Unit Planner Poetry Unit 2, Grade 6, Q-1 Alberto

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2014-15: FIRST QUARTER: UNIT II

Teacher(s) Mr. Ali, Mr. Raymond, Mr. Alberto Subject group and discipline English Language and Literature
Unit title Poetry, the real universal language MYP year 1 Unit duration 4 WEEKS

Inquiry: Establishing the purpose of the unit

Key concept Related concept(s) Global context


Creativitive (Form) Self-Expression, Audience Imperative, Genre Personal and Cultural Expression

Statement of inquiry
A poet can use their craft in many ways in order to impact on the reader.

Inquiry questions

Factual: What are some of the key techniques used in poetry? What are the poetic devices in poetry? What is a critical evaluation?
Conceptual: How can a poet use certain techniques to create something that impacts on their audience? How does a poet write a poem?
Debatable: How are poems made memorable? Do poems always need to have a meaning?

Objectives: Students will... Summative assessment


A-Analyzing Outline of summative assessment task(s) including Relationship between summative assessment task(s)
assessment criteria: and statement of inquiry:
iv. identify similarities and differences in features
within and between texts Task 1: Write a Poetry Analysis (532-541, R39): Students will be able to identify poetic devices, form
and meaning in a poem.
B- Organizing Students will write a poetry analysis from the selection
of poems studied in this unit. Understand a purpose for writing through their own
i. employ organizational structures that serve the
creative works.
context and intention. Criteria:
Develop their ability to argue a debatable point and
C- Producing text A successful poetry analysis will...
come up with reasons for and against.
i. produce texts that demonstrate thought and Grab the reader’s attention with a strong introduction.
imagination while exploring new perspectives and
Clearly define the subject and its parts.
ideas arising from personal engagement with the
creative process Use a specific organizing structure to provide a logical
flow of information.
ii. make stylistic choices in terms of linguistic,
literary and visual devices, demonstrating Show connections among poetry facts and ideas
awareness of impact on an audience through transitional words and phrases.

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iii. ant details and examples to support ideas. Use language and details appropriate for the
audience.
CCSS
Furthermore, a poetry analysis aims to ...
Analyze Fiction and Non-fiction Texts.
Discuss the meaning of a poem: Author’s tone,
Appreciate poetry 554-558 RI 1, RL 4, RL 5
mood, purpose, and theme.
Free Verse 561, 563, 564 RL 5
Discuss the Poetic use of language in a poem: The
Understand Historical Context 561, 563, 564 figurative language and the sound devices.
Read a Variety of Poems Discuss the structure of a poem: The form, stanzas,
lines, and how each contributes to the poem as a
Lyric Poetry 567, 570, 572 RL 5 whole.
Figurative language 567, 568 RL 4 Task 2: Write a Selection of Five Different Poems:
Make Inferences 567, 570, 571, 572 Students will write a range of poems using the forms
Line and Stanza 575, 576 RL 5 and structures studied in this unit.

Rhyme Scheme 581 RL 4 Criteria:

Rhythm and Meter 589, 591, RL 4 A successful poem will...

Reading a narrative poem 583, 586 RL 1, RL 5 Set a mood or tone for the poem and have a theme.

Haiku 595, RL 5 Use figurative language and sound devices.

Symbol and Theme 599, RL 2 Follow a particular form such as haiku, free verse,
shape poem, cinquain, sonnet, limerick, lyric, or
Humorous Poetry 605, 609, 611, RL 5 narrative ballad.
Sound Devices 610, 611, RL 3, RL 4 Will use stanzas to divide up the poem into meaningful
Mood and figurative language 616, 618, RL 4 parts.

Write a Poetry Analysis and Poem


Write a Narrative R36

Approaches to learning (ATL) Social Skills

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II. Collaborative Skills Working effectively with others


• Use social media networks appropriately to build and develop relationships
• Practise empathy
• Delegate and share responsibility for decision-making
• Help others to succeed
• Take responsibility for one’s own actions
• Manage and resolve conflict and work collaboratively in teams
• Build consensus
• Make fair and equitable decisions
• Listen actively to other perspectives and ideas
• Negotiate effectively
• Encourage others to contribute
• Exercise leadership and take on a variety of roles within groups
• Give and receive meaningful feedback
• Advocate for one’s own rights and needs

Action: Teaching and learning through inquiry

Content Learning process


Week 1 Glossary literary terms Literature: Teacher’s Edition, Grade 6 Writing
Analyzing Poetry:Terms and examples Poetry Analysis 532-541
Your Turn: Social Studies Connection Compare Literature: Teacher’s Edition, Grade 6 Grammar
texts and answer questions 564
Use Correct Sentence Type 573
Week 2 What is free verse poetry?
Use the Active Voice 593
Use Correct Sentence Type 573
Avoid Redundancy 623
Use the Active Voice 593
Commas and Coordinate Adjectives 626
Your Turn: Explore poems further 573
Literature: Teacher’s Edition, Grade 6 Vocabulary and Spelling
Week 3 Blank verse
Foreign Words In English 592
Terms and examples
Formative assessment
Avoid Redundancy 623
Your Turn: Social Studies Connection Compare texts and answer questions 564

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Commas and Coordinate Adjectives 626 Your Turn: Explore poems further 573
Your Turn: Social Studies Connection Research the Your Turn: Social Studies Connection Research the real story of the Charge of the Light Brigade 591
real story of the Charge of the Light Brigade 591
Your Turn: Increase your appreciation of “The Charge of the Light Brigade.” 593
Your Turn: Increase your appreciation of “The
Charge of the Light Brigade.” 593 Differentiation Please see Teacher’s Edition for these notes

Week 4 Narrative Poetry Note taking Poetry Basics 554

Robert Frost analyzis; The Road Not Taken and Poetry Elements mind map 559
other poems. The Earth is a Living Thing Predicates 567
Foreign Words In English 592 Read aloud / Think aloud for poem 568
Make Inferences from “Gold” 571
Metaphors 573
Steps to reading a poem 575
Graphic organizer for metaphor 576
Choral reading of “The World is Not a Pleasant Place to Be” 578
Interpret Meaning of “The Charge of the Light Brigade” 585
Read a Narrative Poem 586
Small group work 589
Think Pair Share 595
Listen to sensory details 597
Explore symbolism in “Fireflies in the Garden” 598

Resources

McDougal Holt, Literature: Teacher’s Edition, Grade 6 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Florida: USA. 2012

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Reflection: Considering the planning, process and impact of the inquiry

Prior to teaching the unit During teaching After teaching the unit

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