Rhyme schemes in poetry
I can recognize and use different rhyme schemes in my poetry.
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General
In this lesson, students will learn about different rhyme schemes in poetry. They will explore the rhyme schemes for poems, including limericks and couplets. They will apply this knowledge to write their own poems with rhyme schemes of their choice.
Standards
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.4
Learning objective
Students will be able to recognize and use different rhyme schemes in my poetry.
Introduction
Students will look read "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and talk about the lines and stanzas. They will also discuss rhyming words in poems. They will then determine if a pair of words rhyme.
Instruction
Explain how poems have rhyme schemes and how each stanza can have its own rhyme scheme. They will two poems about winter and use letters to show the rhyme schemes. They will also discuss rhyme schemes in limericks (AABBA) and couplets (AABB, etc.).
Quiz
Students will answer ten questions in which they identify different rhyme schemes and parts of a poem.
Closing
Students will recall what they learned about rhyme scenes in poetry. To close out the lesson, students will write a poem with 2 stanzas with at least 4 lines for each. They will choose their own rhyme schemes for their poems.
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