Station 2: Cut-Out Poem, (READING 1.0 Word Analysis, LRA 3.1 Articulate the characteristics of different forms of poetry, LC 1.4 Correct grammar)
Working in groups cut out 10 nouns, 5 verbs, 3 prepositions, 2 adjectives, and 2 adverbs per group member.
A preposition shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun an another word in a sentence.
examples: above, in, out, past, since, through
A verb shows action or state of being.
examples: walk, talk, think, believe, is, am
Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns.
examples: tiny, three, furious, sunny
A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.
examples: Andy, park, book, truth
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or adverbs.
examples: quickly, slowly, well
With the words that were cut out, each group member will make a poem on a poster by pasting the words on construction paper. The student will also display the poem on the poster and rewrite the poem on a regular piece of paper with a proper heading.
Grading Guidelines
Appearance: Poster reflects student’s pride in his or her work. All words are cut out and no words are formed with letters that have been cut out individually. The copy of the poem produced by hand is neat and legible.
Sound: The combination of words on the page is interesting. The words may alliterate, rhyme, produce a rhythm, or otherwise just sound cool.
Meaning: The words on the page seem to make some kind of sense. There should at least be a hint of meaning.
Copy the poem by hand or by typing, hang up the poster and turn in the copy.
Assignment is worth 50 points.
Station 3: Find the theme (LRA 3.5 Identify and analyze recurring themes)
Read the following works of literature and complete a theme form
for each.
Excerpt from The Cay provided in class.
Birdfoot's Grampa
The old man
must have stopped our car
two dozen times to climb out
and gather into his hands
the small toads blinded
by our lights and leaping,
live drops of rain.
The rain was falling,
a mist about his white hair
and I kept saying
you can't save them all,
accept it, get back in
we've got places to go.
But, leathery hands full
of wet brown life,
knee deep in the summer
roadside grass,
he just smiled and said
they have places to go to too.
- Joseph Bruchac
Read Grand Mothers by Nikki Giovanni on pages 409 - 414 in the Language of Literature.
Read "Old Man" by Ricardo Sanchez. Write notes in the margins of the poem about possible themes.
Homework: Finish book report and study island by 2/29.
