Personification can be tricky! Not only do my 7th graders need be able to identify personification, but they need to be able to apply personification in writing! What better way... Than to compose an ode!! This was the perfect lesson to do right before break and for national poetry week!!
As a class, we read and discussed our mentor text, "Ode to an Artichoke" by Pablo Neruda.
The discussion was fruitful especially when it came down to "why do you think the author chose an artichoke as the topic?" As a class we determined, that it was a topic or subject that might not get recognition very often or it was significant to the author. Thus! our theme for our own odes were born!
After reading and the discussion, students made a list of 20 things that were small but had a major impact on their life. Students agreed to give recognition to only one thing that doesn't get praise very often! After narrowing it down to one topic, students began brainstorming ways the topic impacted them, descriptive phrases and figurative language. Below are pictures of the results of 7F & 7M's work!
7F : Top
7M : Below
7M : Below
This lesson was adapted from Scholastic!
Mrs. A, Mrs. T and I were extremely proud of the thought and effort the students put into this! :)
Be on the look out for some more posts after spring break...
Until next time,
Ritchie
Be on the look out for some more posts after spring break...
Until next time,
Ritchie