30 Minute Language Arts Lesson Plan Essential Learning Target(s):
Teacher: Ally West The student will be able to form
Grade: 6th grade concrete poem independently w 80% accuracy. Date: This lesson would be completed The student will be able to comp on a Wednesday in a poetry unit. On and create a graphic organizer Monday the teacher will introduce poetry (web) with 90% accuracy. by showing students three different types of poems (an acrostic poem, a haiku poem, and a concrete poem). Next, the teacher will explain the parts of a poem (end rhyme, stanzas, etc.). On Tuesday, the teacher will teach the students about Haiku poems. Today, the lesson will be on concrete poems. Subject: Literature/Writing Essential Question(s): Topic: Poetry – Concrete Poems What is the purpose of a concre poem? How do I form a concrete poem? What is a benefit of a concrete Standard(s): By the end of the year poem? the student will be able to read and What is Concrete Poetry? comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Lesson Procedures: (30 minutes)
9:00-9:05: Introduce concrete poetry and show examples.
9:05-9:10: Create one concrete poem together as a model. (A holiday, food, activity, etc.) 9:10-9:12: Students brainstorm topics independently. 9:13-9:16: Share ideas (topics) together by using Eyeball partners. Teacher will say, “Share your ideas with your eyeball partner! Go!” Students will share their i with the first person they look at. 9:17-9:20: Students chose a topic and complete graphic organizers (webs). Teachers walks around and assists if needed. 9:20-9:28: Students create their concrete poem independently. 9:28-9:30: The teacher will ask for one person to show their concrete poem (2 students if time allows).
Students will turn in poems for a daily grade or take them home as homework if completed. This will allow the teacher to check for understand as well.
Materials: Assessments: Homework Connecti
Concrete The teacher will walk around If students do not comp poem power- while the graphic organizers their Concrete poem point (webs) are being completed. This during class time, they Dry erase will be an informal assessment. be taken home as markers homework and returned Web The students will turn their next day for a grade Organizer complete Concrete Poem in for a handouts grade. This will be a formal *Note: If students do no Markers, assessment. well on the poems turne colored then the next night’s pencils, etc. homework may be a Construction/ concrete poem assignm White paper This will be completed a the teacher has reviewe and asked for questions about the Concrete poe concept in class the nex day.