Poetry Unit

Poetry Unit

6th Grade Language Arts

Mrs. Frantz

Today’s goalso Bell Ringer #48

o Strive for Five – 5 Days!o Finish Comparing & Contrasting Stories

WSo Review Adverbs Modifying Other o Adverbs Noteso Positions of Adverbs Noteso SCHOLASTIC ORDERS – DUE WED!

2/24/14

Adverbs Modifying

Other Adverbs• Ex.: The parking lot fills so rapidly.

The adverb so modifies the adverb rapidly, which ends with the suffix –ly. The adverb rapidly modifies the verb fills.

• Ex.: He can finish a book very quickly.

The adverb very modifies the adverb quickly, which ends in –ly. The adverb quickly modifies the verb phrase can finish.

The Position of Adverbs

• Adverbs may come before, after, or between the words they modify

• Ex: Quietly, she will tiptoe from the stage.

She will quietly tiptoe from the stage.

She will tiptoe quietly from the stage.


o Strive for Five – 4 Days!o SAR Time - 15 Minutes o Review Positions of Adverbs Noteso Begin Adverbs Packeto Start “The Highwayman” Literary DevicesSCHOLASTIC ORDERS – DUE TOMORROW!

2/25/14

Narrative Poetry - • It is a poem that tells a story.• Have several characters• Describes a conflict• Have a resolution to the conflict• Longer than other poems

“The Highwayman”

*Alliteration - A sound device in which the beginning sound or sounds in a group of words are repeated

Ex: She sells seashells by the seashore *Imagery – • Words a writer uses to create a picture in the reader’s mind.

• Based on the five senses (taste, touch, smell, sight, hearing)


Today’s goalso Bell Ringer #NONE – SUBSTITUTE

LESSON/ HEAT TRAININGo Strive for Five – 3 Days!o Continue Adverbs Packeto How to Read Poetry o Continue “The Highwayman” Literary

Deviceso Start “The Highwayman” Vocabulary

2/26/14

*Onomatopoeia - words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to, allowing a reader to hear and picture the image easier Ex: creak, squeak, hiss, whistle

*Personification – when an lifeless object is given human qualities or abilities

Ex: the sun danced, the rain pounded, the old car groaned


Theme - • An observation about people

• Ex: how we treat each other or ourselves• The point of view a writer wishes to express

about a topic (Ex: love, death, relationships)• How to find theme:

1) Ask: What is the topic?2) How does the writer feel about (the topic)?3) The answer to the question is the theme.



o Strive for Five – DUE TOMORROW!o SAR - 15 Minuteso Continue Adverbs Packet – Test NEXT

Wednesdayo Review “The Highwayman” Literary

Devices

2/27/14


o Strive for Five TODAY – SAR - 25 Minuteso Continue Adverbs Packet – Test NEXT

Wednesdayo Finish “The Highwayman” Literary

Devices

2/28/14

Third Person Omniscient - the narrator (not involved in the story) can tell what is going on in the minds of all characters

*Simile - is a comparison of two unlike objects using like or as.

Ex: His feet are as big as boats. Feet and boats are being compared.


*Metaphor - a comparison that states that one thing is something else, does NOT use like or as to make the comparison.

Example: Her hair is silk. Hair and silk are being compared.

*Rhyme - The similarity or likeness of sound existing between two words.

Example: “sat” and “cat”


*Repetition – when a word/phrase, idea, object appears multiple times


Today’s goalso Bell Ringer #NONE – SUBSTITUTE

o Sick Day/Doctor’s Appt.o SAR Point Deadline – March 14th, 11

Days!o Complete New Adverbs Packet – Test

THIS Wednesdayo Go over “The Highwayman” Vocabularyo Review How to Read Poetryo Homework: Begin studying for

Wednesday’s Adverbs Test

3/3/14


o SAR Point Deadline – March 14th, 10 Days!

o Adverbs Questions? – Test TOMORROWo “The Highwayman”/How to Read Poetry

Stepso Homework: Studying for Tomorrow’s

Adverbs Test

3/4/14


o SAR Point Deadline – March 14th, 9 Days!o Adverbs Test – SAR Time/Conferencing

Until Everyone Finishes!o Finish “The Highwayman”/How to Read

Poetry Steps

3/5/14

Today’s goalso Bell Ringer #NONE

o SAR Point Deadline – March 14th, 8 Days!o Study Island/SAR Reading

Time/Conferencingo “Highwayman” Discussion Questions

#1-5

3/6/14

o Study Island – 30 Questions, check the following topics ONLY:o Synonyms and Antonymso Context Clueso Charactero Setting o Ploto Themeo Figurative Languageo Point of View


o SAR Point Deadline – March 14th, 8 Days!o SAR Time – 15 Minuteso Finish “The Highwayman” Discussion

Questionso Start “Windy Nights” Poem

Homework: READ – SAR DeadlineNEXT Friday!!!

