Teacher NOTE: This is a video that helps you understand what this poem is about. This is NOT to be shared with students but is helpful for you to be successful teaching the poem.
Whole Group Time
Follow along reading the poem while listening to the video read.
Now let's watch this video of someone acting out "Gathering Leaves" and see if it helps us better understand the poem!
Teacher NOTE: This would be a great place to stop throughout the video and have the students talk about what each section is about with a partner or table group.
Independent/Small Group/Partner Work Time
Question 1
1.
Identify the rhyming words and determine the pattern (Teacher NOTE: This could be done as a whole class/group work depending on abilities)
Question 2
2.
Which kind of rhyming pattern is seen in the poem "Gathering Leaves"?
Question 3
3.
Read the text twice. Then, explain next to each stanza what that stanza is about in your own words. (Teacher NOTE: This could be done as a whole class/group work depending on abilities)
(Teacher NOTE: Insert a picture of the anchor chart you created here)
Remember the anchor chart we created together.
THEME is the moral, message, or lesson ANYONE could learn from this text.
It will NOT include the character names or specifics about the text.
It WILL include something the characters or reader learned from reading the text.
Question 4
4.
Identify the theme. Why do you think this is the theme?
Question 5
5.
Teacher NOTE: The above question OR this question based on student abilities
Select the correct theme for "Gathering Leaves" below.
Question 6
6.
Explain why you chose that theme for "Gathering Leaves"
Teacher Note: This is a free-response question. Students can respond through video, audio, written, or show your work.
