Middle School Poetry Unit: Reading and Comprehending Poems
Mr. Van, Certified Teacher
Star Educator
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(58)
In this 5-week 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
Class experience
US Grade 6 - 8
Beginner Level
👋 WELCOME 😁
If this is your first class with me, use this coupon code: VANCEFIRSTCLASS10
🐦 CLASS SYNOPSIS 🐦
- This 5 week course collects all five of my other (5⭐️) poetry courses into one complete unit!
- In this 5-week 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/DETAILS 🐦
- A zoom lesson...- 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.
Bachelor's degree from Grace University Certification to Teach Secondary Students from the University of Nebraska at Omaha Endorsement in English/Language Arts from the University of Nebraska at Omaha ACE Educator Over 10 years of experience in various educational positions
Homework Offered
- Practice Poems with open-ended questions (aka homework) will be assigned each week - An open-note multiple-choice and short-answer quiz1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
🐦 GRADING 🐦 Students will receive a percentage (0-100) for the activities each week, 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) - Lesson participation = 10% of final grade - Weekly quizzes = 35% of final grade - Practice Poems = 35% of final grade - Final quiz = 20% of final gradeGrades Offered
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"
Star Educator
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(58)
Hello! My name is Paul Van Moorleghem or, more simply, Mr. Van! I realized that I loved to learn waaaaay too late in life. It was upon this realization that I decided to go back to school and get my certification to teach. Learning is...
Group Class
$25
weekly or $125 for 5 classes1x per week, 5 weeks
55 min
Completed by 7 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-14
1-6 learners per class
