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Michele Zmich
5th grade Pattengill
Poetry- Idioms
12-18-14 2:15
20 minutes
Defining the term idiom and exploring poetry with idioms
and imagery it creates.
Students have been exploring poetry and creating poetry
anthologies. They have previously looked at figurative
language including simile metaphor and most recently
hyperbole.
Theres a Frog in My throat by Loreen Leedy and Pat
Street. Poetry by John Randall and Adele Tolley Wison
Context of lesson:
Sources:
CCSS.ELALITERACY.SL.5.5
Learning Goals
Type of Assessment
Connection to
activities
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5.B
Poetry anthology
journals
Students will
undelerine the
idiom present in a
poem and illustrate
their poetry
anthologies with
drawings of the
images they
thought of when
hearing the idiom.
Recognize and
explain the meaning
of common idioms,
adages, and
proverbs.
Instructional Sequence
Materials:
White board, dry erase markers, projector and power point presentation. Copies
of poem for all students. Poetry anthology journals, colored pencils. Scissors
and glue sticks. Anchor Chart
Time
2
minutes
8
minutes
3minute
s
5
minutes
2
minutes
Definition slide
Reflection on Planning
Learning goal for self:
Preparing to teach this
lesson: