We're starting a unit on poetry this week! Students will learn that they can apply many of their fiction reading skills to reading poetry, such as reading to understand the "gist" of the poem, inferring character feelings, and determining life lesson/themes from poems.
New skills students will learn: Examining poetry elements (structure, mood, line breaks, repetition) Distinguishing the speaker from the poet Examining how the poet creates images that develop meaning (simile and metaphor) Distinguishing between perspective and point of view In class, students will be reading from a teacher-created anthology of children's poetry. Students will also be reading self-selected fiction texts. Looking for a fun poetry website? Check out Kenn Nesbitt's website, Poetry4Kids:
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