A GIRL CALLED GOLDEN BY DAVID BATESON - GOOGLE SLIDES

In this poetry lesson (Google Slides), students will learn how to improve their reading comprehension skills by analyzing and interpreting an ode poem. Odes are a type of poem that celebrate a person, place or thing, and are full of descriptive language and vivid imagery. By exploring the structure, language and themes of the ode, students will develop their ability to identify literary devices, understand symbolism and make inferences about the author’s message. This lesson will provide students with a fun and engaging way to enhance their reading comprehension skills while exploring the beauty and power of poetry.

This download includes:
SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS

• Pair-Share - Inferring the meaning of the words from the context (Exercise 1)
• Ask-Write - Finding clues to infer character of Betty Cuthbert (Exercise 2)
• Write-Advance – Identifying poetry elements (Exercise 3)
• Write-Progress - Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 4)
• Differentiated Tasks - Answering questions (Exercise 5)
• Plenary – Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 6)
  SESSION 2: POETIC DEVICES
• Pair-Share – Relating stanzas for question and answers (Exercise 7)
• Ask-Write - Identification and explanation of poetic devices (Exercise 8)
• Write-Advance - Comparing Betty with her classmates (Exercise 9)
• Differentiated Tasks - Answering differentiated questions (Exercise 10)
• Plenary – Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 11)
  SESSION 3: REFERENCE TO CONTEXT
• Pair-Share - Summarizing the meaning of the poem (Exercise 12)
• Ask-Write - Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 13)
• Write-Advance - Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 14)
• Differentiated Tasks - Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 15)
• Plenary - Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 16)