Unit Overview

 

In the first quarter, we spent time understanding how authors develop complex characters. Miss Strangewood is one of the story. We also spent 4 weeks of the quarter looking at poetry and how poetry connects to the larger world. During that time we learned about poetic techniques, such as figurative language, imagery, and sound devices. These techniques give me an idea of what poems consist of. Lastly, we learned how to apply supporting statements using evidences from the text.

 

 

Enduring Understanding: Where do you find poetry?

 

Poetry are everywhere. It is even in music, where people are protesting about the world’s problem. There are various poetic formats we have analyzed in class, such as traditional vs. organic poems. Those two are different in that one of the is more formal than the other. I gain understanding of the poet’s message by looking specific details, like people, setting, theme. On writing, we must have an introduction, claims/assertions, and evidence to support our thoughts. We also must use transitions words and the paragraph has to be formal style with correct grammar and spelling.

 

Reflection on Progress toward the Standards:

 

Strengths

 

• Reading- Identifies and relates the key ideas and details of a written work

Areas of Improvement

 

Improvement

 

• Writing- Understands a variety of text types and how they are appropriate for different purposes

• Language Use-  Demonstrates a command of conventions of standard English grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization in writing

 

 

Poetry Synthesis