Leap Into Literacy 5th Grade
February/March
Poetry Resources
Poetry is a great place to practice close reading. It can make higher level texts accessible for students because of its shorter length. Here are some helpful tips for planning a poetry unit in 5th grade reading.
Set up groups of about 4 students in similar reading levels
Create packets for each group of 8-12 poems
Various lengths, tones, structures (keep reading level in mind)
Authors can include Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, William Wordsworth, Walt Whitman, Naomi Shihab Nye, Kenn Nesbit, Shel Silverstein, Jack Prelutsky (poetry packet here)
Choose demonstration poems (included in packet)
Robert Frost’s “Dust of Snow”
Ogden Nash “The Hippopotamus”
Naomi Shihab Nye “The Traveling Onion”
Possible read aloud: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
Students also read novels during this time
A list of essential questions is on p. 75 of the If/Then book
Teaching points are listed on pp. 91-93
See the poetry packet for an overview of all three bends in this unit
Indexes for Reading Strategies and Writing Strategies Books
Reading:
https://www.heinemann.com/jenniferserravallo/resources/assets/rsb-index.pdf
Writing:
https://www.heinemann.com/jenniferserravallo/resources/assets/wsb-index.pdf
Visit A Reading or Writing Lab Site
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