Lesson Two Robin Scialabba “Writing Down My Family” Using oral histories as research for autobiographical poems Robin Scialabba, Success Alternative High School: Woodburn School District 103. July/August, 2009. Unit Plan: House of Words: William Stafford Fellowship: Lewis and Clark College Unit Question: Where do oral family histories and autobiographical poetry meet? Unit Goals: Students will… Gain familiarity with the questioning and answering process. • Engage members of their families in an interview to obtain information that will help them construct • meaning- ful autobiographical poems. Use William style, organization, and word choice in seven poems to create their own original • Stafford’s poetry. Objectives: Students will… Interview parent(s) to find more information about their families. • Use interview responses and questions to infuse creative writing with relevant information, stories, and • family anecdotes. Define and use active verbs, lively adjectives, and interesting nouns in autobiographical poetry. • Analyze and discuss major themes in poems by William Stafford. • Brainstorm, write, and revise original, autobiographical poetry. • Standards: Increase word knowledge through systematic vocabulary development; determinethe meaning of new • words by applying knowledge of word origins, word relationships, and context clues; verify the meaning of new words; and use thosenew words accurately across the subject areas. Listen critically and respond appropriately across the subject areas. • EL.HS.LI.02
“Writing Down My Family” Using oral histories as research for autobiographical poems Lesson Two Robin Scialabba Robin Scialabba, Success Alternative High School: Woodburn School District 103. July/August, 2009. Unit Plan: House of Words: William Stafford Fellowship: Lewis and Clark College Unit Question: Where do oral family histories and autobiographical poetry meet? Unit Goals: Students will… • Gain familiarity with the questioning and answering process. • Engage members of their families in an interview to obtain information that will help them construct meaning- ful autobiographical poems. • Use William Stafford’s style, organization, and word choice in seven poems to create their own original poetry. Objectives: Students will… • Interview parent(s) to find more information about their families. • Use interview responses and questions to infuse creative writing with relevant information, stories, and family anecdotes. • Define and use active verbs, lively adjectives, and interesting nouns in autobiographical poetry. • Analyze and discuss major themes in poems by William Stafford. • Brainstorm, write, and revise original, autobiographical poetry. Standards: • Increase word knowledge through systematic vocabulary development; determinethe meaning of new words by applying knowledge of word origins, word relationships, and context clues; verify the meaning of new words; and use thosenew words accurately across the subject areas. • Listen critically and respond appropriately across the subject areas. EL.HS.LI.02
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