Grade Level 5
Tiffany Popham & Ashley Brewer
4300 A
Dr. Tonja Root
Fall 2009
Ashley Brewer & Tiffany Popham
Tiffany Popham-Prewriting
• ELA5R1 Student demonstrates
comprehension and shows evidence of a
warranted and responsible explanation of
a variety of literary and informational text.
h. Responds to and analyzes the effects of
figurative language in order to uncover
meaning in poetry.
• PLO- Students will complete a graphic
organizer with a list of definitions using
the Thanksgiving words.
Ashley Brewer & Tiffany Popham
Definition Poetry:
• Defines a word
• Uses imagery to paint a picture in the
readers mind
• Compare with an idea, uses metaphors
Prewriting:
• Brainstorm definitions of a word
• What do you think of? Feel? See?
• What can you compare it to?
Ashley Brewer & Tiffany Popham
Definition Poetry. "Education World ® Lesson Planning: Language Arts Work Sheet Library." Education
World® The Educator's Best Friend. 23 Oct. 2009 <http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/worksheets/TCM/>.
Ashley Brewer & Tiffany Popham
Friends are…
Friends are flowers
brightening your day.
Friends are a gift
picked only for you.
Friends are an energy source
keeping you going all day and
night.
Friends are diamonds
you treasure forever.
Definition Poetry. "Education World ® Lesson Planning: Language Arts Work Sheet Library." Education
World® The Educator's Best Friend. 23 Oct. 2009 <http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/worksheets/TCM/>.
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Practice Activity
Prewriting:
Define Thanksgiving
Be creative
Think of your Feelings, too!
Ashley Brewer & Tiffany Popham
Assessment
Activity
Use graphic organizer
Thanksgiving Word list:
Turkey
harvest,
freedom
Native
Americans
celebration
Make creative definitions
Remember to use feelings &
emotions when brainstorming ideas
Ashley Brewer & Tiffany Popham
Ashley Brewer-Drafting
• ELA5W4 The student consistently
uses a writing process to develop,
revise, and evaluate writing.
a. The student plans and drafts
independently and resourcefully.
• PLO-Using the graphic organizer
students will begin a rough draft of a
definition poem.
Ashley Brewer & Tiffany Popham
Definition poetry
Defines a word
Does not have to rhyme
First line states “Thanksgiving is…”
Indent each receding line
Drafting:
Use ideas from graphic
organizer to
form definition poem
Ashley Brewer & Tiffany Popham
What is my flag?
A symbol of my country
An inspiration
A powerful silent song
Freedom for all people
Justice and the rule of law
A gift to all races and religions
Goodness and humanity
A source of pride
My blessed home
Safe haven
This is my flag.
"Definition Poetry." Yahoo! GeoCities: Get a web site with easy-to-use site building tools.. 23 Oct. 2009
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<http://www.geocities.com/margaret_sweeny/definitionpoetry.htm>.
Practice activity
Drafting
Thanksgiving
Use graphic
organizer to write
rough draft
Sample:
Thanksgiving is…
(Indent & write first definition.)
Ashley Brewer & Tiffany Popham
Assessment Activity
Use ideas from graphic
organizer
Begin draft “Thanksgiving
is…”
Begin rough draft on turkey
cutout
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