Descriptive Poetry II

Unit Overview

Message to Adult Mentor

This lesson continues a format that is integrated and includes the reading process (literary and informational), writing, spelling and fluency. You will be asked to read aloud and model book handling, left-right reading, expression and fluency. During Guided Oral Reading, the student will read the story orally and work on reading strategies and respond to literature. Spelling words will be introduced during this lesson and a variety of spelling activities will be assigned. There will be opportunities to make words with magnetic letters and learn word families. Writing instruction will continue with a focus on writing sentences and questions. Since daily writing is key to the reading-writing process, time should be set aside daily for a journal entry. Topics for writing in the journal should be self-selected and drawing a picture to accompany the writing is encouraged. The writing journal will be turned in at the end of the course.

Word Power

Sight Word Scrabble

Fluency

Message to Adult Mentor:

Let’s continue to increase sight word vocabulary. These sentences include common words that appear often in text, which children need to know instantly for their reading. In the following sentences, the focus is on the words, which are high frequency words (sight words). If you notice that the student is having difficulty with these words, please practice them throughout the week.

Read the sentences silently, then aloud to your adult mentor. It is important to be able to recognize high frequency words and reading them should become automatic.

1. The basket is full of apples.

2. He got sick.

3. The seed will grow into a plant.

4. Hold onto the railing.

5. I will be happy if you play.

6. Keep up the good work.

7. Be kind to others.

8. I heard them laugh at the joke.

9. Turn on the light.

10. Her hair is long.

Sight Word Building Fun

Sight Word -Word Search

Now answer questions 1-10.

Spelling

Message to Adult Mentor

Please read the following to student:

In this lesson, you will learn to spell words with the r-controlled “e” with the /er/ sound. With your magnetic letters, make the following words, saying each word as you make it.

1. here	6. fern
2. germ	7. clerk
3. herd	8. desert
4. nerve	9. pattern
5. serve	10. term

Next, the student may choose one or more activities to practice their spelling words each day from the Spelling Menu below!

Unit 28 Spelling Words

Unit 28 Spelling Words
1. here	6. fern
2. germ	7. clerk
3. herd	8. desert
4. nerve	9. pattern
5. serve	10. term

Spelling Menu

Click on SPELLING TRAINING to practice your spelling words. Add each of your spelling words to the list, then complete one the activites below the list.

Click on the link below to print a fun activity to help you practice your spelling words!

Spelling Cootie Catcher

Now answer question 11.

Reading

Message to Adult Mentor:

Please read this paragraph to the student:

It is time to turn our attention to reading! We have learned about Acrostic, Haiku, Cinquain, and Diamante poetry. In this unit, we are learning about I Am and Five Senses Poetry.

Five Senses Poetry

It is time to turn our attention to reading! Five Senses Poems are an easy, yet creative way to write a good poem that uses imagery. They use your senses to study or investigate an object. Your five senses are: sight, smell, taste, hear, and touch.

The focus of the poem is on similes and metaphors. Similes are comparisons between two unlike things using the words “like” or “as.” For example, summertime tastes as sweet as lemonade. Metaphors are comparisons between two unlike things NOT using “like” or “as.” Such as, happiness is a warm slice of apple pie.

Five Senses Descriptive Word Bank

When you are writing Five Senses Poetry, it is important to show the reader what you are saying and not just tell them about it. To do this, use adjectives to describe your five senses. The chart below can help you do this.

More Examples of Five Senses Poems:

5 Senses Poem

Apple Pie Five Senses Poem - From Play Learn Love:

Now answer questions 12-16.

I Am Poetry

It is time to turn our attention to reading! When writing I Am Poetry, you are describing a person, most likely you. An I Am poem is meant to help you describe yourself as an individual. Sometimes you may write about other people, such as your friends or famous people. Just like Five Senses Poetry, your focus is on imagery, similes, and metaphors. There are a couple different ways that you can write I Am Poetry. The images below show you two of those ways. Most I Am poems follow a template and you fill in the missing descriptive words or phrases to write the poem.

Examples of I Am Poems:

Now answer questions 17-20.

Writing- Grammar

Abbreviations

Message to Adult Mentor

Read the following to the student and discuss:

An abbreviation the short form of a word and ends with a period. Titles of people, days of the week, months of the year, and addresses are words that can be abbreviated.

Abbreviation Anchor Chart2.jpg

Let’s try a few examples! Read each word. Choose the abbreviation for each word and spell them aloud. Discuss your answers with your mentor.

1. February	6. doctor
2. avenue	7. Friday
3. Monday	8. street
4. road	9. missus
5. mister	10. boulevard

Let’s Practice! Click on the links below to print these fun Abbreviation activities!

