Welcome to Week 4! (April 27-May1)

Welcome back! We will focusing 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 similes and metaphors.

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 similes and metaphors in your work.

We will be looking at the Interior Plains region in Social Studies and there is a beautiful Perspective Art project

you can try out after learning about our Home Region!

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

Simileshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm6zt24w0qUMetaphorshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVNal4_izVUBothhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDOf299VYdU

Check out slide 4. Links will help you complete activates in the 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 22Welch: Week 20Huel: List of ChoiceHall: Week 10

www.spellingcity.com

Poetry MonthThis week you will be creating Acrostic and

Colour poems.

* You can use the printable templates or write them on notebook paper.

*Finally, you will create a final copy to add to your Poetry book.

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 20 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 Interior Plains of Canada.

This week's lesson includes:1. Interior Plains reading & question sheets2. Perspective drawing art project

Check out slide 21

Week 4 Literacy

* This month you will be learning about Figurative Language and using it to create yourown Poetry Book!

*Be sure to do the Figurative Language lessons each week before your start your poems.

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

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

Figurative

Language

Review

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 13 to choose from)

Creating your Poetry Book

Starting your Poetry BookBy the end of May we are hoping you will have your very own beautiful poetry book to share with your family.

We would also love to see you post pictures of your work along the way.

Please decide what type of Poetry book you would like to create.

Some ideas are:

1. Decorate a notebook using paint, tape, markers, etc. Use your imagination.2. Use your coil notebook, decorate the cover3. Tie your poetry worksheet together with yarn.4. add your loose-leaf pages or printed poem template to a duotang. Decorate the cover.5. simply staple the poetry worksheets together and create a decorated cover for a title page.

What is Poetry?

Grade 5 What is Poetry? 6

Poetry is. . .

A type of writing where words are

arranged based on their

meaning, sound, and rhythm

to share

ideas and feelings!

Grade 5 What is Poetry? 7

Poets use tools like

imagery,

sound devices,

and

figurative language

and they choose their words very carefully.

Grade 5 What is Poetry? 8

Imagery is. . .

Describing something in a

way that makes the reader

feel like they can

see it, hear it, smell it, taste it,

or feel it.Which sentence paints a picture in your

mind?

I stood on the beach and looked at

boats.

Or

The saltwater cooled my feet as I stood

on the hot sand and watched the tiny

boats float up and down in the distance.Grade 5 What is Poetry? 9

Grade 5 What is Poetry? 10

Sound Devices. . .

are tools that are used carefully to

create sound and mood.

Sound Devices poems are meant to be read aloud so poets put interesting

sounds into their poems using alliteration, rhyme, repetition, and onomatopoeia.

Poets add sound by

using repeating

beginning sounds

called alliteration. . .

Silly slimy snake

slithered.

Annie ate apples.

Poets add sound by

using rhymes. . .

cat bat hat

Look book took

Poets add sound by

using repeating words. . .

big big big

Poets add sound by

using sound words

called onomatopoeias. .

POP! BANG!

FIZZ! CRASH!

ZAP! SPLAT!

Grade 5 What is Poetry? 11

Figurative Language is

when poets use interesting

phrases and figures of

speech that have hidden

meanings.

Which sentence is more interesting

to read?

The thunder woke me up last night.

Or

The thunder boom was an

explosion in my head and I jumped

our of my bed like a rocket.

Grade 5 What is Poetry? 12

Forms of PoetryPoems come in many different styles.

Poems can be long or short.

Some poems have rules and patterns that must be followed.

But some poems don’t follow any of the rules.

The cool thing about poetry is that anyone can write a poem!

Time for you to be a Poet too!

Here is a great site full of poems for

kids!

https://www.poetry4kids.com/poems/

Some classes have their Figurative

Language booklet at home! You can keep

working in them, too!

Listen to this funny story full of

similes!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-

06ADt4dTEY

Listen to this funny story about a

metaphor!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M

c2Iw4UMyIU

Now it's your turn!Print out these templates to

create your own Acrosticpoems or write them down

on a piece of paper.(Try to complete at least 2)

Don't forget to add art or

illustrate your poems. Please

post your finished projects

on Edmodo/Teams!

Colour Poem

Colour poems are written

using both similes and

metaphors. This type of

colour poems also uses

our 5 senses to describe

the colour. These types of

poems really help us use

our imagination and

creates vivid pictures in

our mind!

Now it's your turn!Print out these templates to

create your own Colour poems or write them

down on a piece of paper.Try to complete at least 2

Don't forget to add art or

illustrate your poems. Please

post your finished projects

on Edmodo/Teams!

Recipe of the Week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFNRxfaCKLw Check our this "how to" video!

Interior Plains Region

Remember to post your picture on

Edmodo/Teams!