Reading Lab #11: The Basic Elements of Poetry
Class Syllabus – Grades 3-5
Monday, March 13, 2023
Objective: Students will learn about common types of poetry and their important elements.
Essential Questions:
- What is a poem?
- What are four common types of poetry?
- What is a stanza?
Enduring Understandings:
- A poem is a type of literature. Poems convey a thought, describe a scene, or tell a story. This is accomplished through the concentration and lyrical arrangement of words.
- Four common types of poetry are haikus, limericks, sonnets, and narrative poems.
- A stanza is a group of lines within the verse of a poem. It’s the equivalent of a paragraph in prose.
Standards
Grade 3: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.4.A Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.4.B Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.4.C Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary. Grade 4: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.4.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.4.4.A Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.4.4.B Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.4.4.C Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary. Grade 5: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.5.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.5.4.A Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.5.4.B Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.5.4.C Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
Materials:
- Pen or pencil
- Piece of paper
- The poem “River River”