1. Topic-
Poetry
 
2. Content-
Poetic Forms/Structures
Pantoum
Villanelle
Rhyme
Rhyme Scheme
 
3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
1. Identify Pantoum/villanelle poems on sight
2. Identify rhyme/rhyme scheme
3.To gain an understanding and appreciation for both the product and process of poetry
 
4. Objectives-
1.Read poetry
2.Use rhyme/rhyme scheme to write structured poetry
3.Use a graphic organizer
 
5. Materials and Aids-
Model Poem Handout
Writing a Pantoum/Villanelle Worksheet
Dr. Seuss
Rhyming Dictionary
 
6. Procedures/Methods-

A. Introduction-

1.Review poetic form (cinquain)
2. Review rhyme/rhyme scheme
(Green Eggs and Ham, anyone?)
 

B. Development-

1.New vocabulary: Pantoum, villanelle
 

C. Practice-

1.Teacher read: Pantoum "If I Had Married You Instead of Her"
2.Student choral reading: Villanelle "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"- Dylan Thomas
 

D. Independent Practice-

1.Write a villanelle or pantoum using the graphic organizer and directions provided.
 

E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-

1.Rhyming Dictionary
2.Extended Time
3.Gifted: Optional extra credit: Both poems
 

F. Checking for understanding-

1.teacher feedback
2.test Dec 9
 

G. Closure-

1.stamp poem
2.Last two types tomorrow: The Ode and the Sestina
 
7. Evaluation-
Project: Poem Selection and Reflection (3 poems taken to final draft)
 

This Lesson Plan is available at (www.teacherjet.com)