Unit # 4 Poetry and Figurative Language
CHAPTERS OF LEARNING Gr 5 Unit 4
The Chapters of Learning should be determined during collaborative planning sessions within grade-level teams.
Chapter:_1_ of __2__
Approximate Length: __15__ Days
1) Standards: RL 4, 5; SL 3; L 3, 4, 5; W 1
2) Enduring Understanding(s): An understanding that poetry contains elements which can be read, analyzed and
broken down, will allow students a better understanding that sensory images and figurative language enrich texts
by evoking emotional response.
3) Writing or speech that students will produce: Students will write two different opinion pieces in this unit.
4) Type(s) of assessment recommended: Multiple choice; Constructed response; Performance task; One-on-one;
Other
Learning Objectives
(with Standard name)1
RL.5.5
Explain how a series of
chapters, scenes, or
stanzas fit together to
provide the overall
structure of a particular
story.
Criteria for Success2
After reading several chapters,
write a short response 1-2
paragraphs, in which you explain
how the chapters provide the
overall structure of the story.
Support your discussion with
Essential Questions3
How is this chapter/text organized?
What is the key event/idea in this
chapter?
These chapters can best be described
as a ____.
How would this change if we took out
the _____ chapter?
ELD Considerations
B. Interpretive 6
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DOK 3
evidence from the text.
After reading a poem, write a
short response in which you
explain how the scenes fit
together to provide the overall
structure of a particular drama.
Support your discussion with
evidence from the text.
What is the key event/idea in this
chapter?
Why do you think the author wrote
this as a ______ instead of as a
_______?
W.5.1
Write opinion pieces on
topics or texts, supporting
a point of view with
reasons and information.
DOK 3
After reading a particular chapter
book, drama, poem, or article,
write an opinion piece in which
you argue ________.
Support your position with
evidence from the text.
What reasons, facts, and details have
C. Productive 10
you included that support your
opinion?
What precise words can you include to
impress the reader?
SL 5.3
What is it that the speaker is claiming? B. Interpretive 7 & 8
What support does the speaker use to
support his/her claim?
C. Productive 3
How does the evidence support the
speakers claim?
DOK 2
After listening to a speaker,
students will write a short
summary of the presentation that
supports reason and evidence.
Sentence starters:
In my opinion…
I discovered from _____ that…
I found out from ____ that…
____ pointed out to me that…
As (name of presenter)____
presented, I learned _____
I agree with (name of
presenter)____ presentation
because _____
L5.3
Expand, combine, and
reduce sentences for
meaning.
Compare and contrast the
When writing or speaking to a
group vary sentences to keep the
reader/listener interested.
Use different styles of speech and
writing to fit the audience and
Count the number of words in your
sentences, are they all about the same
length or have you varied them? Why
do you think the author used that
dialect in his/her writing?
Students will summarize
the points a speaker makes
and explain how each
claim is supported be
reason and evidence.
A. Collaborative 1
B. Interpretive 7 & 8
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varieties of English (e.g.,
dialects, registers) used in
stories, dramas, or poems.
purpose.
How does the dialogue sound when
you read it using that dialect?
How does that expression sound when
said in Standard English? What is the
effect?
L 5.5
Students will demonstrate
understanding of figurative
language, word
relationships, and nuances
in word meanings.
DOK 2
After reading a poem and/or
drama make a list of figurative
language or nuances in which
they explain their meaning.
How is this scene organized?
B. Interpretive 6, 7, & 8
What is the key event/idea in this
scene?
C. Productive 12
RL 5.4
Determine the meaning of
words and phrases as they
are used in a text,
including figurative
language such as
metaphors and similes.
As students read a text, novel,
poem, or drama they will make a
list of metaphors and/or similes
they found and describe/interpret
what it means.
Which clues around the word will help B. Interpretive 6, 7, & 8
you determine the meaning of the
word?
C. Productive 12
Locate the simile or metaphor- what
does the author compare?
What strategies can you use to help
you find the meaning of a word?
What are some symbols for _____?
What do _______ symbolize?
L5.4
Determine or clarify the
meaning of unknown and
multiple-meaning words
and phrases based on
grade 5 reading and
content, choosing flexibly
from a range of strategies.
DOK 2
After students read the selection,
they will identify five unknown
words. They will list two
strategies used to help them
determine the meaning of the
words.
What does the word ____ mean in this B. Interpretive 6, 7, and 8
sentence?
Are there any clues around the word
that can help you determine it’s
meaning?
Locate a simile/metaphor – what does
the author compare?
What strategies can you use to help
you find the meaning of the word?
Look at this group of words. What is
the meaning of the phrase?
What do the characters symbolize?
What in the story is a symbol of ------?
DOK 2
What is an example of some figurative
language the author used in the text?
