Welcome to Week 5! (May 4-8th)

We continue to focus on Poetry for the month of May! Poetry is a fun and creative way to practice our creative

writing skills. It's also a wonderful way to express emotions and create vivid imagery using Figurative Language.

This month you will be creating your very own Poetry Book filled with a collection of poems from an AMAZING

writer, YOU!

Our main writing focus will be Poetry this month, but you should still have a novel that you can read every

day. Remember, you should be reading every day. At least 20 minutes is a good place to start.

We will also be focusing on Figurative Language this month. This week we will be looking at alliteration and

personification. These two types of Figurative Language are very important and used a lot in writing poetry. When

you create your poems this week, try hard to use alliteration and personification in your work.

We will be looking at the Cordillera region in Social Studies and there is a beautiful Cordillera Line Art project you

can try!

As always, your teachers are a call, message or Edmodo away. You can contact us for assistance any time during

office hours from 10:30-3:00 and on Friday, 10:30-11:30. (Or if you just want to check in and chat!)

May Unit of Focus: Poetry & Figurative Language

Get those creative writing ideas flowing!

Remember to keep reading every day! If you have brothers or sisters who also need the computer, you can always do DEAR (drop everything and read). Another option is to journal. If you don't have a journal yet, this is a perfect time to start this. It is a great place to pour your thoughts and feelings. Or write a letter to someone, even if you don't mail it, just get writing!___________________________________________________________________

You should already have your May novel started. When you finish your novel, choose another one to start a new reading adventure!

Some ideas where to get books:Lots of free on-line booksSwap with your brother or sisterNeighborhood mini library—Little Free Library (also a great place for you to share your books)Pick up a book with your groceries at Walmart or Costco!

Figurative Language

Alliterationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_b845Lxtq4Personificationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhleJRpyb-Y

Check out slides 7-10. Links will help you complete activates in weekly bundle.

RAZ

Log onto your RazKids account and read a book(s). Be sure to complete

the comprehension activities.https://www.raz-kids.com/

(Welch your user/passwords were sent to your school email)

Word Work

Log onto your Spelling City account.Gunderson: Week 23Welch: Week 21Huel: List of ChoiceHall: Week 11

www.spellingcity.com

Poetry Month

This week we want you to use alliteration and personification to create some

Free Verse poems.

That means there are no rules or structurefor these poems.

(There are lots of examples on the slides)

Be creative and have fun!

DEARGrab your favourite book, find a comfy spot and read out loud to

someone, a stuffy, your pet, a friend or relative on FaceTime or even

yourself in the mirror.

Study Ladder

Log onto your Studyladder.com account and choose several Language

Arts activities to complete.

www.studyladder.ca

Recipe of the Week

Go to slide 16 to find our favouriterecipe of the week! Your task is to either use our recipe or use one of your own to make a yummy treat for your family! Take a picture and share it on Edmodo!

Touch of Social Studies

This week we are focusing on the Cordillera region of Canada.

This week's lesson includes:1. Cordillera reading & question sheets2. Cordillera Line Art project

Check out slide 17

Week 5 Literacy

* This month you will be creative your very own Poetry Book!

*Make sure you have a novel to read! (Either paper or online!) Let us know if you need help with this.

*In addition to reading every day, choose at least 5 boxes to complete each week.

Creating your Poetry Book

You will be adding more poems to your Poetry Book

this week. Please make sure you have your book started so you have a safe

place to keep your final good copies!

Here are some book ideas you can use to create your

own Poetry Book!

Here are some templates you can use to start your poetry book, or you can design your

own! (These are in the pdf bundle)

Creating Your Poetry Book!

Figurative Language

ALLITERATION

• Alliteration is when the beginning

sound of a word is repeated two or

more times in a phrase or sentence

Figurative Language

PERSONIFICATION

Personification is giving human qualities (actions, feelings,

thoughts) to nonhuman objects

The leaves danced in the wind.

The toys dreaded playtime at

the daycare.

The sun happily greeted

everyone each morning.

The angry cloud moved closer.

The stars in the night sky winked at me.

The tree whispered as the fog rolled in.

The earth has swallowed my hope.

The tree was lurking in the

shadows.

Figurative

Language

Assignments

Be sure to watch the video lessons before beginning

your worksheets.

You can print off the worksheet bundle

pdf or copy some of the questions out

into your notebook.(There are 16 to choose from)

A great site full of kid's poems:https://www.poetry4kids.com

/poems/https://www.poetry4kids.com/news/how-to-write-an-alliteration-poem/

If you need a little extra help with

ideas check out this website!

Now it's time for you to write a few alliteration poems.

You can choose any topic you would like to write about. Your poems should be at least 4 lines long.

You can use a piece of paper, your writing notebooks from class or print off the templates in the pdf bundle.

Remember, you will need to create a final good copy to add to your poetry book! You can also illustrate your final poem or type it on the computer if you can.

Bleezer’s Ice Cream Jack Prelutsky,

1940 I am Ebenezer Bleezer, I run Bleezer’s Ice Cream Store, There are flavors in my freezer You have never seen before, Too delicious to resist, Why not do yourself a favor, Try the flavors on my list:

Cocoa Mocha Macaroni Tapioca Smoked Baloney Checkerberry Cheddar Chew Chicken Cherry Honeydew Tutti-Frutti Stewed Tomato Tuna Taco Baked Potato Lobster Litchi Lima Bean Mozzarella MangosteenAlmond Ham Meringue Salami Yam Anchovy Prune Pastrami Sassafras Souvlaki Hash Sukiyaki Succotash Butter Brickle Pepper Pickle Pomegranate Pumpernickel Peach Pimento Pizza Plum Peanut Pumpkin Bubblegum Broccoli Banana Bluster Chocolate Chop Suey Cluster Avocado Brussels Sprout Periwinkle Sauerkraut Cotton Candy Carrot Custard Cauliflower Cola Mustard Onion Dumpling Double Dip Turnip Truffle Triple Flip Garlic Gumbo Gravy Guava Lentil Lemon Liver Lava Orange Olive Bagel Beet Watermelon Waffle Wheat

I am Ebenezer Bleezer, I run Bleezer’sIce Cream Store, Taste a flavor from my freezer, You will surely ask for more

Here is a funny, famous alliteration poem activity by Jack Prelutsky!

If you would like to try this one, the ice cream template is in the worksheet bundle.

Or, you can always draw your own!

Have fun and be creative!

You can listen to Jack's poem here!https://www.youtube.co

m/watch?v=YuPlUQvViX8

https://www.poetry4kids.com/news/personification-poetry-lesson-plan/

If you need a little extra help with

ideas check out this website!

Now it's time for you to write a few personification poems.

You can choose any topic you would like to write about. Your poems should be at least 4 lines long.

You can use a piece of paper, your writing notebooks from class, or print off the template in the pdf bundle.

Remember, you will need to create a final good copy to add to your poetry book! You can also illustrate your final poem or type it on the computer if you can.

FUN PERSONIFICATION POEM IDEAS

Here are some wonderful examples of how you can

add art and illustrate your poems. Please post your

finished projects on Edmodo/Teams!

Recipe of the Week

Grizzly Bear

Poop Cookies LOL!

Cordillera Line Art

Draw a landscape from the Region. With the variety of

landscapes in this Region, it could be the mountains, by the Pacific

Ocean, even in the Sonoran Desert(by Osoyoos)!

Don't forget to put a picture of your finished work on Edmodo