March 29th – June 15th
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How does knowing the characteristics of poetry help me understand it?
* To identify an important message
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How can words be used to change the way people think and feel?
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How do poets make poetry interesting to listen to and read?
* To bring together sounds and words in ways that make us
think of imagery and meaning
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How does talking about what I read help me understand the poem?
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How does using strategies help me understand what I read?
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How does relating the title to a poem help me understand the poem better?
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How does identifying the author’s use of words help me to understand
the poem?
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How does knowing how a title relates to a story or poem help us understand?
* To see our world in a new way
* To create new ideas about what we read
* To understand relationships between characters, setting,
and events
* To understand how the title contributes to the meaning
० Free Verse
० Personification
० Rhyme
० Characteristics
9 By identifying the structure, shape, and form of different poetry
० Sensory
० Onomatopoeia
9 By analyzing the meaning of words, lines, and stanza
० Lines
० Repetition
9 By using elements of poetry to help us understand
० Topic
० Stanza
9 By identifying and using sound elements of poetry, such as rhyme, no rhyme,
० Simile
० Alliteration
and rhythm
Created by Viers Mill Elementary- 2nd Grade Team
Revised 2009/2010
० Children’s poetry books
० Poems written by students