Knowledge and Skills Statement
Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--genres. The student uses genre characteristics and craft to compose multiple texts that are meaningful.
Demonstrated Proficiency of ELA.5.12.A
Task students with composing a poem that clearly reflects genre characteristics such as stanzas, sensory language, rhyme, rhythm, and alliteration. Remind students to follow the writing process as they compose their poems.
Further Explanation
This assessment requires students to apply knowledge of the characteristics and craft of poetry. It is important for students to develop this knowledge with all literary forms. This knowledge is acquired through practice and experience reading and analyzing a variety of literary forms.
Supporting Information for ELA.5.12.A