Library Lesson: Reading & Writing Poetry - 6g Essential Literacy Unit 4

Make poetry come alive for students with this 2-visit Library Lesson unit focused on Reading & Writing Literacy and aligned to National School Library Standards & ELA Common Core. Lesson 1 is short enough to allow time for students to browse & choose books, and for sustained, silent reading. Lesson 2 has a hands-on creative activity with a takeaway booklet of original poems.

Lessons:

1. How does figurative language create sensations in my mind? A book buffet for students to examine the poetry books in the school library with a figurative language activity to enhance ELA learning.
2. How can I use different forms of poetry to communicate sensations to a reader? A hands-on activity to create a foldable booklet in which to write 3 original poems in 3 different forms: haiku, cinquain, acrostic.

This product package contains:

• Complete lesson plan with standards, understandings, objectives, assessment, Instructional guide, and space for reflection
• 2 animated slide presentations (8,9) [files as PPTX & ODP for Google slides]
• 2 sets of PDF presentation Notes
• PDFs of 2 worksheets
• 1 printable bookmark

You'll love using this School Library Lesson Unit that encourages students to read poetry books and gives them a simple, but meaningful, way to create & share their own poems.