Unit Timeline Unit Overview Topic Learning Activities Materials Assessment Outcomes (SWBAT) 1 Introduction - name and Read the poem, Fall” aloud to the - Fall” Teacher “The “The to Poetic identify a number students. poem (copies observation of Devices & of poetic devices for all students) activity and Literary and, with support, Ask students what they thought about the - set of purple engagement Elements define them poem. What did they notice? Was it easy cue cards with to understand? Were they any hidden poetic devices Self-evaluation - connect the meanings? and definitions during activity devices to their Lead the discussion to talk about poetic - set of yellow existence in devices. (Assess what they know) cue cards with poetry examples Introduce concept of literary - answer key elements/poetic devices. See how many they can name. Cue card literary elements game (purple/yellow cards one has element – and its definition, the other has an example). Each student receives one card, the goal is to find their partner.
Unit Timeline Unit Overview Topic Learning Outcomes (SWBAT) Activities Materials Assessment 1 Introduction to Poetic Devices & Literary Elements - name and identify a number of poetic devices and, with support, define them - connect the devices to their existence in poetry Read the poem, “The Fall” aloud to the students. Ask students what they thought about the poem. What did they notice? Was it easy to understand? Were they any hidden meanings? Lead the discussion to talk about poetic devices. (Assess what they know) Introduce concept of literary elements/poetic devices. See how many they can name. Cue card literary elements game (purple/yellow cards – one has element and its definition, the other has an example). Each student receives one card, the goal is to find their partner. - “The Fall” poem (copies for all students) - set of purple cue cards with poetic devices and definitions - set of yellow cue cards with examples - answer key Teacher observation of activity and engagement Self-evaluation during activity
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