COPPINVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LESSON PLANS
Week of: Feb. 3 to 7
Teacher: RM Abercrombie
Course: English 7
Periods: 1, 3
Monday: (Feb. 3)
Course of Study:
R.L.7.5 Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (e.g. soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its
meaning..
Daily Objective: P3. Identify figurative language in poetry.
key terms: hyperbole, idiom, metaphor, personification, simile
P4. Identify characteristics of poetry.
key terms: mood, point of view, refrain, sensory details, stanza
P5. Identify sound devices in poetry.
key terms: alliteration, assonance, meter, onomatopoeia, repetition, rhyme, rhythm
Before: Get poetry notebooks, complete index
During: Poetry Quiz I: Poetic Devices
Students may use their poetry resource books for this test, which will be identifying
literary devices. Ex: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers = alliteration.
After: Al Capone Shines My Shoes
HW: Poetry Exam Friday
Tuesday: (Feb 4)
There will be a substitute teacher, as I will be away for a workshop.
Course of Study R.L.7.5 Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (e.g. soliloquy, sonnet)
contributes to its meaning..
Daily Objective: (Off-map) Read “The Rat” while completing before, during, and after reading activities.
BEFORE: Al Capone Shines My Shoes
DURING: READ Magazine Activity: “Animal Stories” (Before and During)
AFTER: (After Reading Activities)
HW: Poetry Exam Friday
Wednesday: (Feb. 5)
Course of Study: R.L.7.5 Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (e.g. soliloquy, sonnet)
contributes to its meaning.
RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in text, including
figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of
sounds (e.g. alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
Daily Objective:
P2. Identify types of poems (ballads).
P5. Identify sound devices in poetry.
key terms: alliteration, assonance, meter, onomatopoeia, repetition, rhyme, rhythm
BEFORE: Al Capone Shines My Shoes
DURING: Poetry Resource Book Ballads: “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”
Students are working in small groups and large group to complete the poetry resource book, which is
designed to assist students on the poetry exam. Students interact with the text and present a creative
reading of the text. The teacher will work with groups that are struggling with concepts, including those
containing RTI or EL students.
AFTER: “Fresh Prince” Reflection
HW: Poetry Exam Friday
Thursday: (Feb. 6)
Course of Study: R.L.7.5 Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (e.g. soliloquy, sonnet)
contributes to its meaning.
RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in text, including
figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of
sounds (e.g. alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
Daily Objective:
P2. Identify types of poems (ballads).
P5. Identify sound devices in poetry.
key terms: alliteration, assonance, meter, onomatopoeia, repetition, rhyme, rhythm
BEFORE: Al Capone Shines My Shoes
DURING: Poetry Resource Book Ballads: “The Highwayman”
Students are working in small groups and large group to complete the poetry resource book, which is
designed to assist students on the poetry exam. Students interact with the text and present a creative
reading of the text. The teacher will work with groups that are struggling with concepts, including those
containing RTI or EL students.
AFTER: “The Highwayman” Reflection
HW: Poetry Exam Friday
Friday: (Feb. 7)
Course of Study
: R.L.7.5 Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (e.g. soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its
meaning.
RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in text, including
figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of
sounds (e.g. alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
Daily Objective: Complete the Poetry Exam using your Poetry Resource Book.
BEFORE: Al Capone Shines My Shoes
DURING: Poetry Exam
Students will use their poetry resource books to complete the exam. The poem for the exam will be
“Peanut Butter Sandwich” by Shel Silverstein.
AFTER: Read a book!
HW: None!