Monday 05/07 Writing - Shape Poems to Help Readers Visualize Topic

Purpose: I can shape my poems so the structure communicates the content.

1. Word Work: Vocabulary Surge Lesson 11 Day 1
2. Connection:  fireworks
3. Teaching:  Today I want to teach you that concrete poetry—sometimes also called ‘shape poetry’—is poetry whose visual appearance matches the topic of the poem. The words form shapes which illustrate the poem’s subject as a picture, as well as through their literal meaning: structure = content
4. Engagement: "flamingo" and "crickets"
5. Link: Independent Writing Time
• Write concrete/shape poems about ordinary things so that your structure communicates your content.
• Continue personifying objects.
• Continue to write words and images for times of the year.
• Use sensory details to describe any other topic.