Grade 5 Spring — Literary Essay, Voice and Tone as Craft, Poetry Stretch, and Public Speaking
English · WR G5 eng.g5.s.wr.poetry_with_figurative_move

Compose one original poem with intentional figurative move and sensory image (W.5.4 stretch)

Apply MG-16 poetry-craft anchor (4 elements: figurative move + sensory image + line break + tone). Produce ONE original poem with at least one intentional figurative move (personification, hyperbole, metaphor, or simile of student's choice) and at least one sensory image. Read aloud at Showcase if comfortable.

Mastery threshold
80%
Min instances
5
Typical minutes
45
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
  • eng.g6.f.wr.poetry_extended
    (not yet loaded)
  • eng.g7.s.wr.poetic_form_study
    (not yet loaded)
Common misconceptions
  • Treats poetry as 'prose with line breaks' — no figurative move, no sensory image, no tone choice.
  • Forces rhyme at the expense of meaning; rhyming becomes the dominant decision.

Exercise pool (4)

Diff Stem Type
3 Choose 1 mentor poem (Hughes / Nye / Sidman / Grimes / Mora). Fill 4-column analysis: figurative move + sensory image + line break + tone. mentor poem 4 element analysis
3 Polish YOUR poem with 2-3 line-break or word-choice tweaks. Mark final version. poem polish 3 tweaks
4 Draft YOUR original poem with intentional figurative move + 1+ sensory image + chosen line breaks + named tone. 6-15 lines. draft original poem
4 Read YOUR poem aloud at the Showcase for each visitor. Apply pace, eye contact, voice projection. poem oral performance