Activity 1: Poetry Vocabulary (GLEs: 01a, 01b, 17a, 17b, 17d)
CC: Students will create a personal list for poetry/vocabulary terms encountered in reading. Students will use vocabulary strategies (e.g., word map, flashcards, Frayer model, linear array) to acquire knowledge, particularly connotation/denotation of words and root words and word parts.
Use MS Word to create a vocabulary chart based on the Frayer model and a chart for poetry terms and vocabulary words. Word template - "Poetry Vocabulary" Word template - "Poetry Terms" Word template - "Vocabulary Words in Poetry"
Personal Poetry-Vocabulary List Template Vocabulary List for Word Parts
Websites: WordCentral
Dictionary.com
Wordsmyth.net
Idea Bank - Vocabulary Strategies http://monroe.k12.la.us/mcs/idea_bank/Inspiration/vocabulary.html
WordMap
Template
Websites which help with the development of vocabulary strategies such as the Frayer Model, WordMaps, and flashcards Websites: Personal Educational Press http://www.educationalpress.org/educationalpress/ Frayer Model http://www.longwood.edu/staff/jonescd/projects/educ530/aboxley/graphicorg/fraym.htm Just Read Now http://www.justreadnow.com/strategies/frayer.htm
Denotations and Connotation of Words - special emphasis on denotations and connotations of words Lesson Plan for Connotation and Denotation http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/area/literature/Terms/Connotation.html
Students will use word choice and voice as they read, write, and respond to poetry. Lesson Plans Teaching Voice with Anthony Brown's Voices in the Park http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=167 Rubric Assessing Voice in Writing http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson167/VoiceRubric.pdf What is meant by voice in poetry?
The Poet's Voice:
Langston Hughes and You
Listening to Voice http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/Reading/Reading%20Strategies/listeningtovoice.htm
Writing Tips Table of Contents http://www.colorado.edu/PWR/writingtips/ Websites listed in the CC The Academy of American Poets
The
Academy
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American
Poets for Educators The UVic Writer's Guide: Connotation and Denotation http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/LTConAndDen.html Teacher Tap: Electronic Books and Online Reading http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic93.htm#2 MarcoPolo http://www.readwritethink.org/index.asp
Software: Inspiration - Software for WordMaps and the Frayer Model Use Inspiration software for graphic organizers Inspiration Quick Tips http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/intech/quick_tips/inspiration.htm
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