How+We+Express+Ourselves+-+Poetry+Unit

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Music and Lyrics

THEME: How We Express Ourselves

Central Idea==We can use our creativity to create a message.

Sixth Grade Students will be learning about:

 * Structure of a poem/song.
 * Interpretation of poetry and song lyrics.
 * Analyzing figurative language.
 * Understanding the author’s purpose for writing.
 * Analyzing symbolism in poetry and songs.
 * Prove how songs are connected to our lives and events in history.

==Sixth Grade Students should be able to answer the following questions after the unit of inquiry: ==
 * What are the different poetry elements needed to understand and read a poem/song?
 * How does the structure of a poem or a song influence its meaning?
 * How does figurative language enhance a poem/song?
 * What is the purpose of writing poetry and songs?
 * How can you determine symbolism in poetry and in songs? How does that enhance the meaning and feeling that the reader extrapolates?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">How are poetry and songs connected to our lives?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">How are personal, national, and global events reflected in and impact poems and song lyrics?

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Summative assessment task(s): <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Students will choose a poem or a song and will do an analysis of their favorite poem/song and will share their analysis through a product of their choice. The analysis should include the following: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Students should identify:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">all structural features.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">all figurative language.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">symbolism
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Students should create meaning of the poem with evidence supporting their opinions.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">They should identify the authors purpose for writing the poem/song.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Students should be able to prove how songs are connected to our lives and events in history.

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