February 22, 2015
Over the next few weeks, students will have the opportunity to explore a wide variety of poetry. Students will identify figurative language and explain how it helps the poet to communicate his/her thoughts. Students will identify the theme of poems and support their thinking by using evidence found in the text.
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February 18, 2015
Although we will still read various informational texts, we will begin our study of poetry. Students will examine the life of Langston Hughes as well as a variety of his poems. We will analyze poetry to identify figurative language, such as similes, metaphors, and alliteration. Students will also identify the theme of poems and support their thinking with evidence from the poem.
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