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Unit 7
3rd Grade
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Explain why some poets use alliteration and similes 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. 74 – 76
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Read the poem “The Bug” by Marjorie Barrows.
Which structural element of poetry is found in the poem?
Which detail from the poem best supports the answer to part A? (Have students identify where in the poem they found the evidence to support the structural element identified.)
Why do poets choose to include alliteration and similes? How do alliterations and similes help a reader better understand the poem's message? Use examples from multiple poems to support your answer.
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Questions about the text that will help guide the students understanding
"Ants, Although Admirable, Are Awfully Aggravating" - Why does the poet use alliteration in the title of the poem? What type of mood does it set?
"Ants, Although Admirable, Are Awfully Aggravating" - Does the poet use verse or rhyme scheme? What type of mood does it set?
"Ants, Although Admirable, Are Awfully Aggravating" - How does the poet convey the central message of the poem?
"A Dragonfly" - What does the line "and wings like spun glass" describe? What type of figurative language did the poet use? Why?
"A Dragonfly" - Does the poet use verse or rhyme scheme? What type of mood does it set?
"A Dragonfly" -How does the poet convey the central message of the poem?
Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
alliteration
simile
figurative language
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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 1
Lesson 3
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 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
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.
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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