Skills:
- Identifying figurative language
- Define poetic devices
- Read poem and denote poetic devices
- Read poem and explain how poetic devices are used effectively/ineffectively
- Define/create multiple styles of poetry
- Author vs. Speaker
- Understanding Mood and Tone and the importance in relation to presentation of a poem
Standards Assessed:
R.7.1 (Priority Standard) Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
R.7.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text
R.7.3 (Priority Standard) Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).
R.7.4.(Priority Standard) Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
R.7.5. Analyze how a drama's or poem's form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning
R.7.6. (Priority Standard) Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.
R.7.1.(Priority Standard) Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
R.7.2. (Priority Standard) Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
R.7.3. Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events)
R.7.4. (Priority Standard) Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
R.7.5. Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas of the research topic
R.7.6. Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
R.7.8 Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims.
W.7.1. Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
W.7.4. (Priority Standard) Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
W.7.6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and link to and cite sources as well as to interact and collaborate with others, including linking to and citing sources.
W.7.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
L.7.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.7.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
L.7.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
L.7.4. (Priority Standard) Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases
L.7.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
L.7.6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
SL.7.4. (Priority Standard) Present using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.