Classroom Resource

Peace Poems and Picasso Doves: Literature, Art, Technology, and Poetry

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

3, 4, 5

Overview

This lesson supports third through fifth-grade students as they apply think-aloud strategies to reading, as well as to the composition of artwork and poetry. Activities include collaborative as well as individual work. Technology tools are integrated as students research symbols of peace and as they prewrite, compose, and publish their poetry.

Content Standards

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.R3
Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Background knowledge
Vocabulary
Discussion

Knowledge

Students know:

Relating experiences through discussions, reading, and writing will help build background knowledge and improve vocabulary.

Skills

Students are able to:

Connect new concepts to prior experiences to increase background knowledge through discussions, reading, and writing.
Construct the meaning of words through discussions, reading, and writing.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Background knowledge can increase by relating experiences to new ideas, topics, and words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing.
Vocabulary will increase by constructing the meaning of words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.18
Demonstrate content knowledge built during independent reading of informational and literary texts by participating in content-specific discussions with peers and/or through writing.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Demonstrate
Content knowledge
Independent reading
Informational text
Literary text
Content-specific discussions

Knowledge

Students know:

Content knowledge is information learned about a specific subject.
Content knowledge can be learned by independently reading text.
Informational text is nonfiction text, and literary text is fictional.
Active listening skills.
Writing skills.

Skills

Students are able to:

Build content knowledge from independently reading informational or literary text.
Use content knowledge learned from independent reading in content-specific discussions with peers.
Use content knowledge learned from independent reading in writing.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Content-specific discussions with peers can demonstrate the content knowledge they learned through independent reading.
They can produce writings that demonstrate knowledge of content-specific information.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.42
Write poetry or prose in response to visual images to interpret their meanings.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Poetry
Prose
Visual images
Interpret

Knowledge

Students know:

Poetry is a genre of text that uses distinctive style and rhythm to aid in the expression of feelings, while prose is written in ordinary language.
Writing can be created in response to visual images.
Visual images carry meaning to viewers.

Skills

Students are able to:

Write poetry or prose after viewing visual images to explain their meaning.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Visual images can inspire them to write poetry or prose to describe their feelings and explain the image's meaning.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

ELA21.4.14
Demonstrate comprehension of literary and informational text by utilizing its content when discussing or writing in response to the text.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Comprehension
Literary text
Informational text
Discussing
Writing
Response

Knowledge

Students know:

Comprehension of text can be demonstrated by referring to the text in discussions or written responses.
Informational text is nonfiction text, and literary text is fictional.

Skills

Students are able to:

Demonstrate understanding of literary and informational text by referring to the text in discussions.
Demonstrate understanding of literary and informational text by referring to the text in written responses.

Understanding

Students understand that:

They can show that they understood literary and informational text by discussing or writing about specific content from the text.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

ELA21.4.32
Respond in writing to literature and informational text, including stories, dramas, poetry, and cross-curricular texts, both independently and with support, demonstrating grade-level proficiency.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Respond
Writing
Literature
Informational texts
Stories
Dramas
Poetry
Cross-curricular texts
Independently
With support
Grade-level proficiency

Knowledge

Students know:

Responding to text in a written format demonstrates comprehension of the text.

Skills

Students are able to:

Independently and with support, create grade-appropriate written responses after reading literature and informational text.

Understanding

Students understand that:

To respond in writing to literature and informational texts, they must read critically, have a deep understanding of the text's content, and use appropriate writing skills.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 5

ELA21.5.16
Demonstrate comprehension of varied literary and informational texts by utilizing its content when discussing or writing in response to the text.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Comprehension
Literary text
Informational text
Discussing
Writing
Response

Knowledge

Students know:

Comprehension of text can be demonstrated by referring to the text in discussions or written responses.
Informational text is nonfiction text, and literary text is fictional.

Skills

Students are able to:

Demonstrate understanding of varied literary and informational text by referring to the text in discussions.
Demonstrate understanding of varied literary and informational text by referring to the text in written responses.

Understanding

Students understand that:

They can show that they understood a wide variety of literary and informational text by discussing or writing about specific content from the text.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 5

ELA21.5.32
Respond in writing to literature and informational text, including stories, dramas, poetry, and cross-curricular texts, independently and with grade-level proficiency.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Literature
Informational text
Stories
Dramas
Poetry
Cross-curricular texts
Independently
Proficiency

Knowledge

Students know:

Responding to text in a written format demonstrates comprehension of the text.

Skills

Students are able to:

Independently create grade-appropriate written responses after reading literature and informational text.

Understanding

Students understand that:

To respond in writing to literature and informational texts, they must read critically, have a deep understanding of the text's content, and use appropriate writing skills.

Interdisciplinary Connection(s)

Link to Resource

http://readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/peace-poems-picasso-…

Content Type / Source

CR Resource Type

Lesson/Unit Plan

Resource Provider

ReadWriteThink

Accessibility

License

License Type

Custom

Custom License Type (URL)

http://www.readwritethink.org/util/legal.html

Approved Date

2019-05-29

Curated by

raulstoncg

Learning Resource Type

Peace Poems and Picasso Doves: Literature, Art, Technology, and Poetry

Subject Area

Grade(s)

Overview

ELA21.3.R3 Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.3.18 Demonstrate content knowledge built during independent reading of informational and literary texts by participating in content-specific discussions with peers and/or through writing.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.3.42 Write poetry or prose in response to visual images to interpret their meanings.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.4.14 Demonstrate comprehension of literary and informational text by utilizing its content when discussing or writing in response to the text.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.4.32 Respond in writing to literature and informational text, including stories, dramas, poetry, and cross-curricular texts, both independently and with support, demonstrating grade-level proficiency.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.5.16 Demonstrate comprehension of varied literary and informational texts by utilizing its content when discussing or writing in response to the text.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.5.32 Respond in writing to literature and informational text, including stories, dramas, poetry, and cross-curricular texts, independently and with grade-level proficiency.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

URL (web address)

CR Resource Type

Resource Provider

License Type

Custom License Type (URL)

Approved Date

ELA21.3.R3
Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.

ELA21.3.18
Demonstrate content knowledge built during independent reading of informational and literary texts by participating in content-specific discussions with peers and/or through writing.

ELA21.3.42
Write poetry or prose in response to visual images to interpret their meanings.

ELA21.4.14
Demonstrate comprehension of literary and informational text by utilizing its content when discussing or writing in response to the text.

ELA21.4.32
Respond in writing to literature and informational text, including stories, dramas, poetry, and cross-curricular texts, both independently and with support, demonstrating grade-level proficiency.

ELA21.5.16
Demonstrate comprehension of varied literary and informational texts by utilizing its content when discussing or writing in response to the text.

ELA21.5.32
Respond in writing to literature and informational text, including stories, dramas, poetry, and cross-curricular texts, independently and with grade-level proficiency.