DAY+16+-+Sara+Stout

DAY 16 – SARA STOUT – THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET

LEARNING OUTCOMES Students will be able to compare THOMS to poetry about identity and provide evidence to support the ideas in each. (Reading 3.5)

Students will be able to make effective use of descriptions of appearance, images, and sensory details. (Writing 2.1)

SEQUENCE OF ACTIVITIES 1. Read “Minerva Writes Poems” 2. What is Poetry? a. Grand Conversation based on background knowledge the students should have from middle school b. Main points to hit during conversation (if not hit, review them): i. Poetry is many things to many people. ii. No //one// definition. iii. Expression of self. iv. Can be ambiguous. (define ambiguous) v. Structure vs. No Structure vi. Takes time and editing to make it //feel// right 3. I DO- Read poems about identity · “An Identity” by Anonymous · “Who Am I” by Faith · “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou a. What words does the speaker use to describe himself? b. What events within the poem define who the speaker is? c. Describe the image you see after reading this poem. d. Describe the things you feel after reading this poem. e. What sounds do you hear? f. What taste is left in your mouth? g. In what ways do you relate to the speaker? 4. WE DO- “I Am Poem” about Esperanza using the character development chart and referring back to specific words and feelings used in THOMS. Also, refer back to questions 3.a. – 3.g. for support. 5. Show students “I Am Poem” layout options with examples. Make sure to model the poems without the “I Am”s to show poetic flow and reinforce the notion that “no structure” is okay in poetry. 6. YOU DO- Personal “I Am Poem”. Allow students to pick which layout they want to use, if any at all (free verse will be allowed and encouraged to those willing) and let them use the rest of the period to write. If some students finish, have them peer edit, but reinforce the discussion point 2.b.vi. and tell students to keep reworking their own poem.

7. I will collect the personal I Am Poem at the end of the period to check for understanding and give feedback. Students will receive poems back the following day.