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My children, Cameron & Hillary
Cameron and his dad
He just made the Principal's List at WOES! He's in Mrs. Brinson's 3rd grade class.
Voicethread in Core 1
Voicethread in Core 2
He just made the Principal's List at WOES! He's in Mrs. Brinson's 3rd grade class.
Poetry Booklets
ReplyDeleteFor the next few weeks, we will be studying poetry. As part of this unit, you will create a poetry booklet. The booklet will count as two test grades. We will study each type of poem in class, and your booklet should reflect your best work. Your booklet may be in digital form (such as a Powerpoint) or it may be printed work (pages bound together by staples, yarn, or a report cover.) If you choose to present a Powerpoint, please make sure it is saved on your flashdrive and you will need to print a copy for me to grade (it can be a handout with 6 slides per page).
Each booklet must contain the following:
1. A title page with your name and the name of your booklet
2. A table of contents
3. A completed dictionary of poetry terms (based on the list you will be given)
4. One published poem, which identifies the author (this may be from the literature book, a library book, or one of your own poetry books)
5. A short poem identifying its rhyme scheme (a handout will be given to you)
6. At least four colored illustrations that relate to your poems
7. The lyrics to a song (the song must be approved by Mrs. Blackwell)
An original (written by you) poem of each of the following:
• a metaphor poem
• a concrete poem
• a Japanese- Lantern Poem
• a haiku
• a couplet
• a limerick
• a free verse poem
• a sense poem
• a bio poem
DUE DATE: Wednesday, April 20
Concrete Poems
ReplyDelete*Create pictures using words
Example: You could create a smiley face by using words in place of body parts
Japanese Lantern Poems
ReplyDelete*light and airy
*a lantern is drawn around it
*should create a picture with words
*creates a feeling (mood)
Line Syllables
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 1 (*Lines 1 and 5 are the same word)
Example:
Fries
Salty
McDonald's
Made for ketchup
Fries
Haiku Poems
ReplyDelete* A Haiku Poem is the most famous form of Japanese poetry. It is 3 lines long and it is usually about a season. It has 17 syllables.
*Line 1: 5 syllables
*Line 2: 7 syllables
*Line 3: 5 syllables
Examples:
A cold winter day
The snow is falling slowly
Feel warmth of hot fire
Metaphor Poems
ReplyDelete*Have 3 verses, each verse is a simile or metaphor
that creates imagery.
They are based on one topic.
Line 1: Says that you are something else
Line 2: Says that a friend (or a parent, teacher) is something else
Line 3: Says that your life is something else
Examples:
Students are cattle
Teachers are farmers
Life is a farm
I am lightning
My friend is thunder
My life is a thunderstorm
Bio Poems
ReplyDeleteVerse Description
1 First Name
2 Title given to the character
3 Four words that describe character
4 Lover of _____________ (three nouns)
5 Who believes _________ (one idea/concept)
6. Who wants ___________ (three nouns)
7. Who uses ____________ (three nouns)
8. Who gives ____________ (three nouns)
9. Who says _____________ (a direct quote)
10. Last Name
EXAMPLE:
Heather
Mother and teacher
Inquisitive, thoughtful, organized,
Lover of family, reading, and thinking
Who believes that everyone should be treated fairly
Who wants a bigger paycheck, happiness for my children, and more laughter during the day
Who uses books to read, a car to drive, and Velvet Tuberose lotion
Who gives patience to her students, time to her children, and advice to her friends
Who says, "Shower the people you love with love."
Blackwell
Sense Poems
ReplyDelete*Decide on an emotion and whether you love or hate it
* Each verse is a simile or metaphor
1. Name your emotion and give it a color
2. Describe how it smells
3. Describe how it tastes
4. Describe how it sounds
5. Describe how it feels when you touch it
Examples of topics for a Sense Poem: friendship, loneliness, sadness, hunger, fear, anger, frustration, hope, happiness, boredom, confusion
Examples
Anger is dark blue
It smells like burned pizza
It tastes like tar
It sounds like a continuous honking of a horn
It feels like battery acid on your hands
Happiness is pink
It smells like fresh pizza
It tastes like strawberries
It sounds like classical music
It feels like a teddy bear
Limericks
ReplyDelete*A humorous poem that originated in
Limerick, Ireland.
* It has five lines.
*Lines 1, 2, 5: rhyme with the three strong beats
*Lines 3, 4: rhyme with two strong beats
Limericks usually begin with the phrase “There once was…..”
Example:
There once was a cat with no head, (A)
As a result, he never got fed (A)
He lived in a boat (B)
That didn’t float (B)
It was a giant waterbed (A)
There once was a fat lazy cat
Who fell in love with a bat
They came out at night
And created such fright
That they moved away and that was that!
Couplet Poems
ReplyDelete*the simplest rhymed poems
*have pairs of rhyming lines
*they are often humorous (funny)
*each stanza contains 2 verses
****** your poems need to have at least 4 stanzas each
Free Verse Poems
ReplyDelete*Do not rhyme
*Do not have a set amount of verses or syllables
*Verses can begin and end at any point
Examples:
I always like
barbeque best
It’s meaty
and juicy
and flavorful
I love barbeque
sandwiches
with hushpuppies
Just once
I’d like to have
no homework
I could play on the computer
or go surfing
or ride my bike
It would be
delightful if homework were
extinct!
Remember, you are not required to use a computer to complete this project. You may use a computer, if you choose, or you may do it the "old fashioned" way by writing it by hand. Whatever you choose, please make sure you are turning in a final copy that reflects your best work. I am really looking forward to seeing these!
ReplyDeleteWe are looking for the link for a concrete poem. Trent and Eli Gerrans tgerrans@ec.rr.com.
ReplyDeleteEli,
ReplyDeleteJust read the notes for concrete poems above. Remember these are the ones that create pictureswith words. In class we used www.tagxedo.com.