Poetry Unit Expectations

Students will be reading and writing poetry that deals with themes such as war, self-identity, the advertising industry, and their frustrations. We will use music videos and dramatic readings to help enhance their learning. Every day we will focus on reading poetry surrounding one theme, analyze poems, and then write one. Some literary terms that they must know in order to analyze poetry are: alliteration, simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, descriptive imagery, and onomatopoeia. They must also know the difference between a free verse poem and a poem with a rhyme scheme.

Objectives
1) Students will be able to define all literary terms discussed in class and use them in their own writing.

2) Students will learn how to analyze poetry looking specifically at point of view and be able to distinguish who the speaker is.

3) Students will be able to convey the overall message of the speaker and the intended audience.

4) Students will be able to brainstorm a list of relevant motifs for each poem discussed in class.

5) Students will memorize and recite a fifteen line poem and recite it to the class.

6) Students will create a five poem poetry booklet that includes poetry they have written that include one praise poem, dialogue poem, anger/pet-peeve poem, advertising poem, and a war poem.