inferencing with Poetry

Connecting

A deeper look at Figure 19

3.6(A) 4.4(A) 5.4(A)describe the characteristics of various forms of poetry and how they create imagery (e.g., narrative poetry, lyrical poetry, humorous poetry, free verse).

explain how the structural elements of poetry (e.g., rhyme, meter, stanzas, line breaks) relate to form (e.g., lyrical poetry, free verse).

analyze how poets use sound effects (e.g., alliteration, internal rhyme, onomatopoeia, rhyme scheme) to reinforce meaning in poems.

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Reading Poetry

3.18(B) 4.16(B) 5.16(B)write poems that convey sensory details using the conventions of poetry (e.g., rhyme, meter, patterns of verse).

write poems that convey sensory details using the conventions of poetry (e.g., rhyme, meter, patterns of verse).

write poems using:

(i) poetic techniques (e.g., alliteration, onomatopoeia);

(ii) figurative language (e.g., similes, metaphors);

(iii) graphic elements (e.g., capital letters, line length).

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Writing Poetry

Draw conclusions from text

Test and revise their predictions as they read further

Make reasonable predictions as they read

Interpret text or understand themes

Analyze characters

Piece 1

Piece 2

Piece 3

Piece 4

Piece 5

When inferring, good readers...

Figure out unfamiliar words

Are actively building meaning beyond literal interpretation

Piece 6

Piece 7

Big Ideas

Students need to know:

❏ We infer all the time

❏ Inferring is not guessing, predicting, or an opinion

❏ Inferring uses exact clues from the text and background knowledge to come up with an idea that is not written down in text

Teachers need to know:

❏ Teaching inference is a process

❏ Strategic pacing will pay off

❏ Building the language for making inferences will help students understand inferencing

Good Lesson

★ Begin with the foundation of inferencing Anchor Lesson Activity○ Backpack Activity

★ Build Key Vocabulary○ Inference/Infer○ Clues○ Background Knowledge○ Predict○ Draw Conclusions○ Text Structure○ Theme

○ Reasonable Prediction○ Implied○ Lyrical○ Free Verse○ Stanza○ Textual Evidence○ Plot (rising action/problem,

climax, resolution/solution

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Think Turn Talk

❏ What is another anchor activity you could use to introduce inferencing to your class?

❏ What activities could you use in the classroom to teach key vocabulary terms for inferencing?

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★ Teacher provides definition of poetry.○ visualization activity○ students silently read poem,

“Victory” ○ students are asked to use clues

from the text about what they infer about the poem

○ students write their thoughts in their reader’s notebook

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★ Have students complete:

What I read What I know My Inference

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★ EXIT TICKET for students: Identify one thing you learned today.

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Good Lesson Reflection

Think Turn Talk

❏ Is this a good lesson? If so, what makes it good?❏ What is missing from this lesson?

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★ Anchor Lesson Activity○ Backpack Activity

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★ Build Key Vocabulary○ See Good Lesson for Key Terms

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★ Teacher reads poem, “Victory,” to class○ Model think aloud: “This poem

reminds me of…”○ Discuss how you came to that

conclusion (schema)

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★ Students will read poem and highlight important words that helped them gain meaning

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★ Students will determine if poem is lyrical or free verse○ Have students draw a line between

stanzas and number each stanza

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★ Have students complete What I Read, What I know, My Inference Activity using highlighted poem

Clues from Text What I Know About the Clue My Inference!

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★ Conclusion: Discuss text structure, rhythm, rhyming words, alliteration, figurative language: metaphor & simile, imagery, tone, visual effect of poem, plot and students’ inferences.

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★ EXIT TICKET for students: Identify one thing you learned today and one thing you need clarification on.

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★ REFLECTION:○ Think, Turn and Talk:

■ What do you think was good about this lesson?

■ What do you think made it a better lesson?■ What is missing?

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★ Anchor Lesson Activity○ Backpack Activity

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★ Build key content area vocabulary

★ Introduce vocabulary that will build background knowledge

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grit

drape

crouch

glance

victory

weight

worry

pause

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★ Touchstone Strategy○ 5 senses: sight, hearing, taste,

touch, smell

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★ Think Aloud Strategy○ Tell students, “As we read the

poem together, we are going to look at the key vocabulary terms we have discussed. We are also going to look for emotions, character’s feelings, the 5 senses, text structure and many other features as we read through the poem.”

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★ Think Aloud Strategy Continued...○ Teacher reads through the poem

one time.○ Then teacher reads the poem line

by line, modeling a think aloud with the poem on chart paper using sticky notes to guide students through analyzing of the poem.■ Be sure to use the STAAR

Question Stems

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STAAR Stems:

What is the speaker doing in this poem?

What is the main message of the poem?

The poet helps the reader understand how it felt mainly

by . . . ?

The reader can tell that the poem is written in free-verse form

because it does not have…?

Which poetic structure is found in the poem?

The poet mentions ________ at the beginning of the poem to

convey…?

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STAAR Stems Continued...

The poet places the words "_______” on a line by themselves

most likely because the words…?

The repetition of the line "______" suggests that the speaker .

. . ?

Lines ___ through ___ are included in the poem because

they . . . ?

There are many more questioning stems

available on the additional handout.

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★ Building the Reading-Writing Connection○ Teacher will model writing a poem

about a victory ○ Students will apply strategy to

write individual poems

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★ EXIT TICKET for students: Read a partner’s poem. What can you infer about the event mentioned in his/her poem?

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Video

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★ EXTENSION: ○ Infer the missing piece

■ Students will read the beginning and end of a poem (with the middle removed) and create the middle of the poem

○ Connect to other content areas

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★ Planning Time○ Use this time to plan your best

lesson for inferencing using poetry

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