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Read and Understand Poetry Grades 2 3 Evan-Moor s Read and Understand Poetry series has been developed to provide students and their teachers with a structured approach for working with poetry. For each poem in this book, you will find: a teacher page featuring a simple lesson plan for guiding students through reading and understanding the poem a poem page featuring the text of the poem enhanced with a simple illustration two follow-up activity pages designed to help students consolidate their understanding of the poem and extend their thinking and creativity Additional student resources include: a Glossary of Poetry Terms featuring kid-friendly definitions and pronunciation guidelines for terms ranging from alliteration to simile an About the Poets feature that presents brief, high-interest information on each of the poets included in this anthology an index of the literary terms used in this book illustrated classroom Poetry Teaching Posters identifying key elements and forms of poetry a cover page for students to use in creating their individual Read and Understand Poetry Anthology Correlated to State Standards EMC 3323 Congratulations on your purchase of some of the finest teaching materials in the world. Visit www.teaching-standards.com to view a correlation of this book s activities to your state s standards. This is a free service. Series Editor: Activity Writers: Copy Editors: Illustrators: Designer: Desktop: Sarita Chávez Silverman Martha Cheney Hilve Firek Sonny Bennett Cathy Harber Cindy Davis Marilee Harrald-Pilz Philip Koontz Lynn McClain Gary Mohrman Don Robison Kathy Kopp Kathy Kopp For information about other Evan-Moor products, call 1-800-777-4362 or FAX 1-800-777-4332. Visit our Web site www.evan-moor.com for additional product information. Entire contents EVAN-MOOR CORP. 18 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Monterey, CA 93940-5746. Permission is hereby granted to the individual purchaser to reproduce student materials in this book for noncommercial individual or single classroom use only. Permission is not granted for schoolwide or systemwide reproduction of materials. Printed in USA.
Contents Introduction... 2 Beasts, Birds, & Bugs... 5 by John Himmelman (Innovation, Personification)... 7 The Snake by Janet Lawler (Rhyme, Alliteration)... 11 The Swallow by Christina Rossetti (Lyric Poetry, Alliteration)... 15 I Would Love to Be a Horse by Linda Armstrong (Free Verse, Imagery)... 19 The Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt (Dialog)... 23 Seasons & Celebrations... 27 April s Trick by Martin Shaw (Rhyme and Rhythm, Meter)... 29 Bed in Summer by Robert Louis Stevenson (Couplets)... 33 July by Lana Krumwiede (Internal Rhymes, Onomatopoeia)... 37 Pumpkins by Virginia Kroll (Rhyming Couplet, Repetition)... 41 little tree by E. E. Cummings (Capitalization)... 45 Stuff & Nonsense... 48 The Quangle Wangle s Hat by Edward Lear (Couplet, Rhythm)... 50 Limerick Collection by Edward Lear (Limerick, Hyperbole)... 55 Up the Stairs to Bed by Ian Souter (Concrete Poems, Rhyme, Repetition)... 59 There Was a Little Girl by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Rhyme, Rhythm)... 63 Step Outside... 66 The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson (Rhyme Scheme, Hyperbole)... 68 Fog by Nancy R. Wadhams (Punctuation, Simile)... 72 Concrete Poem by Beverly McLoughland (Diction, Alliteration)... 76 The Pasture by Robert Frost (Run-on Lines)... 80 Poems in Song... 83 Hush, Little Baby Traditional (Repetition, Variation)... 85 Bright with Colors Traditional (Repetition, Translation)... 89 Mary s Lamb by Sarah Josepha Hale (Rhyme Scheme, Facsimile)... 93 The New-England Boy s Song about Thanksgiving Day by Lydia Maria Child (Rhyme)... 97 My Country Tis of Thee by Samuel F. Smith (Rhyme Scheme, Song)... 102 A World of Sights & Sounds... 105 I Hear, I Hear by Pat Mora (Typesetting, Onomatopoeia)... 107 Sampan by Tao Lang Pee (List Poem, Onomatopoeia)... 111 Black Is Beautiful by Andreya Renee Allen (Free Verse, Italics and Boldface)... 115 Haiku Collection by Basho, John Calvert, Sue Cowling (Translation, Imagery)... 119 Glossary of Poetry Terms... 122 About the Poets... 129 Reproducible Cover for the Read and Understand Poetry Anthology... 135 Poetry Posters... 136 Additional Poetry Resources... 138 Answer Key... 139 Index... 144 2005 by Evan-Moor Corp. EMC 3323 Read and Understand Poetry Contents 1
