PROJECT: WRITING AND ILLUSTRATING POETRY

TEACHER: STACY FAULK

SCHOOL: CUT OFF ELEMENTARY

CONTENT: English/Language Arts and Visual Art

GRADE LEVELS: 2nd

OBJECTIVES:

The students will create poetry (Name/Acrostic poem, Haiku poem, Cinquain poem, Concrete poem, Diamond poem, Stair poem, and a Couplet poem); and illustrate their poetry.

TIME: Seven 30-45 minute periods

MATERIALS:

1. Samples of poetry
2. Paper
3. Computers
4. Colored pencils
5. Colors
6. Fine tip markers
7. Draft paper
8. Pencils

INTRODUCTION/PREPARATION/ANTICIPATORY SET:

The teacher will introduce a different type of poem each day, by reading and showing a variety of samples of the poetry form.

ACTIVITY:

Each day, the teacher will first model the guidelines of the poem the students will be writing. The students will then write a class poem with the teacher. Students will use a rubric to write their own poems following the model. Students will meet with the teacher to edit their rough draft, then will complete their rewrite. The students will use their rough copy to decide how they want to illustrate their poem. They will use warm and cool colors, lines, and shapes to illustrate their creation. The art terms have been slowly introduced throughout other lessons. The teacher will review these terms with the class before the students illustrate their poetry. The students’ poetry will also be entered into the English fair.

EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT:

The student's final poetry will be graded. Each poem will be assessed with a rubric that focuses on the guidelines in writing the poem and the use of the art terms presented as part of the lesson.
The teacher will observe the students informally throughout the lesson to see if they are following each poem's guidelines and using the proper art techniques.

ART CONTENT/CONCEPTS:
The students will review, talk about and use warm and cool colors, lines (rectilinear, curvilinear, style and quality, value, hatching etc.), and shapes to illustrate their poetry.

GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS AND STANDARDS/BENCHMARKS:
Louisiana 2nd Grade English Language Arts GLEs:
26b: Write for various purposes, including:informal writing, including messages, journals, notes, and poems (ELA-2-E6)
52: Use technology to publish a variety of works, including simple research reports and book summaries (ELA-5-E4)

Louisiana Visual Arts Content Standards and Benchmarks:
VA-CE-E1: Explore and identify imagery from a variety of sources and create visual representations.
VA-CE-E5: Draw on imagination, individual experience, and group activities to generate ideas for visual expression.
VA-CA-E2: Identify images, colors, and other art elements that have specific meanings in cultural contexts.
VA-CA-E4: Express and explain opinions about visual works of others using basic art vocabulary.

TEACHER'S REFLECTION:

The lesson on illustrating poetry was successful, but stressful. The concepts of warm and cool colors, lines, shapes, and texture had been introduced to the students throughout the year, so it was only necessary to review these concepts for this lesson. My students did some really wonderful and creative illustrations to promote their poems. Most students were very excited to do their best work, though there were a few who did not like to draw and/or were difficult to engage. The lesson is very time consuming, but I really enjoy doing it. I will continue to use this lesson plan in the future, but I will stretch it over a longer time.

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