Grade 8 - Unit 5: Life Is a Poem - Poetry Correlations
McDougal Little Literature
Blackline Masters
1 Independent Reading (Ongoing)
Response log, 56
Book talks, 57
Write Source 2000
LPSS – Summer, 2008
Reader’s Handbook
Other Materials
Pilgreen, Janice L. The SSR Handbook: How to Organize and
Manage a Sustained Silent Reading Program. NH: Heinemann,
2000.
Learning Log: Brozo, 6
Gallagher, Kelly. Deeper Reading: Comprehending Challenging
Texts, 4 -12. Maine: Stenhouse Publishers, 2004: Sentence
Starters, 70; Reflective response, 156-166
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=55
(DEAR)
http://www.nancykeane.com (book talk checklist)
SSR:
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr038.shtml
2 Vocabulary Study (Ongoing)
Denotation and connotation: Text, 693,
845, 917; Spelling and Grammar, 147155; Targeted Instruction for Louisiana
Standards, 1
Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots: Vocabulary and
Spelling, 3-95; Best Practices Toolkit,
E14, E15, E20-E22, E30; Targeted
Instruction for Louisiana Standards, 3
Vocabulary self-awareness: Brozo, 27;
Best Practices Toolkit, E3, E11
Graphic organizer: Brozo, 5
3 Writing Craft Mini-Lessons
(Ongoing)
Create and map mini-lessons on a
calendar for writing craft topics, such as
“Organization,” “Elaboration
techniques,” and “Transitions,” using
Writing, Research, & Study Skills
Lessons, Best Practices Toolkit, & Write
Smart CD
Big Question Transparencies may be
used as prompts with literature selections.
Connotation,
denotation, 279
http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/area/literature/ssr.html
Gallagher, Kelly. Deeper Reading: Comprehending Challenging
Texts, 4 -12. Maine: Stenhouse Publishers, 2004:
Prefixes, suffixes, roots, 30-15-10 list, 72-74
Roots, prefixes,
suffixes, 621-623,
685-692
http://www.wordcentral.com/ (vocabulary)
http://www.region15.org/curriculum/graphicorg.html (graphic
organizers)
http://dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/area/literature/Terms/Connotatio
n.html (connotation, denotation)
Traits of effective
writing: 19-24
http://engla.jppss.k12.la.us/writing_craft_and_genre_instruction%
20page.htm (writing craft lessons)
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Grade 8 - Unit 5: Life Is a Poem - Poetry Correlations
McDougal Little Literature
Blackline Masters
4 Grammar/Usage Mini Lessons
(Ongoing)
Varied sentence structure: Grammar
Standards Lesson File, 87-94;
Targeted Instruction for Louisiana
Standards, 103; Grammar for Writing,
19, 302
Subject verb agreement: Grammar
Standards Lesson File, 21-66;
Grammar for Writing,206-227
Fragments: Grammar Standards Lesson,
1-8; Grammar for Writing, 25-26, 290
Phrases, clauses, infinitives, participles,
gerunds in writing (sentence combining):
Grammar Standards Lesson File, 5586; Targeted Instruction for Louisiana
Standards, 73, 103-107
Superlative/comparative degrees of
adjectives/adverbs: Grammar for
Writing,137-139, 149; Targeted
Instruction for Louisiana Standards,
109-111
5 Narrative or Lyric Poetry?
Text, 619; Literature Standards Lesson
File, 151-161
Proofreading
checklist, 58
Write Source 2000
LPSS – Summer, 2008
Reader’s Handbook
Other Materials
Grammar lessons:
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson334. shtm
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang_mid.htm
Poetry terms, 59
Techniques, 60/
61
Poets:
http://www.poets.org/index.php
http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/poets/
Poetic elements: Text, 578-580
“Introduction to Poetry,” 586
“Ode to Solitude,” 622
“On the Grasshopper & Cricket,” 618
“How Things Work,” 826
“Paul Revere’s Ride,” 132
“Boots of Spanish Leather,” 636
“Song of Hiawatha,” 640
http://www.poetry4kids.com/index.php
Graphic organizers: Brozo, 5; Best
Practices Toolkit, A24-A27; A56-A59
Word Grid: Brozo, 28
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Grade 8 - Unit 5: Life Is a Poem - Poetry Correlations
McDougal Little Literature
6 Figuratively Speaking; Simile,
Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole,
or Idiom?
Text, 576-584
Simile & Metaphor: Text, 580, 583-587;
Literature Standards Lesson File, 271279; Targeted Instruction for Louisiana
Standards, 43
Personification: Literature Standards
Lesson File, 281-290, 580
Hyperbole: Text, 705; Targeted
Instruction for Louisiana Standards, 14
Blackline Masters
Write Source 2000
What is poetry?
