Grade Level 4 

Content Area ELA

Standard: 

4.16 Describe how authors use literary devices and text features to convey meaning in prose, poetry, and drama. 

4.25 Explain how the form of a poem contributes to meaning. 

Objective: Students will know how authors use literary devices and text features to convey meaning in poetry. Students will know how the form of a poem contributes to the meaning. Students will be able to produce a product demonstrating his/her application of applying prior knowledge to textual clues to draw conclusions about an author's meaning.

Directions: We read and discussed Love That Dog by Sharon Creech as a read aloud in class together. Students wrote down top choices and were paired with a partner or worked alone to create one product/project. Students chose an activity from a choice board to create a product to share with classmates. 

Guidelines: Students used search engines to research ideas and information. Students also created presentations on Google Slides and Canva.