Read the title. Think about eating berries. What do you see? What do the berries feel like? smell like? taste like? Do a quickwrite about the experience.
1. Listen to your teacher read the poem aloud. As you listen, close your eyes and try to picture what the poet is describing. In your mind pictures, include sights, smells, tastes, and feelings.
2. Read the poem a second time on your own. Keep a picture in your mind of the scene. Try to imagine the weather, the sounds, the smells, sights, tastes, and things you touch.
If you are having trouble completing the chart, work with a partner to do a read and think aloud. Read two or three paragraphs aloud. Stop and think aloud with your partner about the section you read. Identify the main idea of the section and your response to what you read. Then have your partner read the next two or three paragraphs. Again, stop to think aloud. Continue this way until you have completed the selection.
Make a few quick sketches or write a summary of your mind pictures. Share your responses with a partner. Talk about the details about berries and how they are related to words.