LessonPlan:WritingLessonPoems

Ms.Andreini
Standards:

CCSS.ELALITERACY.W.4.2.D
:Usepreciselanguageanddomainspecific
vocabularytoinformaboutorexplainthetopic.
CCSS.ELALITERACY.W.4.3.D
:Useconcretewordsandphrasesandsensorydetailsto
conveyexperiencesandeventsprecisely.
Objective:
Studentswillidentifysensorydetails,andusingnatureitemscreate
sensorydetails.
Materials:
ItMustBeSpringbyMaryFenn
SpringPoembyClassroomJr
DaffodowndillybyA.A.Mine
ELMOprojector
Kahoot
GoogleClassroom
Chromebooks
Clipboards
Worksheetforsensorydetails
LessonIntroduction:
Writerstodaywearegoingtobelearningaboutsensorydetails.Sensorydetails
usethefivesenses:sight,touch,taste,smellandsound.Byusingthesesensesin
yourwritingyoucantransformthewritingintoacaptivatingpiecethatcanallowsthe
readerstofeelthesensesinthiswriting.Bylearninghowtoaddsensorydetailsto
yourwritingyoucanbringyourwritingtoanewlevel.

Firstwearegoingtoidentifythesensorydetailsinthesethreespringpoems,sowe
canseesomeexamplesofeffectivesensorydetails.Inorderforsomethingtobea
sensorydetailitneedstobeanadjectiveusingoneofthesenses.
ReadthepoemoutloudprojectitthroughtheELMOprojector
ItMustBeSpring
MayFenn VisitMayFenn'sSite
PublishedonJune23,2014

Hush
,Canyouhearit?sound
The
rustling
inthegrass,sight
Bringingyouthewelcomenews

Winter'sdayispast.
Soft
,Canyoufeelit?touch
The
warm
caressingbreeze,touch
Tellingyouthe
sticky
budstouch
Areburstingonthetrees.
Look,Canyou
see
them?sight
Theprimroseinthelane,
Nowyoumustbelieveit
Springishereagain.

NowthatIhavereadthepoemIwantusasaclasstodecidedwhichsensory
detailsfallunderwhichcategoryofsensory:
sight,sound,touch,smell,and
taste.
Butinordertodothatwefirstneedtoidentifythesensorydetailwordsinthis
poem.
Thewordsare:hush,rustling,soft,warm,stickyandsee.
Inordertodeterminewhichsensorydetailcategorytheybelonginwewilluse
Kahoot.

Instructthemtogoontothekahootwebsiteusingtheirgooglechromebooksandtyping
inthispinnumberinordertoplay:488777.
https://play.kahoot.it/#/lobby?quizId=768844a810024e54b5405b9c4ec010ff

Iknowthatyouwillnoticethereareonly4differentchoicesofsensesinsteadof
5thatsbecausethispoemonlyuses4ofthesenseinotherpoemswelookat
wewillseethefifthsense.
Thesensenotbeingusedissmell,thesenses:sight,sound,touchand
tastewillbeused.
UseKahootwiththem,andreviewtheirvotinganswersbasedoniftheyare
correctornotaftereveryquestion.
Reviewingtheanswerandthereasonwhywiththeentireclassprovides
themwiththereasonbehindit.
Especiallyifnoteveryonevotesforthesamecorrectanswer,Iwantto
clarifyanyconfusion.
ThiswayIamaddressingtheentireclassbutstudentsdontknowwhogotitright
andwhogotitwrong.

GuidedPractice:
Writersnowitstimeforyoutoidentifythesensorydetailswithapartner.
PlacethepoemontheELMOProjector.
Inyourwriter'snotebookIwouldlikeforyoutocreateaTCharttheleftcolumnshould
havethesensorywordandtherightcolumnshouldhavethetypeofsensoryword.
Asaclasshavethemvolunteertoreviewthe5typesofsensorywords.
1. Sight
2. Sound
3. Touch
4. Taste
5. Smell
WritethesesensorywordsbelowthepoemonthesmartboardthroughtheELMO
projector.

