Course/Subject/Grade(s):LanguageArt4/5 PlanningTeam:Carlos,Holly, Linsie

UnitBigIdea:Usinglanguage increativeandplayfulwayshelpsusunderstandhowlanguageworks

UnitGuidingQuestion:HowcanIuse languageandpoetrycreativelytobetterunderstandanimage?

Goals ThisiswhatIneed toknow

anddo

This iswhatImustknow&do

This iswhatIcanknow&do

This iswhatIcouldknow&do

This iswhatIcantryto know

&do

Content:Iknowhow tofindandtellastoryinanimage

Iknowmysenses

Iknowhowtofindusemysensestofindimportantdetailsinanimage

Iknow simile/metaphorandhowtofinditinanimage

Iknow howtofindpurposeinaphotograph

Iknow howtofindathemeinaphotograph

CurricularCom

petencies:

Createand

commun

icate

Icanuse writingprocessestowritepoetry

Icanfind apoemIloveandshareit

Icanwriteasimilepoem

Icanwriteahaiku

Icanwriteametaphorpoem

Icanwriteanalliterationpoem

Icanwriteafreeversepoem

Icanuselanguageincreativeways

Icancreateavisualrepresentation

IcanwriteapoemaboutsomethingthatIknowalotabout

Icanuse followspecificpoemstructures/format

Icanuse juicydescriptivewordsinmypoetry

Icanusemetaphorinmypoetry

Icanbeplayfulinmypoetrybycombiningformats/structures

Icantrynewthingsandtakerisksinwritingpoetry

Icantell astoryofanimageusingpoetry

Icanspeakinaloudclearvoice

Icanusemyvoicetoperforminanengagingway

Icanusemybodylanguagetoperforminanengagingway

IcanhavestagepresencewhenIperform

IcanengagetheaudiencewhenIperform

Icansharemyideasandperspectivesaboutpoetry

Icanmakeaconnectioninrespondingtopoetry

Icanexpress myopinioninrespondingtopoetry

Icanask questionsinmyresponsetopoetry

Icanmakeinferencesinmyresponsetopoetry

Icanbuildonotherpeople’sideas