April 27-May 1

Title: Personification in Poetry

Google Classroom Instructions: Using what you have learned about personification, read the excerpt, Personification in Poetry, by Brenda B. Covert. You will identify and analyze the role of personification in poetry. You will also write a short written response about personification and support your claims with evidence from the poem. A complete list of tasks may be found in the Google Slides presentation.

Translated Instructions for the Week: Week of April 27th Translations

Links to Assignments:

Google Slides Deck: Personification in Poetry

Guided Questions: Guided Reading Questions

Skills Review: Personification in Poetry Mixed Review

Focus on Language: Personification Focus on Language

Title: Personification Practice

Google Classroom Instructions: Using what you have learned about Personification, read the excerpts and respond to identify what person, object or concept is being personified Use evidence from the text excerpt to support your answers. A complete list of tasks may be found in the Google Slides presentation.

Links to Assignments:

Google Slide Deck: Personification Practice

Skills Practice: Personification Excerpts

Extension Activity: Explain Personification

Title: Analyzing Poetry

Google Classroom Instructions: Read the poem April Rain Song by Langston Hughes and analyze the meaning. Write an analysis to support your understanding of the meaning of the text. A complete list of tasks may be found in the Google Slides presentation.

Links to Assignments:

Google Slide Deck: Analyzing Poetry

Skills Practice: Analyzing Poetry Practice

Planning Document: Outline for Analyzing Poetry

Writing Assignment: Writing Poetry Analysis

Title: Literary Devices

Google Classroom Instructions: You will review common literary devices: Alliteration, Irony, Metaphor, Personification, Simile, and Hyperbole. You will also analyze how literary devices impact the meaning of a poem. A complete list of tasks may be found in the Google Slides presentation.

Links to Assignments:

Google Slide Deck: Literary Devices

Guided Notes: Literary Devices Notes

Skills Practice: Analyzing Poetry Practice

Planning Document: Outline for Analyzing Poetry

Writing Assignment: Writing a Literary Analysis

Title: Short Constructed Response

Google Classroom Instructions: Using what you have learned about personification, read the poems, April Rain Song by Langston Hughes and She Sweeps with many Colored Brooms by Emily Dickinson. Compare and contrast the use of personification in the two poems. Use information from the poems to support your comparison. A complete list of tasks may be found in the Google Slides presentation.

Links to Assignments:

Google Slide Deck: Short Constructed Response

Guiding Questions: Active Reading Questions

Writing Assignment: Constructed Response