Stop, Collaborate, and Listen. Poetry is Our Mission! Thinking Deeply About Poetry
Resource ID: TXLSR4.008
Grade Range: 5
Subject: ELA & Reading
Students will actively engage with poetry in a blend of collaborative and independent analysis of poetic devices and an author’s use of devices to communicate a deeper meaning. Students will use their analysis to infer the meaning of a variety of poems.
Building Vocabulary with a Morphing Mindset
Resource ID: TXLSR14.034
Grade Range: 5
Subject: ELA & Reading
Students will explore vocabulary words from other content areas and apply their learning of word parts to find meaning.
Teacher working with students
Sound Detectives
Resource ID: TXLSR13.028
Grade Range: 5
Subject: ELA & Reading
Through the application of mentor text, various poetry, cooperative learning, self and peer-evaluation, and sound devices, students will build self-motivation to better appreciate and understand the author’s usage of sound devices in poetry.
Example of What Students Hear
Reread, Revise, Revive!
Resource ID: TXLSR20.002
Grade Range: 5
Subject: ELA & Reading
Students will use the revision process to turn simple sentences into compound sentences.