![]() ![]() In the first half of Unit 2, students finish reading Love That Dog and plan and write an informative paragraph about what inspires Jack to write poetry. ![]() ![]() They analyze the poems to determine a theme and to identify characteristics of poetry in order to effectively summarize the poems. Alongside Love That Dog, students closely read and analyze the poems Jack reads and describes, including "The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost. In Unit 1, students begin to build their close reading skills by reading the novel in verse Love That Dog by Sharon Creech and analyzing how the main character, Jack, feels in response to events that happen in the story. It is intentionally designed to encourage students to embrace a love of literacy and writing. This module uses literature and informational text to introduce students to what inspires people to write. ![]()
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