Lesson Plan 3 for Mirror, Mirror

Teacher: Eva Krebs

Subject Area: English

Grade Level: 8th grade (13-14 yrs.)

Unit Title: Creative writing

Lesson Title: Poetry

Performance Objectives:

            Upon completion of this lesson, the student will be able to recognize two poem types: acrostic and rhyming.

            By the end of this activity, students will be able to:

·         Recognize types of poems

·         Understand the message of a poem

·         Write a poem

Materials:

• Book- "Mirror, mirror" by Marilyn Singer
• Types of Poems Sheet
• Poem Analysis Sheet

References:

Singer, M. (2010). "Mirror, mirror". New York: Dutton Children's Books

Preparation:

• Introduce topic to the audience by asking them if they know what are poems
• Read first half of the second poem in the "Mirror, mirror" book
• Ask students to think on what the poem is saying and who is narrating the poem.
• Introduce the two types of poems that will be studied in class
• Importance of lesson:

◦     Understand who is narrating the poem

◦     Poem meaning

◦     Use of words

• Introduce activities to the audience in an orderly fashion

◦     Read second poem of the "Mirror, mirror" by Marilyn Singer

◦     Content of the poem and "Who is narrating poem?"

◦     Types of Poems Sheet

◦     Break off into groups of four

◦     Read assigned poems

◦     Analyze poems use "Poem Analysis Sheet"

◦     Write and reverse poems

◦     Analyze poems

Presentation:

• Break off into groups of four and read assigned poem form the "Mirror, mirror" book by Marilyn Singer
• Analyze poems using "Poem Analysis Sheet"
• Each group will share their answer with the rest of the class
• Students will complete the "Poem Analysis Sheet" as the rest of the class shares their answers.

Application:

·         Each student will write a rhyming poem

·         Students will exchange poems in dyads and reverse them

·         Selected students will be asked to read the original poem first and then the reversed poem

·         The rest of the class will analyze the poems

Evaluation:

•  Students will write down on a piece of paper which of the two poems discussed in class is their favorite and why.

Closure:

• In dyads, students will write a rhyming poem about school
• Poems will be shared with the rest of the class
• Votes will be casted for the most-liked poem
• Most-liked poem will be in display for the rest of the school year

Assigned Student Work:

• Students will be asked to write an Acrostic poem spelling their name

Next Lesson Topic:

• "Lights, camera, and action"

◦     Drama

◦     Creative writing

◦     Group Work