SFA Poetry 1

Title: Four poems about the seasonsReading Goal: Free-verseTeam Cooperation Goal: Active ListeningGenre: Poetry

It snows when it’s coldand then we can playwith friends young and oldall the long dayin fields of white funmaking snowballs just rightso that we can stunthe other team and win the play fightOut in the snow.What is this poem about?What a poem is about is called it’s subject.What is the subject of this poem?

Today it’s so hotI can’t even thinkI just need to drinksome water that’s not warm but very coldso my dusty dry throatcan sing a clear noteand my voice can be bold.What is the subject of this poem? What is the rhyme pattern?

Team TalkLet’s preview the questions on

page 153 of your treasure hunt.

Partner Read 15 minutes

Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you pages 384-385

Partner Read p. A:384-B:385Restate page B:384 and A:385Read Silently: Page 384-385Discuss with team words you clarified

Team Discussion• Pass out Team Discussion Cards

• Discuss answers to team talk questions 1-3• Write answers to question 1 and 3

Class Discussion• What are some of the words you clarified?• Answer questions 1-4

Adventures in Writing 15 min

Treasure hunt page 51Discuss with your table first. Remember Free verse does not rhyme.

Figurative language? Simile and metaphor.My eyes sparkled like diamondsHer hair is gold

Vocabulary Practice

Treasure Hunt Page 73

Fluency 5 min

• Pg 72-74, paragraphs 1-6