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Peace Poems and Picasso Doves: Literature, Art, Technology, and Poetry

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Peace Poems and Picasso Doves: Literature, Art, Technology, and Poetry

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Overview:

This lesson supports third through fifth-grade students as they apply think-aloud strategies to reading, as well as to the composition of artwork and poetry. Activities include collaborative as well as individual work. Technology tools are integrated as students research symbols of peace and as they prewrite, compose, and publish their poetry.

Content Standard(s):

English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 3	R3. Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: R3. Background knowledge Vocabulary Discussion Knowledge: R3. Students know: Relating experiences through discussions, reading, and writing will help build background knowledge and improve vocabulary. Skills: R3. Students are able to: Connect new concepts to prior experiences to increase background knowledge through discussions, reading, and writing. Construct the meaning of words through discussions, reading, and writing. Understanding: R3. Students understand that: Background knowledge can increase by relating experiences to new ideas, topics, and words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing. Vocabulary will increase by constructing the meaning of words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 3	18. Demonstrate content knowledge built during independent reading of informational and literary texts by participating in content-specific discussions with peers and/or through writing. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 18. Demonstrate Content knowledge Independent reading Informational text Literary text Content-specific discussions Knowledge: 18. Students know: Content knowledge is information learned about a specific subject. Content knowledge can be learned by independently reading text. Informational text is nonfiction text, and literary text is fictional. Active listening skills. Writing skills. Skills: 18. Students are able to: Build content knowledge from independently reading informational or literary text. Use content knowledge learned from independent reading in content-specific discussions with peers. Use content knowledge learned from independent reading in writing. Understanding: 18. Students understand that: Content-specific discussions with peers can demonstrate the content knowledge they learned through independent reading. They can produce writings that demonstrate knowledge of content-specific information.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 3	42. Write poetry or prose in response to visual images to interpret their meanings. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 42. Poetry Prose Visual images Interpret Knowledge: 42. Students know: Poetry is a genre of text that uses distinctive style and rhythm to aid in the expression of feelings, while prose is written in ordinary language. Writing can be created in response to visual images. Visual images carry meaning to viewers. Skills: 42. Students are able to: Write poetry or prose after viewing visual images to explain their meaning. Understanding: 42. Students understand that: Visual images can inspire them to write poetry or prose to describe their feelings and explain the image's meaning.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 4	14. Demonstrate comprehension of literary and informational text by utilizing its content when discussing or writing in response to the text. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 14. Comprehension Literary text Informational text Discussing Writing Response Knowledge: 14. Students know: Comprehension of text can be demonstrated by referring to the text in discussions or written responses. Informational text is nonfiction text, and literary text is fictional. Skills: 14. Students are able to: Demonstrate understanding of literary and informational text by referring to the text in discussions. Demonstrate understanding of literary and informational text by referring to the text in written responses. Understanding: 14. Students understand that: They can show that they understood literary and informational text by discussing or writing about specific content from the text.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 4	32. Respond in writing to literature and informational text, including stories, dramas, poetry, and cross-curricular texts, both independently and with support, demonstrating grade-level proficiency. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 32. Respond Writing Literature Informational texts Stories Dramas Poetry Cross-curricular texts Independently With support Grade-level proficiency Knowledge: 32. Students know: Responding to text in a written format demonstrates comprehension of the text. Skills: 32. Students are able to: Independently and with support, create grade-appropriate written responses after reading literature and informational text. Understanding: 32. Students understand that: To respond in writing to literature and informational texts, they must read critically, have a deep understanding of the text's content, and use appropriate writing skills.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 5	16. Demonstrate comprehension of varied literary and informational texts by utilizing its content when discussing or writing in response to the text. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 16. Comprehension Literary text Informational text Discussing Writing Response Knowledge: 16. Students know: Comprehension of text can be demonstrated by referring to the text in discussions or written responses. Informational text is nonfiction text, and literary text is fictional. Skills: 16. Students are able to: Demonstrate understanding of varied literary and informational text by referring to the text in discussions. Demonstrate understanding of varied literary and informational text by referring to the text in written responses. Understanding: 16. Students understand that: They can show that they understood a wide variety of literary and informational text by discussing or writing about specific content from the text.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 5	32. Respond in writing to literature and informational text, including stories, dramas, poetry, and cross-curricular texts, independently and with grade-level proficiency. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 32. Literature Informational text Stories Dramas Poetry Cross-curricular texts Independently Proficiency Knowledge: 32. Students know: Responding to text in a written format demonstrates comprehension of the text. Skills: 32. Students are able to: Independently create grade-appropriate written responses after reading literature and informational text. Understanding: 32. Students understand that: To respond in writing to literature and informational texts, they must read critically, have a deep understanding of the text's content, and use appropriate writing skills.

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Acrostic Poems, Art, Diamante Poems, Literature, Peace, Picasso, Poems, Poetry, Technology

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Peace Poems and Picasso Doves: Literature, Art, Technology, and Poetry