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Lesson Idea Name: Understanding quatrains and their structures.
Content Area: Literature, writing
Grade Level(s): 2=3

Content Standard Addressed:

ELAGSE2RL4: Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated
lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.

Technology Standard Addressed: Learner: Set professional learning goals to explore and apply
pedagogical approaches made possible by technology and reflect on their effectiveness.

Selected Technology Tool:

BrainPOP Poetry Video and Activity
URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable):
https://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/poetry/
Type of Instructional Software:

Drill and Practice Tutorial Simulation Instructional Game e-books/e-references

Features of this software (check all that apply):

Assessment Monitoring/Reporting
Allows teacher to create customized lessons for students
Multi-user or collaborative functions with others in the class
Multi-user or collaborative with others outside the class
Accessible to students beyond the school day
Accessible via mobile devices
Multiple languages
Safety, security and/or privacy features

Blooms Taxonomy Level(s):

Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating

Levels of Technology Integration (LoTi Level):

Level 1: Awareness Level 2: Exploration Level 3: Infusion Level 4: Integration

Level 5: Expansion Level 6: Refinement

Lesson idea implementation:
Objective:
Students will use technology to explore the different types of devices used in poetry. Students will prove their
knowledge by completing the activities on BrainPOP.
Procedure:
Before the exploration portion of the lesson begins, the instructor will quiz the students about what they
know about the different structures of poetry, including defining terms such as, Stanza, Rhyme Scheme,
Alliteration, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia. After the small quiz, instructor will introduce the objective of the
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lesson. Instructor will split the students into groups of 2 or 3, and allow them to explore the BrainPOP website
to find out more information about poetry and the devices used in it.

Instructor will act as facilitator during this activity, allowing the students to explore within the confines of the
topic on BrainPOP.
This lesson could be used as an introduction to a poetry unit.

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