Day 69: 12/18/19 - A Day: Share Free Verse Poem & Editing & Revising Poetry

Good Day 6th Graders,
As we continue unit 2 we will work on editing and revising poetry as we prepare them for publication. 

                        Thank you ,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

• Fill out your Agenda with tonight's Homework
• Get out your ELA notebook & turn to your Free Verse poem

Homework:

• Edit & Revise your poems.
• Optional - Design a cover for our anthology of poetry

Anthology of Poetry 

2020
Block # _____

Activity #1

Sharing your "Free Verse" poem

Standards:

SL6.4 - Present Claims and findings using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation

Directions:
Today you will share your poetry with a group of your peers so you can receive feedback to improve your writing. 

Begin by Saying:
Hello, I would like to share my poem with you. The title of my poem is:_______________

End by Saying:
Thank you (Be sure to Pause between your poem and your thank you)

Essential Questions:
What did you like about the poetry?

What poetic devices were used?
Essential Questions:
What did you like about the poetry?
What poetic devices were used?

Activity #2

Editing and Revising Poetry
I can Edit & Revise my own Poetry 

• Standard W6.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
• Standard W6.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
• Standard W6.5 With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.

Steps to improve your poetry:

(Independently) 15 - 20 minutes

• Read through the poems you wrote over the last two weeks. Choose 2 of them that you would like to edit & revise, or that you would like to develop further. 
• Think about what poetic devices you can add to your poems, and input them where desired. 
• Look for places to add more similes or metaphors.
• Look for places where you can add more adjectives, or where you can create a sense of scene.
• Look for places where you can add the 5 senses, and other forms of figurative language.
• Create line breaks in your poems. Draw / where ever you think you want a line break

(With a writing partner) 15 - 20 minutes

• Share the changes you made.
• Get feedback regarding any additional improvements you can make.

(Independently) 10 - 15 minutes

• Copy over your poems for typing them in the computer lab tomorrow

Optional: If you want you can think of a design for the cover of our book of Poetry. Create a preliminary design on a piece of scrap paper. Then create a final copy on card stock paper. See me to get the card stock. We will be voting on the best design to put on the front cover and the back cover.

*On the cover you must put the words 

"Anthology of Poetry 2019". 

 Include your "Block #"

RTI

Edit & Revise Poetry