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Keywords: Narrative, theme, voice, viewpoint, structure, figurative language, mood, tone,
imagery, rhyme scheme
Summary:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique,
relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Students will recognize elements of narrative poetry by analyzing a variety of poems and
discussing the stories that each poem tells.
Students will then develop their own narrative poems by establishing a strong story line
and reflecting on each element of narrative poetry.
Essential Questions:
1. What do narrative poems do?
2. What can we write narrative poems about?
3. What makes a strong and effective narrative poem?
Evidence of Understanding:
Exploring Narrative Poetry table
Formulating poem topic ideas in Writers Notebook
Narrative Poetry Element Locator table
Analyzing Voice/Tone/Mood activity
Figurative language activities (Metaphor, Simile, Onomatopoeia, Personification,
Alliteration)
Highlighting elements in poem examples
Rhyme scheme activity
1st and 2nd draft narrative poems
Peer editing
Highlighting Success Criteria
Final Draft narrative poems
Success Criteria:
Students will be able to write their own effective narrative poem with the following criteria:
Instruction:
Introduction of poetry with Poetry Terms. Read examples of poetry to the class and fill out
Exploring Narrative Poetry table (I Do, We Do, They do).
Exploring Narrative Poetry with self-chosen poems in groups.
What can poetry do for you? Activity. You Cant Write a Poem About McDonalds
discussion about what we can write poems about. Students will write out 20 poem ideas in
Writers Notebook.
Narrative Poetry Element Locator table, read Casey at the Bat and fill out in groups of 3.
Figurative Language activities throughout unit.
Highlight activity with partners highlight figurative language in Casey at the Bat.
Look at more poem examples to pick out poetry elements if necessary.
Rhyme Scheme activity.
Writers Notebook narrow down poem ideas 20-5-3-1.
Begin writing individual narrative poems go over Rubric and Success Criteria in detail.
1st draft poems conference with teacher.
2nd draft poems on Chrome Books.
Peer editing activities (sharing in Google Docs).
Edit errors, highlight Success Criteria in poem.
Final draft.