Task Card Center. Set Includes: 5 Original Poems 20 Task Cards Student Recording Sheet. Analyzing. Common Core Grades 3-5 See Preview for Sample

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1 Analyzing Task Card Center Set Includes: 5 Original Poems 20 Task Cards Student Recording Sheet Common Core Grades 3-5 See Preview for Sample Background by 3Am Teacher

2 Nightfall in the Meadow Poem # 1 A crimson sun sets in the west, Casting shadows across all. Mankind turns in for the night, But the meadow comes alive. Fireflies dance in the moonlight, Like stars fluttering through. Field mice scurry underfoot, In search of dinner fare. Old and wise owls awake, From day-long restful sleep And take to the skies on silent wings Listening and searching for food Stomachache Poem # 2 I have an achy stomach, It s really doing flips. Might have been the candy and the soda, and the chips. My stomach s really talking Making growls galore. I hear them while I'm lying. Right here on the floor. I think I ve learned my lesson. I wont do this again. But hey! I found a cookie!, I ll share it with my friend. As night falls on the meadow, The day has just begun. No sleeping or snoring will occur, Night is time for fun.

3 It s Alive! Poem # 3 My bathroom is a scary place, The sounds there are galore I think there's something living there Just beneath the floor Each morning I hear gurgling Coming from the bathroom sink And the toilet there, it s a scare! It really makes a stink! The bathtub swallows water In huge, unmetered chugs It sometimes swallows chunks of soap And even my earplugs. Who cares if I don t smell good? Who cares if I have to go? I wont step foot inside that room. I thought you ought to know. Hurricane Poem # 4 Storm clouds roll across the sky, Lightning streaks against the night. A hurricane is coming. Shrieking winds blast down the street, Trees and grasses bow down low, A hurricane is coming. Houses move and shudder, Standing against the winds A hurricane is coming. Wind and water collide with force, Pushing inland in great floods, A hurricane is here.

4 Nevermind Poem # 5 A baby sister s coming, My mom and dad told me, She ll be here before too long, On November 23. I ll need to help my mother, At feeding time, and then, I ll need to help my father, Get the baby seat put in. I really wanted a new sister. I think I ll do just fine. Oh, I have to change her diaper? Well then Nevermind. Directions for Use 1. Print out poems and task cards. Cardstock will work best for durability. 2. Laminate the poems and task cards. 3. Print out student copies of Recording Sheet. (Run front to back on a copier) 4. Place all items into a manila envelope for storage. These cards will make an excellent learning center or independent seatwork assignment. Since the tasks incorporate extended writing, they will not work well in a Scoot Game. Font By Rowdy in Room wdy-in-room-300 Borders By Rocky Creek Studio eek

5 The author of this poem uses stanzas to organize similar ideas together. How many stanzas did the author use to write this poem? Use Poem #1 Use Poem #1 Reread the fourth line in the first stanza. What does the author mean by this phrase? Use details and examples to explain your answer. In stanza 2, the author uses a simile to compare two unlike objects. What objects does he compare and how are they similar? Use examples to explain. Use Poem #1 Use Poem #1 Poetry is known for its use of descriptive language and strong adjectives. Reread the poem and write down a list of adjectives used.

6 People of all ages like to write poetry. How old do you think the author of this poem is? How do you know? Use examples from the text to explain your answer. Use Poem #2 Poets often give humanlike traits to non-human objects. Reread the poem and search for times when the author makes something inhuman seem human. Use Poem #2 Use Poem #2 While most poems rhyme, some do not. Is this poem rhyming or non-rhyming? If it rhymes, write a list of the rhyming words you see in the text. Use Poem #2 Poems can. be used to tell a story. Does this poem tell a story? If so, write what the poem is about using your own words.

7 Everyone loves to write poetry. How old do you think the author of this poem is? How do you know? Use examples from the text to explain your answer. Use Poem #3 The author of this poem used personification to give the object in his bathroom human-like traits. What objects did he make come alive in the text? What did those objects do that made them seem human? Use Poem #3 In the first stanza, the author says that there is something under the bathroom floor. What would make him think this? Use examples from the text to explain your answer. Use Poem #3 Reread the fourth stanza. Based on what the author wrote, what do you think his mother would say about his statement? How would she calm his fears? Write to explain. Use Poem #3

8 Poetic language is often used to set a mood in a poem. Some poems are cheerful and happy while others are dark, sad, or scary. What kind of mood does this poem demonstrate? What makes it seem that way? Use Poem # 4 Descriptive language makes a reader see what is happening in a poem. Draw a quick sketch of what you see when you read this poem. Use Poem # 4 Hurricanes are storms that cause a lot of damage. Using information from the text, write an informational paragraph that tells what a hurricane does when it comes on land. Use Poem # 4 Poetry tends to show emotion through the use of strong language. What type of emotion do you think the author is feeling in this poem? How do you know? Use Poem # 4

9 Who is the speaker in this poem? What clues are in the text that guide you to learn the identity of the person who wrote it? Use Poem #5 Why is this poem titled Nevermind? What is the author changing his mind about? Use details from the text to explain your answer. Use Poem #5 Use Poem #5 Do you have a baby brother or sister? Make a list of 3 things that are good about having baby brothers or sisters around and 3 things that are bad about having baby brothers or sisters. Poets often write about things in their lives. Families, pets, and friends are fun topics. Using the same rhyme pattern as Nevermind, write a fourline (or more) poem about a topic of your choice. Use Poem #5

10 Poetry Task Cards Name: Recording Sheet

11 Poetry Task Cards Name: Recording Sheet-Side