Walkaroundtolisteninonthepartnershipsandhelpthosewhoneedit.
Givethem3minutestocompletethisexercise.
OncemostofthemaredonecallonstudentsIlistenedinontosharethemwith
theclass.
Withinthepartnershiphaveonestudentstatethewordandtheotherstate
thetypeofsense.
Havethestudentsparticipateinathumbsupandthumbsdowntoseeifthey
agreeordisagreewiththeirclassmates.
Theanswersare:
Yellowsight
Greenestsight
Yellowsight

 Whisperedsound
Nowwritersyoumayhavenoticedthispoemfocusedalotonsightasitssensory
details,greatwritersincorporateall5andnowyouwilllookatadifferentpoem
independently.

IndependentPractice:
Handouttheworksheetwiththepoemonit.Withthisworksheetwritersitwouldbe
mostefficienttohighlightthesensorydetailsandthensimplywriteattheendoftheline
thetypeofsensorydetail.

Forexampleontheelmoprojector
Highlightcoldandwritetouchattheendof
theline

Theywillstayonthecarpetandfinishthis
worksheetratherquickly.Wewillnot
reviewtheworksheetiftheyneedhelpIwill
comearoundtoassistthem.Iwillusethis
asaformofassessmenttoseeiftheytruly
understandit.

Nowwritersitistimetolearnhowtocreatesensorydetailsasopposedtoidentifying
them.Wearegoingtogooutsideandusenatureitemstohelpinspireusforpoem
writing.
IndependentPracticePart2
Gooutside

Writersitissuchabeautifuldayoutside,andIknowthatwewillallbeonourbest
behavioroutsideandlistenotherwisewewillnotbeabletocomeoutsideagain.I
expectforyoutolistentomewhileIamspeakingandwhenIraisemyhandforyouto
allcomebacktothisbencharea.

Nowwearelookingforitemsoutsidethatcouldprovideuswithsensorydetails.
ForexampleIfoundthisleafandIwanttocomeupwithdifferentdetailsIcould
usetodescribethisleaf,usingonefromeachtypeofsensorydetail.
Onesound,sight,taste,touchandsmellfromleaf.
NowIknowthatitwillbehardtocomeupwitheverysensorydetaildepending
ontheitembutjusttryyourbestandifyoureallycantthinkofonejustskipit.
Youwillcontinuethesamechartweusedinsidetheclassroom.
Leaf
Sightgreen
Soundcrunchy
TasteN/A
Touchsmooth
Smellwood
NowthatyouhaveseenasamplewritersofwhatIexpectIwouldlikeforyoutodothis
foratleast3differentnatureitems.Mrs.SavurandIwillcomearoundandtakepicture
ofyournatureitemssowecanusethemlaterwhenwemakeapoem.Ifwehavetime
formorethanthreepleasecontinuetofindmoreitemsuntilIsaytimeisup.

UploadtheimagesontogoogleclassroomwithMrs.Savurwhilewalkingbackinsideso
thestudentscanuseitfortheirassessment.

WrapUp:
Onceinside
OnyourchromebooksIwantyoutopostonthegoogleclassroomdiscussionpost,a
pictureofyourfavoritenatureitemfromoutsideandthesensorydetailsyouwrotewithit
fromyournotebook.
Thepicturesfromoutsidearealreadypostedontothegoogleclassroom,soyoucan
simplydownloaditandthenrepostit.
OnthepostIamlookingfor2things,apictureandthesensorydetailsassociatedwith
thatnatureitem.

Future:
NextTimewewillusethesedetailofsensorywordstocreatepoems.

Assessment:
Basedontheirworksheet,andbylookingattheirwritersnotebookIcanidentifyifthey
understandwhatasensorydetailisandiftheyunderstandwhattypeitis.Alsoby
lookingatthegroupdiscussionpostIcanseetheirfavoritesensorydetailsandwhat
natureitemtheywereassociatedwith.