3/7/14


o SAR Point Deadline – March 14th, 4 Days!o Finish “Windy Nights” Poem & Discussion

Questionso Start PSSA Review Packeto SAR Time – 20 Minutes

Homework: READ – SAR DeadlineTHIS Friday!!!

3/10/14


o SAR Point Deadline – March 14th, 3 Days!o Continue PSSA Review Packeto POETRY TEST – next Monday!o “Maggie & Millie & Molly & May” Poemo SAR Time – 15 Minutes


3/11/14


o SAR Point Deadline – March 14th, 2 Days!o Poetry Test Part I - Mondayo Finish “Maggie & Milly & Molly & May”

Poem & Discussion Questionso Continue PSSA Review Packeto SAR Time – 15 Minutes


3/12/14


o SAR Point Deadline – DUE TOMORROWo Poetry Test Part I - Mondayo SAR Time – 15 Minuteso PSSA Review Packeto Begin “Nothing Gold Can Stay”Homework: READ – SAR DeadlineTOMORROW!!! Begin studying for Monday’s Poetry Test.

3/13/14

Allusion - a reference to something/someone, often in literature or history.

Example: “Use the force” to help a friend finish something challenging. This would be alluding to Star Wars.

*Rhyme Scheme - 1) Looking at the last word of the first line of the poem.

Assign it the letter "a". 2) Look at the last word of the second line. If it rhymes

with the last word in the first line it is also assigned an "a".

3) If it does NOT rhyme, assign it a "b". 4) Continue looking at the last word of each line and

assigning letters to each. 5) When you are finished, all the lines with "a" should

rhyme, all the lines with "b" should rhyme and so on.

*Rhyme Scheme -

Example:

Roses are red, AViolets are blue, B Sugar is sweet, C And so are you. B


o SAR Point Deadline – TODAY! 20 Minutes to Finish Up!

o Finish “Nothing Gold Can Stay”

Homework: Study for Monday’s Poetry Test.

3/14/14

Today’s goalso Bell Ringer #45 – Add new Packets to

Folders!o Poetry Test Part Io Begin “We Are Seven” Poem

3/17/14

Today’s goalso Bell Ringer #NONE

o Library – Pick out new SAR booko Updated PSSA Scoring Guidelineso PSSA Review Packet – Finish and turn in!o Finish “We Are Seven” Poem

3/18/14


o Finish “We Are Seven”o New PSSA Practice Packet

o Late/Makeup Work – Due by Next Tuesday, March 25th

o New SAR Book – Approved By March 31st

3/19/14


o Continue PSSA Practice Packeto “What are Heavy,” “Dreams,” and “I’m

Nobody, Who are You?”

o Late/Makeup Work – Due by Next Tuesday, March 25th


3/20/14


o Continue PSSA Practice Packeto “What are Heavy,” “Dreams,” and “I’m

Nobody, Who are You?”o Late/Makeup Work – Due by Next Tuesday,

March 25th


3/21/14

Today’s goalso Bell Ringer #SICK DAY

o Continue PSSA Practice Packeto Finish “Dreams,” and “I’m Nobody, Who are

You?”o Late/Makeup Work – Due by TOMORROW!o New SAR Book – Approved By March 31st

o HOMEWORK: Start PSSAs off right! Get a good night’s sleep and eat breakfast! Come prepared with SAR book, two pencils, and leave electronic devices in your lockers!

3/24/14


o Finish “Dreams” – SKIPPING Dickinson Poem

o “What If”o Late/Makeup Work – Due by TOMORROW!o New SAR Book – Approved By March 31st

o HOMEWORK: Get a good night’s sleep and eat breakfast for tomorrow’s Reading PSSA!

3/25/14


o Poetry Rubrico Late/Makeup Work – Due by TODAY!o New SAR Book – Approved By March 31st

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3/25/14


o Review Poetry Rubrico Begin Writing “What If” Poemso New SAR Book – Approved By March 31st

o HOMEWORK: Get a good night’s sleep and eat breakfast for tomorrow’s PSSA!

3/26/14


o Finish Writing “What If” Poemso Begin Volcano Booko New SAR Book – Approved By Monday

o HOMEWORK: Practice reading your poetry for tomorrow’s coffeehouse!

3/27/14


o Volcano Booko Poetry Coffeehouseo New SAR Book – Approved By Monday

o HOMEWORK: Practice reading your poetry for tomorrow’s coffeehouse!

3/28/14

Poetry Unit

Documents

adverbs packethow

highwayman vocabulary

poemsthe highwayman

frantz todays goalsbell

topic ex

people ex

onomatopoeia words

group of words