194-195
LPSS – Summer, 2008
Reader’s Handbook
Other Materials
Idioms in poetry,
452
Simile, 464
Metaphor, 455
Personification,
459
Hyperbole, 139
Understatement,
140
http://42explore.com/figlang.htm (figurative language lessons)
http://www.answers.com/topic/the-base-stealer-poem-1 (“The
Base Stealer”)
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/fame-is-a-bee/
(“Fame is a Bee”)
http://www.tatteredcoat.com/archives/2005/04/16/national-poetrymonth-gary-soto/ (“Oranges”)
http://www.equalsay.org/inspiration/birdfoot.htm (“Birdfoot’s
Grandpa”)
http://staff2.esuhsd.org/danielle/English%20Department%20LVill
age/CAHSEEPoetry/The%20Courage%20That%20My%20Mothe
r.doc (“The Courage That My Mother Had”)
“O Captain! My Captain!” 728
“Macavity: The Mystery Cat,” 588
“I Saw Old General at Bay,” 732
“Willow and Ginkgo,” 582
“Lineage,” 581
“Vermin,” 593
http://www.theatreworksusa.org/uploads/studyguide/studyguide_2
14.pdf (“Hold Fast to Dreams”)
http://www.poetry-online.org/sandburg_carl_fog.htm (“Fog”)
RAFT: Brozos, 14; Best Practices
Toolkit, C8, C47
Graphic organizers: Brozo, 5, Best
Practices Toolkit, A24-A27; A56-A59
Professor know-it-all: Brozo, 9
Brainstorming: Brozo, 1
7 Free Verse or Structured Verse?
Text, 597
Literature Standards Lesson File, 123150; 161-171
Free Verse, 200,
205
Hinky Pinkys:
http://www.teachersdesk.org/vocabhink.html
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/TM/WS_sponges.shtml
“Barbara Frietchie,” 282
“John Henry,” 288
Brainstorming, Brozo, 1
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Grade 8 - Unit 5: Life Is a Poem - Poetry Correlations
McDougal Little Literature
8 Allusions and Symbolism
Allusion: Literature Standards Lesson
File, 309-316
Symbolism: Literature Standards Lesson
File, 291-300; Targeted Instruction for
Louisiana Standards, 43
“My Mother Pieced Quilts,” 478
“Quilting,” 481
“We Alone,” 608
Text, 477-482, 610
Graphic organizers: Brozo, 5, Best
Practices Toolkit, A24-A27; A56-A59
9 A Poem’s Meaning
Text, 654; Literature Standards Lesson
File, 259-269; Best Practices Toolkit,
D19, D36-D43, D66; Targeted
Instruction for Louisiana Standards, 43
“I Want to Write,” 854
“Sit-Ins,” 857
Blackline Masters
Write Source 2000
LPSS – Summer, 2008
Reader’s Handbook
Other Materials
Personification,
459
Idioms in poetry,
452
http://www.cqsb.qc.ca/svs/434/poems.htm#top (“This is My
Rock”)
http://www.aspirennies.com/private/SiteBody/Romance/Poetry/Fr
ost/rfrost3.shtml (“The Road Not Taken”)
http://ezinearticles.com/?Allusion-in_Poetry&id=115663
(allusion)
Alliteration, 447
Onomatopoeia, 458
Repetition, rhyme,
rhythm, 460-463
Idioms in poetry,
452
Figurative
language, 426-427
Simile, 464
Metaphor, 455
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/daybreak-in-alabama/
(“Daybreak in Alabama”)
10 Visualizing Poetry
Imagery: Literature Standards Lesson
File, 259-269
Word Choice: Literature Standards
Lesson File, 339-346
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/still-i-rise/ (“Still I Rise”)
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/silver/ (“Silver”)
“Mother to Son,” 616
“Identity,” 601
“lesson of the moth,” 596
“One More Round,” 624
“Speech to the Young,” 612
http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/nikki_giovanni/poems/17
92 and
http://www.answers.com/topic/knoxville-tennessee-poem-1 and
http://www.answers.com/topic/knoxville-tennessee-poem-6
(“Knoxville, Tennessee”)
Graphic organizers: Brozo, 5, Best
Practices Toolkit: A24-A27; A56-A59
http://ops.tamu.edu/x075bb/poems/casey.html and
http://www.historybuff.com/library/refcasey.html (“Casey at the
Bat”)
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Grade 8 - Unit 5: Life Is a Poem - Poetry Correlations
McDougal Little Literature
11 Poetry: Comparison/Contrast Essay
Text, 424-426; 740; Best Practices
Toolkit, D39-D43; Targeted Instruction
for Louisiana Standards, 61-67
“Canyon de Chelly,” 420
“Mi Madre,” 416
“The Other Pioneers,” 738
“Western Wagons,” 734
12 Poetry: The Total Effect
Text, 648-654
“The Sunflowers,” 657
“Indian Summer Day,” 656
13 Writing Poetry
Best Practices Toolkit, C38
Blackline Masters
Write Source 2000
LPSS – Summer, 2008
Reader’s Handbook
Other Materials
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/poetry.html (numerous
poems)
Response sheet,
62
Traditional
forms, 63/64
Invented forms,
65/66
Writing Poetry,
198-201
http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/types.html (types)
http://engla.jppss.k12.la.us/Poetry%20page%20files/POETRY%2
0TERMINOLOGY%20-Traditional%20Poetry%20Forms.pdf
(poetry terminology)
http://danadbrown91.googlepages.com/poetry.ppt (poem types)
http://www.poetryteacher.com/index.html
www.educationworld.com/a-curr/curr079.shtmal (Invent your own
poetry form)
14 Poetry Alive
Text, 655
Reading Poetry,
196
Reading Poetry,
196-197
Tone/voice of
speaker, 468-469
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www.poetspath.com/exhibits/magnificentrainbow.html (poems by
kids)
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=28
(fluency through oral interpretation)
http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/techlp/techlp018.shtml
http://www.poetryteachers.com/poetclass/performpoetry.htm
(performing poetry)
http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/poetry.html (writing poetry)
http://home.cogeco.ca/~rayser3/poetry.htm#intro (teaching and
performing poetry)
http://www.msrogers.com/English2/poetry/30_days_of_poetry.ht
m#Poetry_Lesson_Chart (writing poetry)
http://www.favoritepoem.org/