Thursday 05/17 Writing - Odes

Purpose: I can write poetry that celebrates ordinary things as quite extraordinary.

1. Connection: The BEST gift
2. Teaching Point: Today I want to teach you that an ode is a type of poem that celebrates something ordinary as quite extraordinary.
• Mr. Erickson's Ode to the Cyclones
• An Ode to Blueberries
• An Ode to Stinky Breath
3. Engagement: Use this procedure when working on your odes
1. Pick an ordinary place or thing.
2. Give your subject praise or thanks. (Oh, _____________!)
3. Speak directly to the object.
4. Use adjectives to describe it.
5. Use verbs to bring that object to life. (Personification)
6. Use repeated lines.
4. Link: Independent Writing Time
• Write haiku following the traditional structure
• Write acrostic poems about people, places, things, and ideas you know well (Acrostic Poem Interactive)
• Write poems about things that move or make noise.
• Continue using structure to communicate your content.
• Continue using sensory words to describe weather.
• Continue personifying objects.
• Continue to write words and images for times of the year.
• Use sensory details to describe any other topic.