Poetry+Writing

===** Poetry Writing ** === = = **Description:** Poetry is written primarily to create images, entertain, or express feelings. They can be shared orally, compiled in a class book, or put in a classroom library. 

Kindergarten - Grade 2: Create Sensory Images and Add Specific Information Grade 3 - 5  Grade 6 -8 : Use descriptive techniques **Books and Websites:**  __Where the Sidewalk Ends__ ; Written by Shel Silverstein __Wham! It's a Poetry Jam: Discovering Performance Poetry__ ; Written by Sara Holbrook __Gooney Bird is so Absurd__ ; Written by Lois Lowry __Family of Poems__, A; Written by Caroline Kennedy [] [] []
 * Lesson Activities:**
 * Write five senses poetry
 * Brainstorm sensory words by looking at photos, pictures and objects
 * Use descriptive words to describe family, friends or pets
 * Write descriptive sentences using photos, pictures, and objects as cues
 * Incorporate dialog into a story read in class, adding details and descriptive words
 * Use "juicy" words by brainstorming and using a thesaurus
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Identify similies and metaphors in stories and poems
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Identify examples of descriptive elements in books and poems
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Revise writings keeping word choice in mind

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