This is just a reminder for my class that you need to choose a poem that you enjoy for Monday's class. You must read the poem aloud to the class and discuss its meaning. You may want to look at elements, such as the poem's mood, theme, and the use of similies, personification, or point of view (as we talked about in class) - which all contribute to the poem's meaning.
Remember to consult the dictionary to check the meaning of any words in the poem that you may be unfamiliar with.
This is a great Kid's Dictionary:
http://wordcentral.com/
Here's another dictionary that will be very helpful when we begin to compose our own poems in a few days. It is a rhyming dictionary:
http://www.rhymezone.com/
If you are having trouble finding a good poem, these two links:
http://www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/home.do
http://www.poetry4kids.com/index.php
This poetry activity will cover several Grade 5 Language Arts expectations, including:
-Students will make inferences about oral texts using stated and implied ideas in the texts as evicence (e.g., I wonder what was meant by...?)
-Students will read a variety of texts from diverse cultures, including literary texts (e.g., short stories, poetry, myths, etc)
-Students will identify a variety of purposes for reading and choose reading materials appropriate for those purposes (e.g., dictionaries to clarify word meanings)
-Students will use stated and implied ideas in texts to make inferences and construct meaning
-Students will analyse texts and explain how various elements in them contribute to meaning
-Students will identify various elements of style and explain how they help communicate meaning
Remember to consult the dictionary to check the meaning of any words in the poem that you may be unfamiliar with.
This is a great Kid's Dictionary:
http://wordcentral.com/
Here's another dictionary that will be very helpful when we begin to compose our own poems in a few days. It is a rhyming dictionary:
http://www.rhymezone.com/
If you are having trouble finding a good poem, these two links:
http://www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/home.do
http://www.poetry4kids.com/index.php
This poetry activity will cover several Grade 5 Language Arts expectations, including:
-Students will make inferences about oral texts using stated and implied ideas in the texts as evicence (e.g., I wonder what was meant by...?)
-Students will read a variety of texts from diverse cultures, including literary texts (e.g., short stories, poetry, myths, etc)
-Students will identify a variety of purposes for reading and choose reading materials appropriate for those purposes (e.g., dictionaries to clarify word meanings)
-Students will use stated and implied ideas in texts to make inferences and construct meaning
-Students will analyse texts and explain how various elements in them contribute to meaning
-Students will identify various elements of style and explain how they help communicate meaning
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