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Activity:
"The Weaver"
Submitted By:
Carol Knight
Grade:
K-5
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Reece’s “The Weaver” for the Fourth Grade Classroom Elementary Lesson Plan THE WEAVER (first three stanzas) By Byron Herbert Reece When I was a lass as I wove with a will (The sound of the shuttle is a sighing sound) My foot on the treadle it never grew still. (Sing treadle-trid-treadle the wheel it goes round) Was it counterpane or a tablecloth (The sound of the shuttle is a sighing sound) The household wanted? I wove them both. (Sing treadle-trid-treadle the wheel it goes round) Or carpet or clothing for backs grown bare? (The sound of the shuttle is a sighing sound) I wove them all with a merry, merry air. (Sing treadle-trid-treadle the wheel it goes round) Georgia Performance Standards: 4R1c Identify the speaker. 4R1d Identify sensory details. 4R1g Relate to author’s life. 4R1i Rhyme, rhythm, repetition, sensory image. 4R3d Vocabulary (using dictionary). Lesson Plan: 1. Ask the students to listen as you read the poem aloud. As you read, they should underline any words with which they are unfamiliar. Likely words include lass, shuttle, sighing, treadle, counterpane, and household. 2. Ask students to share the words they underlined. Have students use a dictionary to define the words identified by the class. When complete, ask students to share their definitions, correcting words improperly defined. 3. Discuss the meaning of “speaker.” Ask the students to identify the speaker of this poem. 4. Distribute paper and art supplies and ask students to draw a picture of what they imagine the speaker looks like. You may wish to show the students pictures of looms. 5. Re-read the poem. You may choose to read it yourself or have the students read it with you. Ask the students to listen for sensory language. Discuss. 6. Re-read the poem again. This time, have the students clap their hands in rhythm. Discuss how the rhythm also helps to imagine the loom at work. 7. Have each student select four different colors of crayons or colored pencils. Re-read the poem yet again. This time, ask the students to listen for rhyming words at the ends of the lines and color words that rhyme with the same color. 8. Ask the students to identify the lines in parentheses that are repeated in each stanza. Discuss with the students why they feel the author repeated these lines. Also allow the students to share their feelings about hearing these lines repeatedly (does it add to the sensory images or just make the poem boring?). 9. Discuss how an author’s life experiences are often expressed in their work. Ask the students if they feel that Mr. Reece ever experienced a weaver at work on a loom. Possible extensions: Invite a weaver to come to your classroom to show your students how a loom works. Have the students make a weaving of their own.
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