Monday

Objective: Students will define the term rhyme. Students will create examples of rhyme. Students will define the term poet laurete. Students will find examples of poetry.

DO THIS: What is the definition of rhyme? Post on your blog.

DO THIS: Pick 10 of the following words. Give at least 5 other words that rhyme with them. You may use this website to help you. http://www.rhymezone.com/

WORDS: house, run, skip, chair, end, smile, laugh, sigh, press, free, man, flower, math, board, computer, now, clock, door, draw, winter, spring, paper, click, bump, bird, dog

DO THIS: Write a quatrain using some of the words you found. Post on your blog. Do you remember what a quatrain is? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quatrain

DO THIS: Find 3 examples of quatrains. Post them on your blog.

DO THIS: What is a poet laurete? Post a definiton on your blog.

DO THIS: Who is the current poet laurete of the United States? Write 3 sentences about her. http://www.loc.gov/poetry/laureate_current.html

DO THIS: At this website, http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/, find and read 2 poems. Summarize the poems your read on your blog. What can you find out about the author of the poem?