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Unit 7
3rd Grade
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Describe how the poet uses the structural elements of poetry to help readers better understand the central message of a poem by identifying and explaining the elements of poetry found in various poems about nature.
Book: The Random House Book of Poetry for Children by Jack Prelutsky (September, 1983) pp. 215 – 221
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Pick one poem that you read today. Describe how the poet uses the structural elements of poetry to help readers better understand the central message of the poem.
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"The Library" - What is the purpose of stanza one? Stanza two?
"The Library" - How does the last stanza build onto the other stanzas?
"The Library" - How is the central message of the poem conveyed?
"The Library"- What structural elements of poetry are found in the poem? Why?
"Foul Shot" - What is the purpose of stanza one? Stanza two?
"Foul Shot" - How is the central message of the poem conveyed?
"Foul Shot" - What structural elements of poetry are found in the poem? Why?
"Foul Shot" - What mood does the poem have?
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The focus for the next two days is on using the structural elements of poetry to deeply analyze and discuss the central messages of different poems. After analyzing the two focus poems, pull small groups of students to remediate different features of poetry based on individual student needs. For example, if there is a group of students who are still struggling with personification, pick a poem that uses personification and pull them during this lesson.
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RL.3.2 — Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
RL.3.5 — Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
Lesson 9
Lesson 11
Explain why some poets choose to write in free verse and other poets choose to include rhyme scheme by identifying and explaining the elements of poetry found in various poems about nature.
RL.3.2 RL.3.5
Explain why some poets use alliteration and similes by identifying and explaining the elements of poetry found in various poems about nature.
Explain why some poets choose to include onomatopoeia by identifying and explaining the elements of poetry found in various poems about nature.
RL.3.5
Analyze and explain why some poets use repetition by identifying and explaining the elements of poetry found in various poems about nature.
RL.3.2 RL.3.3
Discussion & Writing
Explain how different poets use the structural elements of poetry to help readers better understand the ways of living things by stating a claim and providing evidence from multiple sources to support the claim.
RL.3.2 RL.3.5 W.3.1
Explain why some poets use personification by identifying and explaining the elements of poetry found in various poems about nature.
Explain why some poets choose to use metaphors by identifying and explaining the elements of poetry found in various poems about nature.
RL.3.3 RL.3.5
Explain how different poets use the structural elements of poetry to help readers better understand the city by stating a claim and providing evidence from multiple sources to support the claim.
Writing – 3 days
Write a personal poem using strategies learned from studying poets in the unit.
SL.3.5 W.3.3
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