Poetry

Course description: This section of the course is to expose the learner in fourth and fifth grades to the genre of poetry. It will take 3-4 weeks to complete this unit.

Hawaii Content Standards and Benchmarks 

Learner Outcomes

The learner will:

• recognize the elements of a poem
• read poems from a variety of sources
• write a poem
• publish their poem on the web   

What is Poetry?

Types of Poetic Styles

Lesson 1: Pre-Reading Activities on Poetry

Lesson 2: Recording and Charting What You Read

Lesson 3: Writing Your Own Poem/Writing Process

Lesson 4: Poem Web Publishing

Assessment and Evaluation

Poetry Websites

Community Resources