Fun lesson on Kennings
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Subject English Language Arts — Writing
Grade Level Grades 6-12
Resource Type Activity, Lesson Plan
Standards Alignment
Common Core State Standards
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About This Lesson

Lesson (fully explained in PowerPoint) on Anglo Saxon poetry more generally (linked into Beowulf); with a focus on kennings. Homework activity uses modern kennings poem as a model and lets them have a go at writing their own.Lots of fun! Aligned with Common Core Standards: RL.6.4, RL.6.5, RL.8.4, W.6.4, W.6.5, W.7.5, RL.8.5

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February 10, 2020
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February 10, 2020
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Standards

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.4
Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.5
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.4
With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.5
With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.5
Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.5

Reviews

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SML Member
SML Member December 09, 2011

This worked wonderfully, thankyou.

k_hamel
k_hamel September 26, 2012

The "kennings " in Whalesong are not really kennings kennings must be two nouns or pronouns put together. I hope there were not many teachers that used this lesson.

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