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Elements of Poetry Workbook

In English Language Arts and Reading ... Writing

PDF, Word | 16 pages|Grades: 5 - 6

A journal to help students explore common elements of poetry.

Use this teaching resource when studying poetry in your classroom.

Students read and explore the poems in the journal to learn more about the common elements of poetry.

The elements explored in the journal include:

structure, rhyme, and rhythm
sound devices
figurative language
idioms.

Answers for teachers are also provided.

Black and white and editable versions of this are available to download.

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Common Core

Common Core Curriculum alignment

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5.A
Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.
In Grade 5 English Language Arts Standards Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Use CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5.B
Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
In Grade 5 English Language Arts Standards Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Use CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.5.A
Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context.
In Grade 6 English Language Arts Standards Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Use CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.5
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
In Grade 5 English Language Arts Standards Reading: Literature Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
In Grade 6 English Language Arts Standards Reading: Literature Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

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We have added an editable, Microsoft Word version to this resource to assist with digital learning. We have also changed some of the wording in the poems/worksheets.
Addition by Garrett Oct 22nd, 2020

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