Before You Read the Poem Build Background Invite students to share what they know about ladybugs, including information such as how they look, where they live, how they move, and what they eat. You may wish to point out that ladybugs are beneficial insects that eat other tiny insect pests that harm plants. For this reason, gardeners are usually happy to see ladybugs in their gardens. Tell students that they will read a poem that is similar to an old-fashioned nursery rhyme about a ladybug. Invite volunteers to recite the verse if it is familiar, or share the following version with students: Ladybug, ladybug/fly away home./your house is on fire/and your children all gone./all except one,/and that s little Ann./She has crept under the warming pan. Compare Real and Imaginary Ladybugs Review the traditional rhyme with children and use prompts to help elicit information about elements of the poem that could really happen and those that are imaginary: Could a ladybug really fly home? Do ladybugs really live in houses?, etc. While You Read the Poem Encourage students to listen closely for the poet s message to the ladybug in this modern version of the poem. Then invite students to follow along as you read the poem aloud. After You Read the Poem Elements of Poetry Poet s Toolbox: Innovation Explain to students that sometimes authors create new works that are based upon existing ones. In this case, John Himmelman uses a traditional rhyme for a springboard to a new, fun poem about ladybugs. A new poem made this way is called an innovation. Poet s Toolbox: Personification Ask children to consider whether the actions described could actually be carried out by ladybugs. Elicit from students the idea that the author is attributing human characteristics to the ladybugs in the poem. This is called personification. You may wish to brainstorm other examples of familiar stories where animals or other nonhuman characters have human characteristics and behaviors, such as Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Little Engine That Could, and others. Follow-up Activities Students may work independently to complete the activities on pages 8 and 9. 6 Beasts, Birds, & Bugs Read and Understand Poetry EMC 3323 2005 by Evan-Moor Corp.
Stay right here. Don t fly home, You have nothing to fear. Your children are sleeping. Your husband is shopping. Your father is sweeping. Your mother is mopping. Your grandma is strumming. Your grandpa is clapping. Your auntie is humming. Your uncle is napping. Your brother is riding. Your sister is cooking. Your niece is hiding. Your nephew is looking. Stay right here. Don t fly home, You have nothing to fear. John Himmelman 2005 by Evan-Moor Corp. EMC 3323 Read and Understand Poetry Beasts, Birds, & Bugs 7
Name Understanding the Poem Read each question and choose the best answer. You may wish to reread as you work. 1. In the poem, what is the father ladybug doing? Å cooking Ç clapping jumping sweeping 2. Which family member is mentioned last in the poem? Å sister Ç uncle nephew mother 3. Which word in the poem describes the action used in playing a guitar? Å strumming Ç mopping napping sleeping 4. What does the speaker want the ladybug to do? Å fly away Ç sing a song crawl around stay where she is 5. How does the speaker want the ladybug to feel? Å angry Ç calm afraid excited 8 Beasts, Birds, & Bugs Read and Understand Poetry EMC 3323 2005 by Evan-Moor Corp.
Name Understanding the Poem 1. List 3 pairs of rhyming words from the poem. Write one more word that rhymes with each pair. 2. Find the words in the poem that name family members. Write them here. 3. Use -ing words to make a list of things that you might see a ladybug doing. 4. Draw a picture of a ladybug doing something from your list. 2005 by Evan-Moor Corp. EMC 3323 Read and Understand Poetry Beasts, Birds, & Bugs 9