Lesson 5: Recognizing Genre

Why read poetry?

* Poets express ideas, events, or experiences to a reader in a unique style.
* Poems do not have to follow the same rules as other types of writing, such as those for novels or informational texts.
* This freedom makes poetry a special kind of writing that can express something we can’t say with regular words.
* Poets use poetic devices, or elements of a poem, to tell a story and to express a feeling to the reader.
* These elements are the necessary parts of a poem and include line break, rhyme, figurative language, and sound devices.

Poetic devices have their own special characteristics:
* Imagery -language that creates a picture in the reader's mind. Imagery can be words that are very descriptive or it can be a device, like figurative language.
* Figurative language is a way to write about one thing while referencing something else. An example of figurative language is a metaphor or simile. You could use figurative language to describe the heat on a summer day, saying "the pavement was as hot as lava."
* Rhyme Scheme -the ordered pattern of word sounds and features. Rhyme scheme helps create a rhythm and beat to the poem. Poets use rhyme scheme for a variety of reasons, including to create humor or a songlike tone. Examples of poems that use rhyme schemes are limericks and sonnets.
* Line Break -when a poet decides to end a line and start a new one, regardless of where they are in the sentence or phrase. A poet can use a line break to give a poem a certain shape or sound.

Instruction:
CCSS: RL.7.10
Application:
CCSS: RL.7.10, SL.7.1.A, SL.7.1.C, SL.7.2, L.7.6

DOK 2, 3, 4

Text Chunking
Guiding Questions
Sentence Starters & Response Frames
Small Group Support
Graphic Organizers
Visual Glossary
Modeling
Think-a-Louds

Quiz questions, Open-Ended Response Questions, Discussion and Notes

StudySync Skill Lesson on: Recognizing Genre