Unit # 4 Poetry and Figurative Language
District Instructional Resources
Standards Addressed
In Chapter 1
Suggested Resources
Lexile Levels 740-1010
Houghton Mifflin
Resources
RL 4, 5
L 3, 4, 5
W1
Tuck Everlasting 770L
HM Focus on Poetry
RL 4, 5
L 3, 4, 5
W1
Where the Mountain Meet the Moon 810L
Scholastic News
Unit # 4 Poetry and Figurative Language
Chapter: __2__ of ___2___ Approximate Length: _15_ Days
1) Standards: RL 7; RI 4, 7; SL 4; W 1, 7, 8
2) Enduring Understanding(s): An understanding that poetry contains elements which can be read, analyzed and
broken down, will allow students a better understanding that sensory images and figurative language enrich texts
by evoking emotional response.
3) Writing or speech that students will produce: Students will write short and long opinion pieces that will
support student presentations and own research.
4) Type(s) of assessment recommended (add or delete): Multiple choice; Constructed response; Performance
task; One-on-one; Other
Learning Objectives (with
Standard name)4
RL 5.7
Analyze how visual and
multimedia elements
contribute to the meaning,
tone, or beauty of a text (e.g.,
graphic novel, multimedia
presentation of fiction,
Criteria for Success5
Essential Questions6
After reading a graphic novel,
poem, or listened to a
presentation, students will write
a short paragraph that explains
how a graphic novel uses images
or words to convey the story.
How do the images, sounds, and
movements contribute to a video or
live presentation of a story that you
have already read?
How does adding photo images or
video help increase your
understanding of the text?
ELD Considerations
B. Interpretive 6
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folktale, myth, or poem).
What audio/graphics elements can
you add to your presentation to
make it better?
DOK 3
RI 5.4
Determine the meaning of
general academic and
domain-specific words and
phrases in a text relevant to a
grade 5 topic or subject area.
DOK 2
After reading a text students will
use clues around the word to
make sense of it. List the clues
that helped you find meaning to
the word and define the word.
W 5.1 & SL 5.4
After reading multiple print or
digital sources, write a short
Report on a topic or text or
response in which you state your
present an opinion,
sequencing ideas logically and opinion and use information to
answer questions quickly or to
using appropriate facts and
relevant, descriptive details to solve a problem efficiently.
support main ideas or themes;
speak clearly at an
understandable pace.
What does the word, _______,
mean in this sentence?
What does the phrase _________,
mean in this section?
Look at the sentence, are there any
words that you can recognize to
help you figure out the word/phrase
meaning?
What does the prefix ______ mean
in the word _____?
B. Interpretive 6 & 8
What are you writing about?
Is your opinion about your topic
clear?
What evidence did you use to
support your position/opinion?
Are the evidence and facts you
have gathered sufficient to support
your opinion?
C. Productive 9, 11, and
12
Where/how would you save your
document?
How do you spell check a
document?
How do you access
______________?
How would you find ______ on the
Internet?
A. Collaborative 1
DOK 3
W 5.7
Conduct short research
projects that use several
sources to build knowledge
through investigation of
different aspects of a topic.
During your research ________
write notes on topic,
Make a list of resources and/or
web pages.
Format, edit, and spell check
typed research paper
C. Productive 10 & 11
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How did your group divide up the
responsibilities for the task?
What online resources might you
use to help write your paper?
What online resources might you
use to help write your paper?
DOK 2
W 5.8
Recall relevant information
from experiences or gather
relevant information from
print and digital sources;
summarize or paraphrase
information in notes and
finished work, and provide a
list of sources
Include ________ (e.g.
bibliography, citations,
references, endnotes).
After researching ________
(informational texts) on
________ (content), write
________ (a report or substitute)
in which you analyze ________
(content), providing evidence to
clarify your analysis.
DOK 2
RI 5.7
After reading multiple print or
digital sources, use the sources
Draw on information from
such as atlas, encyclopedias,
multiple print or digital
glossaries, or digital sources to
sources, demonstrating the
ability to locate an answer to a answer questions quickly or to
question quickly or to solve a solve a problem efficiently.
problem efficiently.
DOK 2
Ask yourself, “How does this
support my topic?”
Is this information important to
your research?
How did you determine if this
information is relevant to your
topic?
How do you cite sources in a
bibliography?
Where can you find information
about how to cite
Internet/books/article sources?
C. Productive 11
Where would you find the answer?
How would you solve the problem
of _______?
Use the information from several
different sources to come up with a
solution to the problem.
Which search engine would be the
best to use in order to locate the
answer to the question?
B. Interpretive 6
Unit # 4 Poetry and Figurative Language
District Instructional Resources
Standards Addressed in
Chapter 2
Suggested Resources
Lexile Levels 740-1010
Houghton Mifflin
Resources
RL 7
RI 4, 7
Where The Mountain Meets the Moon 810L
HM Focus on Poetry
RL 7
SL 4
Tuck Everlasting 770L
Scholastic News
RI 7
W 1, 3, and 4
Scholastic News
Web Sources for different topics
HM Social Studies
HM Science