Wild About Abbreviations

Abbreviation Matching Worksheet

Abbreviations Practice

Now answer questions 21-30.

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Writing – Five Senses Poetry

You are going to write your own Five Senses Poem!

Step 1: Choose Your Topic

The first step for the poet is to choose a topic to write about. You may write about an experience, such as crunching through the autumn leaves or baking our favorite cookies, a feeling, an object, or a color.

Step 2: Think It Through

Next you are going to describe your topic with each of the five senses; sight, smell, taste, hear, touch. Brainstorm a list of ideas to use in your poem that relate to the topic you are working with. You may use the Five Senses Descriptive Word Chart below to help you. Print the Five Senses Rough Draft to get you started.

Five Senses Descriptive Word Chart

Step 3: Write Your Poem

Print the Five Senses Poem Final Template to rewrite your final copy.

Step 4: Illustrate

Finally, draw and color a picture that shows the meaning of the poem! Be creative, colorful, and neat! When you are finished, place your Five Senses Poem in your writing journal.

Writing – I Am Poetry

You are going to write your own I Am Poem!

Step 1: Choose Your Topic

The first step for the poet is to choose a topic to write about. This time you are going to write about yourself! Then you need to choose the template that you are going to use.

Step 2: Think It Through

Brainstorm a list of ideas to use in your poem that describe you. Print the I Am Poem Rough Draft or the I Am as... Rough Draft to get you started.

Step 3: Write Your Poem

Print the I Am Poetry Final Template or I Am Poetry Final Template2 to rewrite your final copy.

Step 4: Illustrate

Finally, draw and color a picture that shows the meaning of the poem! Be creative, colorful, and neat! When you are finished, place your I Am Poem in your writing journal.

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Spelling Test

Message to Adult Mentor

Please feel free to use the sentences below or create your own!

Read the following instruction to student:

Now it is time to take your spelling test. Number your writing paper to ten. Your adult mentor will read the screen and say each spelling word as you write them. Then, read the sentence provided. You will send your paper to the VLA Teacher to be checked. Please send it on Friday.

SPELLING TEST
1.	here	How long did it take you to get here?
2.	germ	The Petri dish showed the germs that were on their hands from not washing.
3.	herd	The herd following the farmer during dinner time.
4.	nerve	The boy hit a nerve when he yelled at his mom.
5.	serve	I love chocolate soft serve ice cream!
6.	fern	The fern died from not being watered.
7.	clerk	The sales clerk helped mom find a beautiful blue dress.
8.	desert	It is very hot during the day and cold at night in the desert.
9.	pattern	There was a circle pattern on the table cloth.
10.	term	It is important to learn all your testing terms.

Now it is time to take your spelling test! Number your writing paper to ten. Your adult mentor will read the screen and say each spelling word as you write them. Then, read the sentence provided. You will send your paper to the VLA Teacher to be checked. Please send it on Friday.

Now answer question 31.

Cursive Writing

You are moving right along in learning how to form cursive letters and make them into words. In fact, after this lesson, you will have worked with all of the lower case letters. Sooooo, let’s do something fun with the letters you have learned so far.

Choose your favorite lower case letters and write a sentence, on non-journal writing paper, using the letters. Then draw a picture to illustrate your sentence. Ask your mentor where you can hang the finished paper.

Now let’s learn some more cursive letters and put them together to form more new words.

We will start with the cursive letter “g.”

Look carefully at the following animated cursive “g.”

With your mentor’s help, read the chart below. It tells exactly how to form the cursive “g.”

g_table

Next, look at the animated “g” again.

As you look at it, trace the strokes in the air. Do this 5 times, or more, if you would like.

Next, practice writing the letter on paper. Click on this link PDF File to retrieve and print a worksheet for practice. You will send this sheet to your VLA Teacher on Friday.

Now answer question 32.

Let’s move on to the cursive letter “q.”

Look carefully at the following animated cursive “q.”

With your mentor’s help, read the chart below. It tells exactly how to form the cursive “q.”

q_table

Next, look at the animated “q” again.

As you look at it, trace the strokes in the air. Do this 5 times, or more, if you would like.

Next, practice writing the letter on paper. Click on this link PDF File to retrieve and print a worksheet for practice. You will send this sheet to your VLA Teacher on Friday.

Now answer question 33.

Let’s move on to the cursive letter “z.”

Look carefully at the following animated cursive “z.”

With your mentor’s help, read the chart below. It tells exactly how to form the cursive “z.”

z_table

Next, look at the animated “z” again.

As you look at it, trace the strokes in the air. Do this 5 times, or more, if you would like.

Next, practice writing the letter on paper. Click on this link PDF File to retrieve and print a worksheet for practice. You will send this sheet to your VLA Teacher on Friday.

Now answer question 34.