Poetry, Poetry, Prose, and Prose, and

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How do I distinguish among How do I distinguish among poetry, prose, and drama?poetry, prose, and drama?

Key Learning: Texts are structured in a way to help the reader comprehend the information more easily. 701.8.3, 701.8.4, 701.6.3, 701.6.4

Unit Essential Question: How does analyzing text structure help you better understand the information you are reading?

Concept: Concept:

Nonfiction Text Features

Concept:

Types of ProseConcept:

Biography and Autobiography

Lesson Essential Questions:

How do I distinguish among poetry, prose, and drama?701.8.3, 701.8.4

Lesson Essential Questions:

How do the features of nonfiction texts aid in comprehension?

701.6.3, 701.6.4

Lesson Essential Questions:

What are the distinguishing characteristics of the different types of prose?

701.8.3, 701.8.4

Lesson Essential Questions:

How do you explain the characteristics of biography and autobiography?

701.8.3

Poetry, Prose and Drama

Unit VocabularyUnit VocabularyPoetryPoetryProseProseDramaDrama Text featuresText features

(headings, key words, (headings, key words, captions, footnotes, captions, footnotes, maps, charts, graphs, maps, charts, graphs, timelines, tables, timelines, tables, diagrams)diagrams)

Fiction Nonfiction Genre BiographyBiography AutobiographyAutobiography

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ActivatorActivatorWhat Is It?What Is It?

–See if you can tell what each title See if you can tell what each title is… poetry, prose, or dramais… poetry, prose, or drama

–Record your answers on your Record your answers on your notesheet.notesheet.

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1.1. The Christmas CarolThe Christmas Carol by Charles by Charles Dickens.Dickens.

2.2. ““After a Hundred Years” by After a Hundred Years” by Emily DickensonEmily Dickenson

3.3. Lemony Snicket: The Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography Unauthorized Autobiography byby Lemony SnicketLemony Snicket

Poetry’s PurposePoetry’s PurposePoetry is a form of writing that Poetry is a form of writing that

is meant to is meant to

1. entertain1. entertain

2. express2. express

Text Features of PoetryText Features of Poetry

There are several features of There are several features of poetry that make it unique poetry that make it unique from other forms of writing. from other forms of writing. These are:These are:

Text Features of PoetryText Features of Poetry

1.1. Varied in lengthVaried in length

2.2. Written in lines and stanzasWritten in lines and stanzas

3.3. Uses sound devices (rhyme, Uses sound devices (rhyme, alliteration, onomatopoeia, alliteration, onomatopoeia, etc…)etc…)

4.4. Takes poetic license with space, Takes poetic license with space, punctuation, grammar, etc…punctuation, grammar, etc…

Text Features of PoetryText Features of Poetry

5.5. Uses word pictures to build Uses word pictures to build sensory impressions and create sensory impressions and create imagesimages

6.6. Plays with the sounds of words Plays with the sounds of words and the rhymes of phrasesand the rhymes of phrases

7.7. Is usually intended to be read Is usually intended to be read aloudaloud

Forms of PoetryForms of Poetry

Poetry can take several Poetry can take several forms. These are:forms. These are:

Forms of PoetryForms of Poetry

1.1. Shape PoemsShape Poems2.2. Acrostic PoemsAcrostic Poems3.3. BalladsBallads4.4. Lyrical PoemsLyrical Poems5.5. HaikusHaikus6.6. Narrative PoemsNarrative Poems7.7. Free VerseFree Verse8.8. Blank VerseBlank Verse

Let’s Review #1Let’s Review #1

Tell me three things that Tell me three things that you have learned about you have learned about poetry (write them down).poetry (write them down).

Prose’s PurposeProse’s PurposeProse is a form of writing that Prose is a form of writing that

is meant to: is meant to: 1. inform1. inform

2. entertain2. entertain3. express3. express4. persuade4. persuade

Text Features of ProseText Features of Prose

There are several features of There are several features of prose that make it unique from prose that make it unique from other forms of writing. These other forms of writing. These are:are:

Text Features of ProseText Features of Prose

1.1. Written using paragraphsWritten using paragraphs

2.2. May contain dialogueMay contain dialogue

3.3. Can be either fiction or Can be either fiction or nonfictionnonfiction

4.4. Can have headings and/or Can have headings and/or subheadingssubheadings

5.5. Can be accompanied by Can be accompanied by graphics (charts, photos)graphics (charts, photos)

Forms of ProseForms of Prose

Prose can take several Prose can take several forms. These are:forms. These are:

Forms of ProseForms of Prose

1.1. BiographyBiography2.2. AutobiographyAutobiography3.3. EssayEssay4.4. NovelNovel5.5. Short StoryShort Story6.6. NovellaNovella7.7. ArticleArticle8.8. Fable / FolktaleFable / Folktale

9.9. FolktaleFolktale

Let’s Review #2Let’s Review #2

Tell me three things that Tell me three things that you have learned about you have learned about prose (write them down).prose (write them down).

Drama’s PurposeDrama’s PurposeDrama is a form of writing Drama is a form of writing

that is meant to: that is meant to:

1. express1. express

2. entertain2. entertain

Text Features of Text Features of DramaDrama

There are several features of There are several features of drama that make it unique drama that make it unique from other forms of writing. from other forms of writing. These are:These are:

Text Features of DramaText Features of Drama

1.1. Can have staging directionsCan have staging directions

2.2. Can have a list of charactersCan have a list of characters

3.3. Written to be performedWritten to be performed

4.4. Written in the form of a script Written in the form of a script (dialogue)(dialogue)

5.5. Can include directions for Can include directions for costuming and physically costuming and physically setting a stagesetting a stage

Forms of DramaForms of Drama

Drama can take several Drama can take several forms. These are:forms. These are:

Forms of DramaForms of Drama

1.1. PlayPlay2.2. SkitSkit3.3. OperaOpera4.4. MusicalMusical5.5. MonologueMonologue

Let’s Review #3Let’s Review #3Tell me three things that Tell me three things that

you have learned about you have learned about drama (write them down).drama (write them down).

Summarizer, Part 1Summarizer, Part 1Look back at our activator.Look back at our activator.Now that you are more familiar Now that you are more familiar

with poetry, prose, and drama, go with poetry, prose, and drama, go back and double-check if your first back and double-check if your first answers are correct.answers are correct.

If they aren’t, fix them with your If they aren’t, fix them with your GRADING pen.GRADING pen.

Summarizer, Part 2Summarizer, Part 2Take out a blank sheet of notebook Take out a blank sheet of notebook

paper.paper.Title it “Poetry, Prose, and Drama Title it “Poetry, Prose, and Drama

Summarizer” and head it properly.Summarizer” and head it properly.Follow the directions on the next Follow the directions on the next

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Summarizer, Part 2Summarizer, Part 2

We are doing a 3-2-1…We are doing a 3-2-1…–3. Write 3. Write threethree types of text (there types of text (there

are only three)are only three)–2. Write 2. Write twotwo features of each type features of each type

(label each type so I know what it is)(label each type so I know what it is)

–1. Write 1. Write oneone form of each type form of each type(label each type so I know what it is)(label each type so I know what it is)

Turn it into the blue bin when you Turn it into the blue bin when you are done.are done.