Lesson Plans

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Lesson Plans

• Secondary English

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Bell Ringer

• Take a look at this Batman cartoon. Why might the
  illustrator have included the word Pow! in the
  cartoon? What effect were they hoping to have on
  the reader?

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Onomatopoeia

• The word Pow! is used in the Batman cartoon to
  help the reader hear the action taking place.
  It is an example of onomatopoeia.
  
• Authors often use Onomatopoeia, especially in
  poetry, to have an effect on the reader.

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S.W.A.B.T.Upon completion of this lesson, the
student will be able to

• Identify uses of onomatopoeia in poetry
• Create examples of onomatopoeia
• Interpret the poem, The Bells by Edgar Allan
  Poe
  

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Input

• Onomatopoeia- Words that sound like the objects
  they name or the sounds those objects make.
  
• Examples
• Zip goes the jacket- the word zip is used here
  because it sounds like the jacket zipping up.
  
• Tick-tock went the clock.- the words tick-tock
  are used because they sound like the clock is
  ticking.
  
• Buzz Buzz said the bee.- the word buzz is used
  here because it sounds like the noise a bee would
  make.

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Input (cont)

• Click HERE to read the poem The Bells by Edgar
  Allan Poe. This poem is an excellent example of
  the use of onomatopoeia in poetry.
  
• Take a look at all of the examples of
  onomatopoeia in The Bells.
  
• Discussion questions What is the meaning or
  message being conveyed by this poem? Why does
  Poe use onomatopoeia in this poem? How is it
  effective? How does the use of onomatopoeia
  contribute to the central meaning of the poem?

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Practice/Application

• Click HERE to see more examples of onomatopoeia
  and to test your knowledge!
  
• Along with a partner, complete the following
  worksheet.
  
• Come up with your own examples of onomatopoeia!
  click here!

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Closure

• For homework, find objects around the house that
  you could describe using onomatopoeia. (For
  example, the coffee pot goes drip drop drip).
  Find at least 5 different objects and make a list
  of them including the words you would use to
  describe them. Bring the list to class tomorrow.

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Bell Ringer

• Try and think of a time when
• someone kept telling you to do
• something. Maybe it was a parent,
• or maybe a teacher. Maybe they
• kept repeating to you over and over
• again that you had to do something
• such as clean your room or do your
• schoolwork.How did this effect you?
• Did it make you feel a certain way?
• Did the repetition make you
• eventually listen to them?
• Why or why not?

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Alliteration and Repetition

• People often use repetition when they want to
  convey a certain message or evoke certain
  feelings.
  
• Authors often use the repetition of certain
  sounds, words, phrases, or sentence structure in
  poetry for this same reason.
  
• In this lesson, we will look at two poetic
  devices that do just that, alliteration and
  repetition.

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S.W.B.A.T.Upon completion of this lesson the
student will be able to

• Identify uses of alliteration and repetition in
  poetry
  
• Create their own examples of alliteration and
  repetition
  
• Interpret the poems Stopping by Woods on a Snowy
  Evening by Robert Frost and Danny ODare by
  Shel Silverstein

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Input

• Alliteration-the repetition of initial sounds in
  neighboring words
  
• Examples sweet smell of success, a dime a dozen,
  bigger and better, jump for joy.
  
• Click to read a poem by Shel Silverstein Danny
  O'Dare
  
• Interpret this poem. Do you think it is humorous?
  Or did Silverstein want it to be taken seriously?
  What are some examples of alliteration? How are
  they effective in creating humor in the poem?

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Input (cont)

• Repetition-where a specific word, phrase, or
  structure is repeated several times, usually in
  close proximity, to emphasize a particular idea.
  
• Examples Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty
  Dumpty had a great fallThree blind mice, three
  blind mice Im nobody who are you? Are you
  nobody too?
• Click to read a poem by Robert Frost Stopping By
  Woods on a Snowy Evening
  
• Interpret this poem. What is Frost describing?
  How is the use of repetition effective? What
  message is it sending to the reader? If Frost did
  not use repetition, would the poem still have the
  same effect?

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Practice/Application

• Identify the uses of alliteration on this quiz
  click here
  
• Complete the following worksheet click here
• Read this poem, with a partner, find all of the
  uses of repetition and explain how it is
  effective click here
  
• Then, e-mail me your response at
  jfrank2_at_kings.edu.

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Closure

• Use the knowledge we have learned in class
  outside of the classroom. Go home tonight and
  play this game with a family member or friend
  
• Play the Game!