Hailstones & Halibut Bones Lesson

Hailstones & Halibut Bones: How to for Students

SUPPLIES:

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Hailstones & Halibut Bones Lesson

  • Lined paper for draft of poem
  • Loads of construction paper and white paper
  • Scissors – preferably the ones with the pretty edges
  • Glue and tape
  • Single hole, hand-held hole-punch
  • String or ribbon
  • Stamp pads, glitter, etc.
  • A large assortment of markers, crayons, colored pencils

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Hailstones & Halibut Bones Lesson

  • A large assortment of magazines … pictures of people having experiences)

ASSIGNMENTS:

  1. Complete color/senses handout (Impressions) properly – homework grade

RUBRIC:

  1. Every row and column completed and makes sense
  1. Create booklet (long version) or page (short version) – project grade

RUBRIC:

  1. Title page utilizing two objects that represent color – 5 points (e.g., Hailstones and Halibut Bones represent the color white. Students will create similar but original titles)
  2. At least 5 descriptive lines and 3 comparisons per page – 25 points
  3. At least 2 non-visual senses in comparisons per page plus at least one metaphor or simile per page – 25 points
  4. At least 3 illustrations (cut out pictures, drawn pictures, stickers, etc.) per page – 25 pts
  5. No spelling errors – 10 points
  6. Neat, obvious effort, finished appearance – 10 points
  1. Present booklet or page – class work grade

RUBRIC

  1. Audible – 33 pts
  2. Comprehensible – 33 pts
  3. Fluent – 33 pts
  4. Cheerful – 1 pt.

In Hailstones & Halibut Bones, the speaker used experiences and objects to clarify color qualities and portray experiences associated with color. Some of these comparisons are achieved through a sensory experience called synesthesia.

SYNESTHESIA

: anincidental or subordinate sensation, particularly when a subjective sensation or image of a sense is being experienced other than the one that is being stimulated

For instance, if you walk into a room that is painted bright orange, you could comment – “Wow! That’s too loud!” In this instance, you would be describing a color through a sound experience. That’s synesthesia.

One last thing we must review before continuing on would be imagery. What types of imagery are there?

TERM / MEANING
Visual / Sight
Auditory / Sound
Gustatory / Taste
Olfactory / Smell
Tactile / Touch –hard, soft, wet, heat, cold
Kinesthetic / Movement
Organic / Internal sensation – hunger, fatigue, fear

Hand out a photocopy of the second ORANGE page (no page numbers – its near the middle of the book). Have students highlight or mark which descriptions are synesthetic in nature – one in which a visual experience is expressed through a sense other than vision.

Orange is zipcolor through kinesthetic imagery

Orange is dash color through kinesthetic imagery

The brightest stripe

In a Roman sash.

Orange is an orange

Also a mango

Orange is musiccolor through auditory imagery

Of the tango

Orange is the furcolor through tactile imagery

Of the fiery fox,

The brightest crayon

In the box.

And in the fall when the leaves are turning

Orange is the smellcolor through olfactory imagery

Of a bonfire burning.

Now, you are going to create your own impressions of color, incorporating the poetic style and content we have read. It is important that you come up with experiences that are personal and relevant … don’t go for clichés … green grass, blue sky, yellow sun or bananas, etc.

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