Reading/Writing Connection Inquiry Workshop

Poetry Unit Reading/Writing Connection Inquiry Workshop A 4-Week Study

Week/Inquiry Topic Reading Lessons Writing Lessons Week 2 What is poetry and *Read at least two new poems everyday. why do people like it? * Reflect: * Make lists in notebooks of possible -What is poetry? What do we know poem topics. Discuss and share. about poetry? Why do people like Revisit what you know about poetry? poetry. Interact with a poem by making connections, asking questions, or visualizing what you read.

Week Two-How is poetry *Read at least two new poems everyday. *Use reading connections for inspiration to same/different than other types write poems. Focus on the following: of writing? *Reinforce critical vocabulary. Write a poem –focus on the following: *Compare/contrast two poems by the same *Write poems two different ways by *Students need poem packets or author. changing the speaker or perspective. books sets for poetry club study. *Analyze and discuss speaker and perspective. *Use information regarding form and line *Analyze form and line breaks in poems. breaks to write poems. *Identify similes, metaphors, personification, *Use similes, metaphors, personification, and and hyperbole in poetry. hyperbole in student poetry. *Chart examples of figurative language. *Use visualization to write poetry with *Use visualization to understand poetry. sensory detail.

Week Three-How do I use *Read at least two new poems everyday. *Write a poem. punctuation and word choice to Focus on the following: *Use a thesaurus to revise your poems *Chart punctuation and uses (see chart below.) *Use punctuation in revision of poems make my poetry better? *Investigate author’s purpose for uses of *Use a revision checklist. specific word choice and punctuation. *Dig deep into punctuation and *Investigate author’s purpose by identifying a word choice this week. Analysis theme in poems. and author’s meaning will be the *Independent reading and notebook work. focus in reading and revision will be the focus in writing. Week Four- How can I *Read at least two new poems everyday. *Read at least two new poems everyday. perform my poetry so others *Independent reading and notebook work *Editing and using a rubric. *Practice and perform poems, using expression, *Celebrate with a poetry jam. can enjoy it? intonation, fluency, and eye contact. Focus on listening, speaking, and *Celebrate with a poetry jam. performing this week in reading and writing will focus on editing.

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Suggested poetry book list:

A Poke in the I – Paul Janeczko All the Small Things - Valerie Worth An Old Shell: Poems of the Galapagos - Tony Johnston Behind the Wheel: Poems About Driving - Janet S. Wong Boris - Cynthia Rylant Candy Corn – James Stevenson Come With Me: Poems for a Journey - Naomi Shihab Nye Cornflakes - Written and illustrated by James Stevenson Could We Be Friends?: Poems for Pals - Bobbi Katz Creatures of the Earth, Sea and Sky: Animal Poems – Georgia Heard Days Like This: A Collection of Small Poems Dinosaurs Forever - William Wise Dream Keeper and Other Poems – Langston Hughes The Earth is Green: A Garden of Poems About Our Planet- Compiled by Barbara Brenner Ferocious Girls, Steamroller Boys, and Other Poems In Between -Timothy Bush Footprints on the Roof – Marilyn Singer Fly With Poetry – Avis Gunter Heroes and She-roes: Poems of Amazing and Everyday Heroes – J. Patrick Lewis Isn't My Name Magical?: Sister and Brother Poems - James Berry Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices – Paul Fleischman Leap With Poetry – Avis Gunter Little Dog Poems - Kristine O'Connell George Lizards, Frogs, and Polliwogs – Douglas Florian Mammalabilia - Douglas Florian Please Bury Me in the Library – J. Patrick Lewis Poems for Children Nowhere Near Old Enough to Vote - Carl Sandburg Relatively Speaking: Poems about Family - Ralph Fletcher Science Verse – Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith Sports! Sports! Sports! - Lee Bennett Hopkins Toasting Marshmallows: Camping Poems - Kristine O'Connell George What Have You Lost? - Poems selected by Naomi Shihab Nye Winter Eyes - Written and illustrated by Douglas Florian “Punctuation Investigation” sample chart:

Punctuation Investigation What We Noticed What it Meant What it Tells My to Examples Voice Do comma , -pause -goes lower -take a short breath -short wait -pause

period . -stop -goes lower -take a long breath -trails off -longer wait exclamation mark ! -excitement -voice shows emotion -stop -gets louder question mark ? -wondering -pitch gets higher quotation marks “ “ -someone saying something -voice changes to -marking dialogue resemble the character -sarcastic meaning ellipses … -wait, something else is -voice goes up coming -stretches hyphen or dash -- -here is some extra info for -long pause, long you breath, continue parentheses ( ) -bonus info for you -voice lowers, say a -sidebar, not really needed little faster, back to normal

-colon : -get ready for what is next -dramatic pause -could go higher or lower depending on what is coming next Window charts for notebooks (or any variation of the following):

Poem Title: Figurative Language:

Poet: Example:

Figurative Language: Figurative Language:

Example: Example:

Poem Title: Connections:

Visualization: Questions:

Poem Title: Punctuation:

Poet: How it is used:

Punctuation: Punctuation:

How it is used: How it is used: Poetry Vocabulary Complete the chart for each poetry term by paraphrasing the meaning using background knowledge and inquiry.

Word Definition/Example Rhythm

Onomatopoeia

Repetition/Repeating Line

Imagery

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Hyperbole

Stanza/Verse

Line Breaks