South Colonie: Mrs. Bianchi Grade 6
A Story of Epic Proportions: What makes a Poem an Epic?
Metaphorical Gold: Mining the Gold Rush for Stories
Poems that Tell a Story: Narrative and Persona in the Poetry of Robert Frost
Animating Poetry: Reading Poems about the Natural World
The Poet's Voice: Langston Hughes and You
Video (1:38) Writing Children's Poetry: The 5 Things All Great Children's Poems Have in Common
The Statue of Liberty: Bringing the 'New Colossus' to America
Inside Out & Back Again Read Aloud
Video: Writing Narrative Poetry (How To) 12:25
Video: Examples of Narrative Poetry (1:09)
Video: Narrative Poem "The Man that Don't Fit In"
Video: I Have a Dream Today (Narrative Poetry)
Video: Walt Disney 1946 - Casey at the Bat HQ (8:36)
James Earl Jones reads Casey at the Bat
Dramatic recital of the poem "Casey at the Bat" by Mike Bianchi
Video: Television by Roald Dahl - Narrative Poetry Reading
Video: The Spider And The Fly by Mary Howitt - Poetry Reading 3:41
Video: Teachers' Day - A Poem By Sreejoni Nag 1:10
Video: How to Write a Limerick
How to Write a Limerick (1:41) Video
Video: Animation that includes a song using alliteration
Poet Kritine O'Connell George (Web Site)
Edgar Allen Poe's " The Raven." Examine literary devices
Video: Figurative Language and Poetic Devices in Song Lyrics
Video: Figures of Speech in Music Lyrics
Lemonade the Musical: Fiction Mentor Text
A Story of Epic Proportions: What makes a Poem an Epic?
Metaphorical Gold: Mining the Gold Rush for Stories
Poems that Tell a Story: Narrative and Persona in the Poetry of Robert Frost
Animating Poetry: Reading Poems about the Natural World
The Poet's Voice: Langston Hughes and You
The Statue of Liberty: Bringing the 'New Colossus' to America
http://learnzillion.com/lessons/1884-distinguishing-poetry-from-prose
http://learnzillion.com/lessons/1885-identifying-and-interpreting-timing-and-pacing-in-a-poem
http://learnzillion.com/lessons/1886-comparing-and-contrasting-textual-details
http://learnzillion.com/lessons/1886-comparing-and-contrasting-textual-details
http://learnzillion.com/lessons/1887-identifying-and-interpreting-a-poets-voice
http://learnzillion.com/lessons/1889-mimic-a-poets-style
http://learnzillion.com/courses/54?collection_id=961 Read Aloud The Wind’s Visit by Emily Dickinson
Mini-Lessons
http://learnzillion.com/lessons/1932-analyze-descriptive-words-to-understand-characters
http://learnzillion.com/lessons/1940-explain-how-the-author-develops-point-of-view
http://learnzillion.com/lessons/1992-determine-theme-by-analyzing-repetition-in-a-poem
http://learnzillion.com/lessons/1570-find-meaning-in-a-poems-title
http://learnzillion.com/lessons/1571-use-imagery-to-notice-setting
http://learnzillion.com/lessons/1572-notice-figurative-language-in-a-poem
http://learnzillion.com/lessons/1573-interpret-repetition-in-a-poem
http://learnzillion.com/lessons/1573-interpret-repetition-in-a-poem
http://learnzillion.com/lessons/1575-notice-and-interpret-comparisons-in-a-poem
http://learnzillion.com/lessons/1576-determine-the-theme-of-a-poem
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/30876
Video: How to Write a Limerick
Video: Animation that includes a song using alliteration
Poet Kritine O'Connell George (Web Site)
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ELA: Poetry Vocabulary
http://www.quia.com/jg/2097914.html
ELA: State Assessment Vocabulary (Literary & Poetic Devices)
http://www.quia.com/hm/229430.html
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE JEOPARDY
http://www.quia.com/cb/129067.html
Poetry Quiz
http://www.quia.com/quiz/1866962.html
ELA: "Poetry Matters" by Ralph Fletcher
http://www.quia.com/quiz/3692790.html
ELA: Understanding Similes and Metaphors
http://www.quia.com/quiz/1069886.html
ELA: FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
http://www.quia.com/cb/692167.html
ELA: Identifying Literary Elements in Writing
http://www.quia.com/rr/790749.html
ELA on line practice: The Pit Ponies
Edgar Allen Poe's " The Raven." Examine literary devices
Video: Figurative Language and Poetic Devices in Song Lyrics
To Teach Figurative Language:
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen (Narrated by Katherine Detrick)
Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out This short unit is based on the poem “Sarah Cynthia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out” by Shel Silverstein. Known for writing hilarious poems full of figurative language and exaggeration, Silverstein illustrates how one seemingly small choice can have colossal consequences.
Sara Cynthia Sylvia Stout! With lyrics
Shel Silverstein- Where the Sidewalk Ends
To Teach Alliteration and other Poetic Terms
Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin by Lloyd Moss, Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman
The Recess Queen by Alexis O'Neill
Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out This short unit is based on the poem “Sarah Cynthia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out” by Shel Silverstein. Known for writing hilarious poems full of figurative language and exaggeration, Silverstein illustrates how one seemingly small choice can have colossal consequences.
Sara Cynthia Sylvia Stout! With lyrics
Shel Silverstein- Where the Sidewalk Ends
Whatif - A Shel Silverstein Poem
Crocodile's Toothache (By Shel Silverstein)
Similes and Metaphors: