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Read & Understand Poetry, Grades 5-6 »

Authors: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Jill Norris
ISBN-13: 9781557999948, ISBN-10: 1557999945
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
Date Published: January 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers

Book Synopsis

Strengthen your grade K students' comprehension and vocabulary skills! The 25 short and fun reading selections in Read and Understand with Leveled Texts, Grade K are leveled according to guided reading criteria so you can easily match texts to students' abilities. Reading selections cover reading levels A C and are accompanied by follow-up activities for comprehension, vocabulary, and other reading skills. Skills covered in grade K include: * Letter/Sound Association * Visual Discrimination * Rhyming Words * Word Families * Following Directions * Retelling a Story * Recalling Story Details * Distinguishing Between Real and Make-Believe * Color and Number Words * Small Motor Skills * Matching Text to Pictures ... and more!

	Introduction	2
	Generations & Legacies	5
	"Artist to Artist" (Multiple-Meaning Words; Repetition)	6
	"Her Daddy's Hands" (Free Verse; Narrative Voice)	10
	"My Grandmother Had One Good Coat" (Narrative Verse; Creative Format)	14
	"Seeds" (Enjambement; Metaphor and Simile)	18
	"The Farmer" (Rhyming Verse; Metaphor)	22
	Seasons of Life	26
	"No!" (Repetition)	27
	"Wayfarer, There Is No Path" (Translation; Repetition)	31
	"Youth, I Do Adore Thee!" (Lyric Poetry; Similes and Metaphors)	35
	"New Year Prayer" (Acrostic; Phraseology)	39
	"Winter Trees" (Contrast; Personification)	43
	Outside My Window	47
	"Free as a ..." (List Poem; Alliteration)	48
	Haiku Collection (Haiku; Detail)	52
	"Dust of Snow" (Rhymed Lyric; Meter)	56
	"The Red Wheelbarrow" (Free Verse; Capitalization, Punctuation)	60
	"The Brook" (Rhyming Verse, Alliteration)	64
	War & Peace	69
	"The Charge of the Light Brigade" (Dactylic Meter)	70
	"In Flanders Fields" (Meter)	75
	"Grass" (Free Verse; Vivid Verbs)	79
	"The Wall" (Repetition; Setting)	83
	"The Founding of Mexico in 1325" (Oral Tradition; Symbol)	88
	"The Destruction of Tlatelolco" (Elegy; Parallel Syntax)	93
	Mirth & Magic	97
	"The Great Selkie of Skule Skerry" (Ballad; Rhyme)	98
	"You Are Old, Father William" (Parody; Dialog)	102
	"How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear" (Enjambement; Invented Words)	106
	"Two Old Crows" (Dialog; Onomatopoeia)	110
	"Round about the caldron go" (List Poem; Alliteration)	114
	"Jabberwocky" (Rhyming Verse; Invented Words)	118
	Glossary of Poetry Terms	122
	About the Poets	129
	Reproducible Cover for the Read & Understand Poetry Anthology	132
	Poetry Posters	133
	Additional Resources	135
	Answer Key	136
	Index	144