ELA





-Click on this link to view the lesson plan created by Ms. Keeton for this lesson. Please click here to navigate to the Library Page of this wiki to view additional student examples, graphic organizers, links to animal websites, SMART Notebook lesson,etc. that were compiled by Mrs. Dvorchak and used to complete this lesson.
 * Project**- After participating in a research lesson collaboratively taught by Mrs. Dvorchak (Baird Library/Media Specialist) and Ms. Keeton (ELA), that focused on examining the warning signs of climate change and how wildlife can be affected (animal appearance, lifestyle, habitat, food sources, etc) the students synthesized the information and wrote diamente poems about a specific animal. With a partner, students were asked to create a hard copy of the poem complete with an illustration and then to create a slideshow using the website, [|PhotoPeach],to bring their animal poem to life! Please view the student examples below.


 * Below are samples of our printed poems.**



Polar Bear by ChristianCanada Lynx by CourtnieEmperor Penguin by JackEmperor Penguin by Joshua American Pika by Paige

Below are samples of some of the completed PhotoPeach slideshows.

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[|Diamente Poetry]- a site that explains the elements of a diamente poem. [|Read, Write, Think] a site that explains the elements of a diamente poem, gives examples and provides a template for you to create and print your own diamente poem. [|Poets.org]- a site that lists several poem and information about poets. There is a nice audio and video section where you can listen to various poets reading their original poems or watch videos of poets. Click [|here] for that page. [|Favorite Poem Project]- a site dedicated to celebrating, documenting and encouraging poetry’s role in Americans’ lives. There is a collection of 50 short videos documenting Americans reading and speaking about the poems that they love. [|Famous Poets and Poetry]- a free poetry website that is dedicated to making famous poetry available for all to appreicate and share.
 * Poetry Resources **