3rd+Grade+Poetry

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Jigsaw Various forms of presentations (electronic or paper-based)
 * Grade Level: 3rd**
 * Subject: Language Arts**
 * Strand**: Reading
 * = **Knowledge & Skills**
 * Statement** ||= **Student Expectation** ||= **Cognitive Expectation**
 * (verbs)** ||= **Content Expectation**
 * (demonstration)** ||
 * A) describe the characteristics of various forms of poetry and how they create imagery (e.g., narrative poetry, lyrical poetry, humorous poetry, free verse). || Investigate and discover different forms of poetry || describe the characteristics and create imagery || demonstrate using prezi, powerpoint, etc. ||
 * Possible Activity Types ** :

2. Jigsaw back to their group to share what they have learned. 3. Develop a product electronically (prezi, animoto, stupeflix, glogster, etc.) 4. Post on a blog, Edmodo, or Wikispaces. 5. Have students respond and reflect on each other learning.
 * **Title:** || **Poetry Immersion** ||
 * **Description:** || 1. Divide the class into 4 groups: lyrical, free verse, humorous, and narrative. Each group will research to define the characteristics of each type and find examples fro each type.

[|Poetry Types] computers, ipad journals for writing down notes and reflections [|Narrative Poetry] [|Lyrical Poems] [|Shape Poems] [|Free Verse] ||
 * Guided Practice**: Have a collection of poem for the students to sort based on the characteristics of the poem in groups.
 * Independent Practice/Assessment**: Give 5 poems to students and they will identity the type based on the characteristics. ||
 * **Resources Needed:** || poetry books,
 * **Example** ||  ||
 * **Notes** ||  ||