E-Learning Day 2019 (English 7)
Here is everything you need to complete the elearning lesson
Lesson Objectives
7W1 Write routinely over a variety of time frames for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences; apply reading standards to support analysis, reflection, and research by drawing evidence from literature and nonfiction texts. 7RL1 Read a variety of literature within a range of complexity appropriate for grades 6-8. By the end of grade 7, students interact with texts proficiently and independently at the middle of the range and with scaffolding as needed for text at the high end of the range I Can Statements I can identify and utilize figurative language. I can label a rhyme scheme. I can identify the parts of a poem. I can determine point of view. I can analyze the mood of a poem. I can identify the narrator in a poem.
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Friday, February 15
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Introduction
You will also keep an eye out for the important vocabulary terms.
Read these intro pages from your literature text:
Instruction
Watch the videos below to learn more about concrete poems, haiku, and lyrics poems.
Activities
Winter by Nikki Giovanni
Draw conclusions:Why are all the activities described in the poem necessary?
Father John's Medicine: old fashioned cough syrup
The Rider by Naomi Shihab Nye
Figurative Language: Find an example of personification. Find an example of alliteration.
translates- v. expressed the same thing in another form
luminous- adj. giving off light
Seal by William Jay Smith
Figurative Language: Find an example of alliteration.
What is the rhyme scheme of lines 1-4?
minnow- n. small fish
swerve- n. curving motion
utter- v. speak
feed- n. tiny particles that minnows feed on
Haiku by Basho
The sun rises suddenly,
Look, a mountain path!
Has spring come indeed?
On that nameless mountain lie
Thin layers of mist.
Temple bells die out.
The fragrant blossoms remain.
A perfect evening!
Forms of Poetry: How are these three poems similar?
fragrant- adj. sweet smelling
Assessment
*** ANSWER THESE ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER!! ***
1. What two sports are discussed in "The Rider"? What do those two sports have in common ?(include details from the poem to support your answer.)
2. Based on the three haiku, how would you describe Basho's attitude toward nature?
3. Identify six words that are used to describe the seal's movement in "Seal". What kind of mood does this poem create?
4. What are the animals doing in "Winter"?
5. Which of these poems did you enjoy the most? Why did you enjoy it?
Completion Checklist
-I watched the instructional videos
-I read all four of the poems and answered the Draw Conclusions, Figurative Language, and Forms of Poetry questions that go along with them
-I have completed all of the questions in the assessment