Poetry Breakdown
by The Media Spot, LLC
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1. Differentiation
1.1. Identify Poetic Elements
1.1.1. Rhyming Words (Yellow)
1.1.2. Personification (Green)
1.1.3. Imagery (Blue)
1.2. Vocabulary Highlighting key words
1.2.1. Writing kid-friendly definitions
1.2.2. Add images connected to the definition
1.3. Identify and prove your thinking about the theme of the poem.
1.3.1. Life Lesson (Record yourself in Explain Everything)
1.3.2. 2 details that show you the life lesson (circle them in Explain Everyting)
1.3.3. What tells you this is a poem?
1.3.4. What is the theme? Support with details.
1.4. Finish with: Read aloud with Sock Puppet
2. debrief & take aways
2.1. messy process
2.1.1. kids are not phased by messiness
2.2. worth it?
2.2.1. engagement factor
2.2.2. they were focused for an hour
2.3. process
2.3.1. start with 1 small group
2.3.2. go through the full process once before trying with whole class