d.+Timeline


 * __Week 1 – Introduction__**

1. Lesson 1 (Reading and listening to song & discussion) 2. Lesson 1 (Brainstorming and sample poem) //**Assignment: 2-3 analysis sentences**// 3. Lesson 1 (Overview of Unit) //**DUE: 2-3 analysis sentences**// 4. Lesson 1 (Reading Day - Independent reading & sharing of poems) 5. Lesson 1 (Conclusion of Introductory Lesson - elements of poetry)
 * __Week 2 – Haiku and Math__**

1. Lesson 2 (math and syllabic counting in haikus) **Assignment: Plot haikus on graph** 2. Lesson 3 (Introduction to haikus) 3. Lesson 3 (structure and history of haiku) **Assignment: choose picture; fifty words to describe picture** 4. Lesson 3 (practice making haikus after viewing slideshow) **Due: Nature haiku** 5. Lesson 3 (end haiku unit with candy activity)


 * __Week 3 – Sonnet__**

1. Lesson 4 (introduction to sonnet) 2. Lesson 4 (overview of types of sonnets, famous sonnets) 3. Lesson 4 (discuss language differences and paraphrasing) **//Assignment://** **//Finish Paraphrasing//** 4. Lesson 4 (finish editing poem and share with class) **//DUE: Sonnet//** 5. Lesson 4 (culminating found poem activity in class)


 * __Week 4 – War and Research__**

1. Lesson 5 (Introduction to War Poetry) 2. Lesson 5 (Discussion of the part protest plays in poetry in a historical context) **//Due: Free Write Poem//** 3. Lesson 5 (Introduction to song poetry; students listen and pick out songs) **//Assigned songs//** 4. Lesson 5 (Students research their songs on computers; internet safety) 5. Lesson 5 (Student presentations in class)