Description
Analyzing poetry sounds difficult, but it doesn’t have to be hard if students take it one piece at a time. This Poetry Analysis & Copywork unit includes:
18 steps to guide students through analyzing any poem
room to write an analysis and summary of what they learned
notebooking page to record information about the poem’s author
the full text of the poem
the full text of the poem as copywork to trace and to copy (blank lines are also included)
These analysis sheets do not include examples from the poem but do include room for the students to record the information they find as they study the poem.
The featured poem is “The Foolish Fir-Tree” by Henry Van Dyke, which tells the story of a Christmas tree who isn’t happy with the way he is dressed.
This poem retains original wording, spelling, and punctuation. In this poem, “gay” means “happy”; “dress” means “clothing”; and “peddler” is spelled “pedlar.”
Available in print copywork (50 pages) or cursive copywork (59 pages) versions. Ages 8-13.
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