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Date: 10/2/2014
Length of Lesson: 45 min
Lesson Idea
Students will type their favorite poem. They will then summarize each
line as if explaining it to a student much younger than themselves.
Lesson Objectives:
Summarize poetry
Simplify text
Use Microsoft word
Standards Addressed:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL 9-10.2: Provide an objective summary of the
text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL 9-10.4: Determine the meaning of words and
phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and
connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word
choices on meaning and tone
Iste Standard 1.a: Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas,
products, or processes.
Problem Statement:
Students, pretend you are a fourth grade teacher explaining a favorite
poem to your class. How would you summarize your favorite poem in a
way that someone younger than you could understand? For this
project you will type up your favorite poem and then summarize it line
by line. Keep in mind that the summary of your poem should be written
in language someone in a much younger grade can understand.
Procedures:
First students will choose their favorite poem from the previous unit.
Next, students will use Microsoft word to type their poem.
Finally, students will write a line by line summary of the poem. The
summary should be simplified a middle school level.
Grading Rubric:
Criteria
Summary
Fire and Ice
He is wondering if the world will
End in fire or ice which he later
compares to desire and hate.
He says that because desire can
Can make people do crazy things
He agrees with the people who
think desire might cause the world
end.
But he thinks that if the world
could end twice that people's hate
Would be enough to cause
the world to end.