Warm Up – Read the poem on the table and answer the following questions

1. Warm Up – Read the poem on the table and answer the following questions 1. In Paragraph 2, Whitman states that “men and women perceive the beauty” of nature just as well as the poet does. The role of the poet, then, is to • help people contemplate nature • unite different people in appreciation of nature • show a higher meaning of nature • describe the details of nature 2. When the author states that poems’ formal aspects “bud from them as unerringly and loosely as lilacs or roses on a bush,” he is using a poetic device called • simile • iambic pentameter • personification • Onomatopoeia Read the sentence below. The rhyme and uniformity of perfect poems show the free growth of metrical laws and bud from them as unerringly and loosely as lilacs or roses on a bush . . . 3. The main idea of this passage is that poetry • is subject to the laws of meter and rhyme • is created through the vision of the poet • often describes natural objects • does not appeal to all people equally 4. Based on the passage, the reader could MOST logically predict that Whitman’s own poetry. • is frequently set to music • follows laws of rhythm and meter • is not tied to formal requirements • concerns itself only with natural occurrences

2. Answers… 1. In Paragraph 2, Whitman states that “men and women perceive the beauty” of nature just as well as the poet does. The role of the poet, then, is to D) describe the details of nature 2. When the author states that poems’ formal aspects “bud from them as unerringly and loosely as lilacs or roses on a bush,” he is using a poetic device called • simile 3. The main idea of this passage is that poetry b) is created through the vision of the poet 4. Based on the passage, the reader could MOST logically predict that Whitman’s own poetry. c) is not tied to formal requirements

3. Agenda • Warm Up – Poetry Analysis • Unit Overview – Turmoil in America • Essential Questions • I Can Statements • Standards • What is Turmoil? • Analyzing Poetry • Summarizer – Turmoil Paragraph

4. Today’s Standards • ELAALR1: Demonstrate comprehension: Identify and analyze poetry.

5. Unit Overview • Essential Questions • What makes American literature American? • What is the relationship between place and literature? • How does literature shape or reflect society?

6. I Can Statements…

7. Assignments • Turmoil Activity – TODAY • Whitman, Hughes, Ginsberg, Frost, Angelou – Poets TODAY • Whitman, Hughes, Ginsberg, Frost, Angelou • Economic Turmoil • MLK, Roosevelt, Lincoln – Speeches • Turtle from Grapes of Wrath • Performance Assessment • Quote Connection • Winter Dreams • War Turmoil • Vietnam • Performance Assessment • Performance Assessment

8. Notes… • Turmoil Activity • Annotating Poems • TPCASTT Graphic Organizer • Great Depression Activity • Speech Analysis Graphic Organizer • Reading Comprehension Quiz and 4 Square Reflection • Assessment Worksheet #1 • Theme Activity • Reading Comprehension Quiz and Literary Analysis • Pearl Harbor/WWII Activity • Venn Diagram (WWII/9-11) • Web Analysis (Vietnam) • Assessment Worksheet #2 • Final Assessment Product

9. What is Turmoil? • In your group, create a list of events in American history that have caused confusion, disturbance, tumult, grief, sadness, anguish, agitation, or trouble. • You have 3 minutes to come up with as many as possible…

10. Categories of Turmoil • Review your list and divide the events into the following four categories: Physical, Social, Religious, and Economic • If you have an event that does not fit into one of these categories, let’s discuss… • You have 2 minutes…

11. Define Turmoil • As a group, define turmoil…

12. Ways to Analyze Poetry • Title – what’s in a title before you read the poem? • Paraphrase – what’s the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing? • Connotation – how do poetic devices contribute to the meaning of the poem? • Attitude – what is the tone of the poem? What diction (words) points toward the attitude? • Shift – does the poem change? What diction points to a shift? Does punctuation indicate a shift? Do stanza divisions or line shifts indicate a meaning change? Are there changes in sound? Is there irony? • Title – what’s in a title after you have read the poem? • Theme – What is the poem saying about the human experience, condition, or motivation? What idea does the poet want you to understand?

13. Let’s Practice • You need • Poetry TPCASTT graphic organizer • “I Hear America Singing” Walt Whitman • “I, too, Sing America” Langston Hughes • “America” Allen Ginsberg • “On the Pulse of the Morning” Maya Angelou

14. Homework • Analyze 4 poems using the TPCASTT graphic organizer • Due Next Class for 20 points!!

15. Summarizer – American Turmoil Paragraph (30 pts LSV) America has experienced a variety of turmoil: _____________, _______________, ______________, ______________. Physical turmoil has come through ____________________, ____________________________, _____________________________________, and ___________________________________________________________________________________. Social turmoil has come through ___________________________________________________; often this turmoil has resulted changing the way America views the specific issue. I believe _______________ represents a positive social change in America. Religious turmoil in America includes _______________________________, ___________________________________________, and ___________________________________________________________________________________. From the Puritans to modern day citizens, religion has impacted America’s literature through ___________________________________________________, ________________________________, and ________________________________________________. America has experienced turmoil on the economic front. Three examples of economic turmoil include: __________________________, _________________________, and ___________________________________. I think _____________________________ has had the greatest economic effect because _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. After looking at all these events, I believe American Turmoil could be defined as: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.