Beacon Lesson Plan Library
Creating Food for Thought
Cindy Listowski
Lee County School District
Description
After listening to a selection of poems from William Cole's Poem Stew, the students practice poem writing and later develop a poem on the topic of food. The poems are then compiled into a class book.
Standards
Florida Sunshine State Standards
LA.E.1.2.1.5.1
The student understands the distinguishing features of literary texts (for example, fiction, drama, poetry, folktales, myths, poems, historical fiction, autobiographies).
Florida Process Standards
Effective Communicators
02 Florida students communicate in English and other languages using information, concepts, prose, symbols, reports, audio and video recordings, speeches, graphic displays, and computer-based programs.
Critical and Creative Thinkers
04 Florida students use creative thinking skills to generate new ideas, make the best decision, recognize and solve problems through reasoning, interpret symbolic data, and develop efficient techniques for lifelong learning.
Materials
-Book: Cole, William. Poem Stew. New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1981.
-Forms of poetry worksheets (See Attached File)
-Pencils
-Paper
-Computer(s), optional
-Markers
-Colored pencils
-Plastic book binding
-Rubric for Poetry and Illustrations (See Attached File)
Preparations
1. Copy worksheets on the six forms of poetry with practice exercises for the students. (See Attached File)
2. Secure a copy of Poem Stew and select various poems to share with the class.
3. Download and copy the Rubric for Poetry and Illustrations (See Attached File), one per student.
4. Have computers available for students to type their poems, if desired.
5. Cut paper for the illustrations, making them the size you want the class book.
Procedures
Note: This lesson is best used as a culminating activity for a series of lessons on poetry.
1. Review the forms of poetry (limerick, haiku, free verse, concrete, acrostic and cinquain) through mini-lessons and worksheets. (See Attached File) Spend one or two days on each of the forms of poetry.
2. Read to the class a selection of poems from Poem Stew. Tell students that they will be writing poems on the topic of food as well.
3. Hand out and explain the Rubric for Poetry and Illustrations (See Attached File) at this time. Have students begin writing poems about food using the various forms of poetry.
4. Students select 1-2 poems to submit to the class poetry book.
5. Students publish their poems and illustrate with original drawings.
6. Compile the poems and bind together into a book.
7. Each student receives a book of their own to take home.
Assessments
The rubric is used to evaluate the poems and illustrations included in the class book. (See Attached File)
Extensions
1. Students write on topics other than food.
2. Students learn other forms of poetry.
Web Links
Type in a word and find its rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more. "Rhyme Zone"Web supplement for Food for Thought "Glossary of Poetic Devices"
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