are shorter, form a rhymed couplet.
Click on the links to read some examples of limericks:
Limericks examples 1Limericks examples 3
Limericks examples 2
Limerick ActivityTime to make your own limerick! First, use the 2 generators. Write your generated limerick in your reading notebook. Then, write your own from scratch and put it in your notebook, too!
Limerick generator 1
Limerick generator 2
Total: 3 limericks – 2 from generator, 1 from your own.
2 generated limericks = 3pts each x 2 = 6pts. 1 created independently = 4pts
TOTAL = 10pts.
What is a Cinquain poem?
Click here to find out: Cinquain Poetry
Practice these skills before working on your own Cinquain poems!
Noun practice: Adjective Practice:
Verb Practice Synonym Practice:
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Cinquain PracticeHere are some examples to view before you start.
Cinquain Examples
Practice writing with this generator. Write the finished product in your notebook.
Cinquain generator
Write your own Cinquain poem. Use the following link as a guide:
Write a poemGrading:Line 1 – 1 noun = 1pt Line 4 – 4 feeling words = 4pts Line 2 – 2 adjectives = 2pts Line 5 – 1 word = 1 pt.Line 3 – 3 verbs = 3pts Total =11pts
What is Free Verse Poetry?
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.
Examples: Examples of free verse
Watch this Youtube video to help understand free verse a little more: Youtube Freeverse Video
Free verse poets use figurative language devices such as metaphor, simile, and personification.
Watch the movie on similes and metaphors:Simile and metaphor movie
Practice these devices below by clicking the buttons:
.Simile &Metaphor Personification
Test out your skills with the following link. You don’t have to write another poem for each. Your final poem will be a free verse poem. Use what you learned about figurative language and write
a free verse poem.
Poetry review: ReviewFinal Poem:
Use of 2 types of figurative language = 4 pts.6 lines or more = 6pts.Organized = 5ptsEasy to understand = 5ptsEffort = 5ptsTotal: 20 points
See next slide for total grade for entire poetry project
Haiku Activities = 10pts
Limerick Activities = 10pts
Cinquain = 11ptsFinal Poem = 20 pts
Total = 51 pts