Hoosier Poet

1. The Poetic Sound Devices Lab (Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance)

Cite specific line numbers and letters

Device & Definition

Poetic Citation (Word Pair & Line #)

Auditory Effect on Reader

Alliteration

Initial consonants

Assonance

Internal vowels

Consonance

Ends/middle consonants

2. The Sensory Palette Matrix

Provide quote and describe sensory effect

Sight (Visual Gold & Frost):

Sound (Barnyard Chorus):

Touch / Temp (Crisp Autumn Air):

Taste / Smell (“Air’s so appetizin’”):

3. Author’s Craft & Voice Synthesis

A. Sound & Meaning Integration: In line 3, Riley describes “the clackin’ of the guineys, and the cluckin’ of the hens.” Analyze how alliteration (cl- / cl-) combined with consonance (-ck- / -ck-) directly mirrors the physical behavior of barnyard poultry:

B. Voice & Regional Pride (Grades 7–8 Depth): In line 15, Riley asserts that autumn is “a pictur’ that no painter has the colorin’ to mock.” How does his informal dialect validate rural life against wealthy city standards of high art?

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Case File 4: Master Recording Delivery Analysis

Audio: youtu.be/FEY9iYQ-Ves

1. What Stood Out in the Delivery? What vocal choices (pacing, pitch, pauses, tone) caught your ear?

2. How Did He Bring it to Life? How did his voice transform words into a living autumn sunrise?

Case File 5: Partner Oral Recitation & Delivery Checklist

Channel the Master Narrator

1. Alliteration Accent

Leaned into initial consonants (frost / fodder).

2. Vowel Warmth

Let internal open vowels resonate with story warmth.

3. Consonance Snap

Snapped crisp -ck endings (shock, clackin’).

Partner Delivery Feedback & Compliment:

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Grades 5–6 Scaffolding vs. 7–8 Rigor:

• • Grades 5–6: Focus on starting alliteration and visual sensory words; sentence stems on Slide 8.
• • Grades 7–8: Distinguish internal assonance vs. consonance; require written defense of dialect choices.
• • Self-Paced / Home: Slides 4, 7, 8, and 9 guide independent completion with zero teacher prep.

The Hoosier Poet • Grade 6–8 Teacher Guide Page 1 of 2

Teacher Resource • Keys, Mentor Exemplar & Rubric

Assessment & Solutions

Key: Delivery Analysis & Sound Devices

Narrator Delivery Facilitation Notes:

• What Stood Out: Unrushed folk cadence; chuckling, neighborly tone; deliberate pauses after rhyming couplets.

• Bringing to Life: Uses melodic inflection on “hallylooyer”; snaps -ck endings to mimic bird calls; sounds proud of early morning farm chores.

Sound Device Citations:

• Alliteration: frost/fodder (L1), clackin’/cluckin’ (L3)

• Assonance: short /o/ in frost/fodder/shock; short /u/ in struttin’/turkey/cluckin’

• Consonance: hard /-k/ in shock, kyouck, cock, cluckin’, mock

Mentor Student Poem: “When the Chill is on the Cornfield”

Sound Device Annotations

When the chill is on the cornfield and the chimney starts to smoke,

And you hear the old hound barkin’ as the sleepy fellers woke,

There’s a crunchin’ in the gravel when the tractor rolls on by,

And the golden leaves are driftin’ from an airly mornin’ sky;

O, you smell the bacon sizzlin’ and the apple butter sweet,

When the chill is on the cornfield and the autumn greets the street.

Craft Highlights: Alliteration: chill/cornfield/chimney; smell/sizzlin’; Assonance: short /i/ in chill/chimney/driftin’/sizzlin’; Consonance: /-k/ in smoke/barkin’/woke; Refrain: framing lines 1 & 6.

Poetry Workshop & Sound Devices Rubric (40 Total Points)

Domain

Exceeds (10 pts)

Proficient (8–9 pts)

Developing (6–7 pts)

Sound Device Trio

Masterfully layers alliteration, assonance, and consonance for vivid acoustic effect.

Includes 2 clear sound devices (alliteration, assonance, or consonance).

Only 1 sound device attempted; lacks musical texture.

Dialect & Voice

Purposeful phonetic dialect spellings that fit the speaker and setting authentically.

Includes 2–3 dialect spellings that support character voice.

Dialect feels forced, erratic, or omitted entirely.

Sensory Imagery

Evokes 3+ senses with fresh, place-specific details and strong emotional warmth.

Includes at least 2 clear sensory details (sight, sound, smell).

Imagery is abstract or generic without tangible sensory cues.

Recitation & Delivery

Captures master narrator’s warmth, expressive pacing, and crisp sound device delivery.

Clear recitation with steady rhythm and natural vocal inflection.

Hesitant, rushed, or monotone reading without vocal expression.

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