Activity 2: Narrative or Lyric Poetry? (GLEs: 04a, 07, 08c, 14c, 28, 30)
CC: Students will create a Venn diagram or chart, noting the similarities and differences between the two genres.
Use MS Word to create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the two genres. Word template - "Prose and Poetry" - Rich Text Format "Prose and Poetry" - Word Document
CC: Students will use a graphic organizer/chart to list characteristics and classify the poems as lyric (e.g., sonnet, hymn, ode, elegy, haiku, cinquain, etc.) or narrative (e.g., ballad, epic).
Use MS Word to create a graphic organizer to classify poems. Word template - "Classifying Poems"
CC: For narrative poems, students will complete a story diagram.
Use MS Word to create a story diagram. Word template - "Narrative Poem - Story Diagram" "Word Poetry Elements and Devices"
Suggested websites for resources to develop graphic organizers to list characteristics of poems Idea Bank http://www.mcschools.net/mcs/idea_bank/MSWord/venn.html Venn diagram http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/venn_diagrams/ Graphic Organizers http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/
Figurative Language http://www.kidskonnect.com/FigurativeLanguage/FigurativeLanguageHome.html A website which is useful when referring to poetic devices The Poetry Page http://www.cqsb.qc.ca/svs/434/tpoetry.htm
Software Microsoft Word to create a Venn diagram and to construct a table to record poetry elements and devices Idea Bank-Microsoft Word-Venn diagram http://www.mcschools.net/mcs/idea_bank/MSWord/venn.html
Inspiration software to record students' responses and to develop graphic organizers Use Inspiration software for graphic organizers Inspiration Quick Tips http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/intech/quick_tips/inspiration.htm
|