Iron Man Poetry Unit of Work + Resources

Iron Man Poetry Unit of Work + Resources

• Attached is a fully editable 1-week Iron Man Unit Plan (this can easily be extended to 2 or 3 weeks).

• Genre: Poetry.

• Focus Text: The Iron Man by Brenda Williams.

• A 36-slide PowerPoint complements the unit of work - just click through each slide.

• All of the activities/resources are in the slide show - just print off the relevant slides.

• Optional homework task also included.
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  Objectives for each lesson:

• LESSON 1: To describe the Iron Man; To perform verses of the Iron Man; To rewrite verses of the original text.

• LESSON 2: To compose poetry verses describing the ‘Return of the Iron Man’; To perform poetry using a set criterion.

• LESSON 3: To create a character profile sheet of the Iron Man using rhyming words; To choose and describe a pretend job The Iron Man might do on his ‘home’ planet; To compose and write a poem based on the Iron Man’s pretend job using rhyming couplets.
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  Please note: Each lesson is designed to last approximately 1 to 2 hours (this all depends on the age and ability of your class).