Investigating Sensory Details in “Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout”

11-20-13, FMS, 7th Grade

analyze how a poem’s form or structure contributes to its meaning,

analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds in poetry,

determine the meanings of words and phrases as they are used in a poem,

collaborate effectively in pair discussions, problem-solving,

and perform a pair-created skit.

Today, you will… Analyze how a drama's or poem's form or

structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning. [RL.7.5]

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. [RL.7.4]

Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. [RL.7.1]

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. [L.7.6]

Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on Grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly. [SL.7.1]

Think-Pair-Share

Complete the “chunking” worksheet to turn in for a grade.

In pairs, perform a skit to act our your chunk!

“Chunk” the Poem:

Watch a Teacher Tube video: “Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout”

As you watch and actively listen, pay close attention

to sensory details.

What do you see, hear, smell, taste? What might you reach out an touch if you were in Sarah’s house?

As a class:

“Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout…”

Watch, listen, and annotate SENSORY details in the YouTube video:

“Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out!”

http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=245419

A finished chunk will look like this:

11-20-13Amanda Lloyd

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>SMELL

Rhyme: Stout/out, pans/hams, ceilings/peelings , peas/cheese

Repetition: would not take the garbage out, would not take the garbage out

Alliteration: Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout

hyperbole,

Repetition – a technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for emphasis or unity; repetition creates rhythm and reinforces meaning

Rhyme – the repetition of sounds at the end of words

Alliteration - the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Hyperbole – extreme exaggeration; e.g., “I’m so hungry. I could eat a horse!”

SOUND Devices

Does the poem teach a lesson or moral?

Brainstorm other topics of social importance.

LifeResponsibility

Investigate Shel Silverstein’s Book Channel on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/user/ShelSilversteinBooks

Enrichment and Early Finishers