Page 314 - SpringBoard_ELA_Grade6_Flipbook

Lear’s Limericks: playing with rhythm and rhyme
AcTIvITy 4.10
Learning Target
• Analyze how parts of a limerick fit into the overall structure and develop the theme of the poem.
• Rehearse a limerick and present a practiced oral interpretation of the poem, demonstrating command of rhyme, rhythm, inflection, and rate.
LeArNING STrATeGIeS:
Diffusing, Summarizing, Marking the Text, Rereading, Rehearsal, Oral Reading
Introducing the Strategy: Oral Interpretation
An oral interpretation is reading aloud a literary text with expression.
The purpose is to share with an audience the reader’s personal insight into a text through voice, fluency, tone, and purpose. The oral interpretation requires careful analysis of a text to determine appropriate rate (speed), inflection (emphasis on specific words for effect), and tone (speaker’s attitude toward the subject). It also requires appropriate eye contact and facial expressions to show an understanding of the meaning of the text.
Literary Terms
An oral interpretation is a way of expressing the meaning of a written text
Preview
In this activity, you will read a limerick and present an interpretation of the poem.
Setting a Purpose for Reading
• Limericks are a form of poetry with a specific rhyme scheme. Limericks usually have three long lines that end in words that rhyme and two shorter lines that rhyme. A rhythm is created when reading limericks by stressing the rhyming words. As you read the limerick, underline words and phrases that show rhyme and rhythm.
• Circle unknown words and phrases. Try to determine the meaning of the words by using context clues, word parts, or a dictionary.
to others. The reader uses fluency, tone of voice, speed, and inflection
to convey meaning or interpret the text.
Literary Terms
A limerick is a light, humorous, nonsensical verse of five lines, usually with a rhyme scheme, or rhyming pattern, of a-a-b-b-a.
In poetry, rhythm refers to the pattern or flow of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables. Many types of poems, such as limericks, have a specific rhythm.
About the Author
Although Edward Lear (1812–1888) was an artist and illustrator, he is remembered mainly for his limericks and nonsense poetry. He began writing his nonsense verses as he was trying to become established as an artist. Eventually he used his artistic skills to illustrate his own humorous works.
My Notes
Unit 4 • The Final Act 287
© 2017 College Board. All rights reserved.