How can you teach poetry to 5th & 6th Graders? How can you incorporate critical thinking skills while teaching poetry? How can students learn to identify the speaker in a poem? How can students learn to interpret and compare poems? Can students learn & practise critical thinking skills through poems? If these are some of the questions you have, view this slideshow on poetry, critical thinking and Common Core Standards. The slideshow uses a poetry activity created by Emily Kissner, a 4th Grade teacher and author, on Frolyc - a real-time publishing platform for teachers. You can read more about this activity in Emily’s own words here: http://blog.frolyc.com/post/72434739252/poetry-activities-with-activity-spot

1. Interpreting & Analyzing Poetry
Critical Thinking In ELA Through Poetry
& Alignment With Common Core Standards
For ELA In Grades 5 & 6
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2. #1
Identifying Speaker
In Simple Poem
How to Read Closely & Interpret
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3. Poem - How to Identify Speaker
Highlighted words
giving clues
Common Core ELA Reading: Literature
Close reading & Inference
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4. Poem - Strategies to Identify Speaker
Describe thinking
strategy to
identify speaker
Common Core Standards RL.5.1, RL.6.1
Interpret, Infer, Draw Conclusions
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5. #2
Present Famous Poems
Read, Interpret, Compare & Decide
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6. 1st Poem - As Video
Poem Video Images, Text &
Voice Over
Common Core Reading: Literature RL.5.7, RL.6.7
Visual & Multimedia Cues In Reading & Interpreting
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7. 1st Poem - Ask To Interpret!
Imagine & Draw
Speaker
Common Core Reading: Literature RL.5.2, RL.6.2
Interpret from text & scene
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8. 2nd Poem - As Video
Poem Video Images, Text &
Voice Over
Common Core Reading: Literature RL.5.7, RL.6.7
Visual & Multimedia Cues In Reading & Interpreting
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9. Compare Poems
Compare, Analyze
Poems
Common Core Reading: Literature RL.5.9, RL.6.9
Compare & Contrast Texts & Poems
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10. Thinking Skills Addressed
Through This Activity
1. Close Reading & Comprehending
• Bloom’s Comprehension
2. Analyzing & Interpreting
• Bloom’s Higher Order Thinking Levels
3. Comparing & Contrasting
• Bloom’s Higher Order Thinking Levels
4. Evaluating, Deciding & Rational Thought
• This is the essence of Critical Thinking
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11. How To Use This Activity
Frolyc & Activity Spot app
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12. What Is Frolyc?
Platform For
Authoring & Real-Time Publishing
On iPads
For K-6 Teachers
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13. Activities published from Frolyc become
interactive on the Activity Spot iPad app
Free app
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14. Steps To Assign Poetry Activities
1. Sign Up & Login To www.frolyc.com
2. Search Activity Catalog For “Poetry”.
3. Assign Activity To Yourself Or Students.
4. Have Students Interact With Activity On
Activity Spot iPad App.
5. Review Student Responses.
Engage students through Efficient teaching!
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15. Frolyc - Create, Publish, Inspire!
Checkout Other ELA & Math Activities At
https://www.frolyc.com
Follow us on Twitter: @frolyc
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