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How can you teach poetry to 5th & 6th Graders? How can you incorporate critical thinking skills while teaching poetry? How can students learn to identify the speaker in a poem? How can students learn to interpret and compare poems? Can students learn & practise critical thinking skills through poems? If these are some of the questions you have, view this slideshow on poetry, critical thinking and Common Core Standards. The slideshow uses a poetry activity created by Emily Kissner, a 4th Grade teacher and author, on Frolyc - a real-time publishing platform for teachers. You can read more about this activity in Emily’s own words here: http://blog.frolyc.com/post/72434739252/poetry-activities-with-activity-spot
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Interpreting & Analyzing Poetry
Critical Thinking In ELA Through Poetry
& Alignment With Common Core Standards For ELA In Grades 5 & 6
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#1Identifying Speaker
In Simple PoemHow to Read Closely & Interpret
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Poem - How to Identify Speaker
Common Core ELA Reading: Literature
Close reading & Inference
Highlighted words giving clues
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Poem - Strategies to Identify Speaker
Common Core Standards RL.5.1, RL.6.1Interpret, Infer, Draw Conclusions
Describe thinking strategy to
identify speaker
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#2Present Famous Poems
Read, Interpret, Compare & Decide
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1st Poem - As Video
Common Core Reading: Literature RL.5.7, RL.6.7Visual & Multimedia Cues In Reading & Interpreting
Poem Video - Images, Text &
Voice Over
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1st Poem - Ask To Interpret!
Common Core Reading: Literature RL.5.2, RL.6.2Interpret from text & scene
Imagine & Draw Speaker
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2nd Poem - As Video
Common Core Reading: Literature RL.5.7, RL.6.7Visual & Multimedia Cues In Reading & Interpreting
Poem Video - Images, Text &
Voice Over
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Compare Poems
Common Core Reading: Literature RL.5.9, RL.6.9Compare & Contrast Texts & Poems
Compare, Analyze Poems
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Thinking Skills Addressed Through This Activity
1. Close Reading & Comprehending
• Bloom’s Comprehension
2. Analyzing & Interpreting
• Bloom’s Higher Order Thinking Levels
3. Comparing & Contrasting
• Bloom’s Higher Order Thinking Levels
4. Evaluating, Deciding & Rational Thought
• This is the essence of Critical Thinking
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How To Use This ActivityFrolyc & Activity Spot app
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Platform For Authoring & Real-Time Publishing
On iPads For K-6 Teachers
What Is Frolyc?
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Activities published from Frolyc become interactive on the Activity Spot iPad app
Free app
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1. Sign Up & Login To www.frolyc.com
2. Search Activity Catalog For “Poetry”.
3. Assign Activity To Yourself Or Students.
4. Have Students Interact With Activity On Activity Spot iPad App.
5. Review Student Responses.
Engage students through Efficient teaching!
Steps To Assign Poetry Activities
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