Identify the forms of text (e.g., poems, drama, fiction, nonfiction). SPI 0401.8.5

Links verified on 11/2/2011

1. 5 day unit plan on introducing Nonfiction - learn to use information presented in various types of nonfiction material
2. Comparing a story to a play - [designed for grade 3] lesson plan
3. Fiction or NonFiction - online quiz; decide if book would be fiction or nonfiction
4. Letter Poem Creator: Student Interactive - Letter poems are a particularly apt medium for exploring a defining characteristic of poetry-line breaks. As students work to transform narrative-style letters (shown at left) into poetic format, they are encouraged to think carefully about where to end each line.
5. My Aunt Came Back - poem to print for your students - includes illustrations
6. Painlessly Bringing Poetry into Your Classroom - includes a list of seven quick starts - easily implemented ideas that teachers have used in our own classrooms
7. Poetry - Word Play - [last updated in 2004, but it works fine] site to create your own poems online
8. Shape Poem - A shape poem is a poem that describes an object and is written in the shape of the object. In this online tool, elementary students can select shapes from four different themes: Nature, School, Sports, and Celebrations. Within these themes, 19 different shapes are included.
9. What Makes Poetry? Exploring Line Breaks - Lesson plan

site for teachers | PowerPoint show | Acrobat document | Word document | whiteboard resource | sound | video format | interactive lesson | a quiz | lesson plan | to print