Middle School Poetry Self-Paced Unit: Reading and Comprehending Poems
In this 5-lesson complete unit, students will learn introductory skills to understanding poetry by practicing their ability to deeply analyze, think abstractly, understand elements like meter, and be introduced to sonnets and limericks
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1-2 hours per week. EACH LESSON WILL INCLUDE: • A pre-recorded video lesson broken into separate segments (skeleton notes provided) • Short answer and multiple choice questions integrated into the pre-recorded lesson to track student comprehension • Student-to-student discussion posts to practice what was learned in class - Instructor will initiate a post with a question - Each student will make a response with a five-sentence post - Students will respond to two other students with a three-sentence post • An open-note multiple-choice and short-answer quiz • A "final" will be given at the conclusion of the course containing multiple-choice and short answer questionsAssessment
Students will receive a percentage (0-100) for the activities each lesson, and then an overall percentage (0-100) at the completion of the course. Percentage will show their accuracy in answering questions with the correct answers.Grading
A letter-grade does not get applied (feel free to look up your local school district's grading scale if you wish to know a letter-grade) • Integrated lesson questions = 10% of final grade • Lesson-quizzes = 35% of final grade • Discussion threads = 35% of final grade • Final quiz = 20% of final gradeClass Experience
US Grade 6 - 8
Beginner Level
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CLASS SYNOPSIS
• This 5-lesson course collects all five of my other (5⭐️) poetry courses into one complete self-paced unit!
• In this 5-lesson complete unit, students will learn introductory skills to understanding poetry by practicing their ability to deeply analyze, think abstractly, understand elements like meter, and be introduced to sonnets and limericks
OVERVIEW
EACH LESSON WILL INCLUDE:
• A pre-recorded video lesson broken into separate segments (skeleton notes provided)
• Short answer and multiple choice questions integrated into the pre-recorded lesson to track student comprehension
• Student-to-student discussion posts to practice what was learned in class
- Instructor will initiate a post with a question
- Each student will make a response with a five-sentence post
- Students will respond to two other students with a three-sentence post
• An open-note multiple-choice and short-answer quiz
• A "final" will be given at the conclusion of the course containing multiple-choice and short answer questions
TEACHING STYLE
• The goal is to have student-to-student discussion and interaction
• I will aim to facilitate conversation and pose questions that provoke deeper thought based on the central text
• I love interacting with my students! I will be apart of the conversation as well 😁
• Mini-lessons will be shared to ensure all students comprehend concepts and themes
• While students will be challenged to think deeply, their perspective will always be encouraged and celebrated.
• I hope that students feel as welcomed to think as they are challenged in their thinking.
RESOURCES
• Skeleton notes will be provided for each lesson
• Open-note graded quizzes will be assigned at the end of each lesson
• An open-note graded quiz will be assigned at the end of the entire 5-lesson unit
GRADING
Students will receive a percentage (0-100) for the activities each lesson, and then an overall percentage (0-100) at the completion of the course. Percentage will show their accuracy in answering questions with the correct answers.
A letter-grade does not get applied (feel free to look up your local school district's grading scale if you wish to know a letter-grade)
• Integrated lesson questions = 10% of final grade
• Lesson-quizzes = 35% of final grade
• Discussion threads = 35% of final grade
• Final quiz = 20% of final grade
SCHEDULE
• LESSON 1: PERCEIVING POETRY
In this introductory lesson to poetry, not only will students be able to directly comprehend the central text, (Hope is the Thing with Feathers by Emily Dickinson) they will learn key skills and approaches to understanding poetry as a whole.
• LESSONS 2 & 3: MASTERING METER
Poetry has a rhythm just as much as music does. It's called meter. We will learn all about stressed and unstressed syllables, metrical feet, and how poets use them to create beautiful pieces of English literature!
• LESSON 4: DISCERNING SONNETS
Poetry will often follow rules of rhyme scheme, meter, and more; this class will learn about these structures through studying Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare
• LESSOn 5: LEARNING LIMERICKS
Poetry will often follow rules of rhyme scheme, meter, and more; this class will learn about these structures through studying various Sonnets.
✨For the LIVE versions of these courses, go to the following links:✨
Perceiving Poetry:
https://outschool.com/classes/middle-school-poetry-course-perceiving-poems-hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers-IjryywAj?usid=HjYuHv99&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
Mastering Meter:
https://outschool.com/classes/middle-school-poetry-course-mastering-meter-mini-unit-yRb5ZUZK?usid=HjYuHv99&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
Discerning Sonnets:
https://outschool.com/classes/middle-school-poetry-course-discerning-sonnets-sonnet-18-by-shakespeare-K7raysZl?usid=HjYuHv99&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
Learning Limericks:
https://outschool.com/classes/middle-school-poetry-course-learning-limericks-3u9qRwk7?usid=HjYuHv99&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_linkLearning Goals
• Students will have a well-rounded understanding of poetry as a whole and feel confident to read and comprehend it
• Students will learn how to differentiate four kinds of figurative language (metaphor, simile, symbol and hyperbole), the basic elements of poetry form (stanzas and lines), and practice skills necessary to both analysis and life in general (humility, patience, confidence, seeking understanding, self-reflection, challenging oneself)
• Students will use the class text (How Happy is the Little Stone by Emily Dickinson) to learn about the stressed, unstressed, and secondary stresses within words and how to identify them. They will also learn about the four metrical feet of poetry (iamb, trochee, dactyl, and anapest) and how to identify them within poems.
• Students will use the class text (Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare) to learn about the key elements of a sonnet including lines, rhyme-scheme, syllables, and meter. They will also be challenged to comprehend a beginners understanding of the central-text itself.
• Students will use limericks to learn about their key elements and structure including tone, lines, rhyme-scheme, and meter.
Other Details
Supply List
Skeleton notes are best filled out after being printed, however, they can be filled out digitally as well after "downloading" the copy and then "saving (your) own copy"
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
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Nebraska Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
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