AIM: How can we examine the
Poetry Project assignment and
create a “Found Poem”?
DO NOW: Summarize your favorite story that was read to you as a
child. (Example: Three Little Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red
Riding Hood))
Homework:
1. Bring in a copy of song lyrics (ALL LYRICS MUST BE SCHOOL
APPROPRIATE!!! If you wouldn’t yell it out in church or at a grandma
leave it home!).
2. Bring in a photo of a person or place that you love.
3. Finish “Found Poem” if you didn’t finish it in class.
Spelling words Box #1- three times
Poetry Project
• Let’s read the handout and change the
due dates together.
• What are the expectations?
• How will your work be graded?
Found Poem
• A found poem is a poem using other
people’s words to convey your idea. You
may use the same theme as the author.
Think of it as sampling.
• Sampling:
• Example from music:
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI_F5Af
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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H86m4
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• “The Ant and the Grasshopper” page 313
in prose and 314 in poetry.
Poetry vs Prose
Poetry
• Stanzas
• May rhyme
• Usually does not
contain dialogue
• Imagery
Prose
• Paragraphs
• Does not usually
rhyme
• Contains dialogue
• Uses: setting, plot
and conflict
FOUND POEM
• 15 lines minimum (it can be more)
• You can use as many stanzas as you
would like
• It may or may not rhyme
• It must have the same theme and
characters as your story
• Turn your story into poetry by retelling it
AIM: How can we create a “Copy
the Style/ Lyric Poem”?
• DO NOW: What song did you select?
What made you choose this song?
• Homework: Complete any poem that you
did not finish in class….project is due
Tuesday. Box #1-quiz Friday.
Shel Silverstein
• Let’s turn find Shel Silverstein’s poem in
our anthology.
• Let’s read it aloud and answer the
questions.
• Using your lyrics or Shel Silverstein, let’s
copy the style to create our own poem.
– 1 verse 1 chorus (15 line minimum)
AIM: How can we use imagery in
our poetry to make a photo come to
life?
• DO NOW: Who is the person in your
photo? Why did you choose this photo?
• Homework: Purchase poster paper and
any supplies needed to decorate your
project.
Please clear your desks
• Name:
• Period:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Date:
Ms. Mach
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Imagery
• Bring this photograph to life. Make a list of
adjectives to describe this person.
• Using your list as inspiration, create a
poem.
My little bro
My little bro short
And fun I’ll always
See him run
My little bro smart
And loud I’ll always
Hear him shout
My little bro dirty
And devious He’ll
Always smell like peanuts
My little bro big and
Strong I’ll always feel
Him attacking me
My little Bro sweet but
Sour He’ll always eat bananas
My little bro
Short and fun
I’ll always see him run
My little bro
Smart and loud
I’ll always hear him shout
My little bro
Dirty and devious
He’ll always smell like peanuts
My little bro
big and strong
I’ll always feel him attacking me
My little Bro
sweet but sour
He’ll always eat bananas
YUM!
AIM: How can we collaborate to
create extended metaphor poems?
• DO NOW: If you had to compare yourself
to an object or animal, what would it be
and why?
• Homework: Poetry Project due Tuesday.
Everyone will present one poem.
Extended Metaphor
• Metaphor: when you compare one thing to
another.
• Ex: Life is a rollercoaster.
– They both have ups and downs
– They can move fast or slow at times
– You sometimes feel out of control
– They could make you scream or cry
Group Work
• In your assigned group you will create bio
metaphor poems.
• Take out a piece of paper and write your name
on top.
• Now write the first line
– Ms. Mach is…
You are going to pass the paper around the group and
each member will look at the object your compared
yourself to and add qualities that make you similar to
that object.