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Week 3.2

Week 3.2. Poetry Routine . Read poem to yourself Write down what you think the poem is mainly about Then we will discuss as a class Write down all new vocab, steps to poetry analysis, anything I write about the poem What you write in class about each poem = Reader Response

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Week 3.2

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  1. Week 3.2

  2. Poetry Routine • Read poem to yourself • Write down what you think the poem is mainly about • Then we will discuss as a class • Write down all new vocab, steps to poetry analysis, anything I write about the poem • What you write in class about each poem = Reader Response • 1 RR/each day of poetry (7 by end of six weeks) • RR #1 – poetry scavenger hunt

  3. “To My Dear and Loving Husband” • Anne Bradstreet • Pg 116 • Read to yourself • Write down what the poem is about

  4. Revision Essay Due • Staple in this order: • Newly typed essay with changes highlighted • Old essay • 1 page reflection • If you do not have your essay today, take out a sheet of paper and write your name, the date, the reason you do not have your essay • Put this sheet in the purple bin by my desk

  5. Imagination • What makes the poem beautiful? • Why do we still read it? • What do you notice most about the poem? • 5 minute writeon “To My Loving Husband”

  6. Meter Review • HAPpy • conTENT (adj) • CONtent (n) • reCORD(verb) • REcord(noun), • proDUCE(verb) • PROduce(noun).

  7. “Old Ironsides” • P. 352 • Read to yourself • Write down what the poem is about • War of 1812 • U.S.S Constitution = “Old Ironsides” • Surviving British attacks • “Old Ironsides” old and worn, not useful • Poem saved ship

  8. 1. Title • Naming or interactive? • Possible meaning? • Antecedent Scenario/Exigence • What happened before the poem that caused the poet to write it?

  9. 2. Paraphrase • Rewrite each sentence in your own words • “What does it say?” Literal level • Subject and verb • Pronouns and referents • Modifiers • Function of grammar

  10. 3-Connotation • Figurative language • Look for language that is not literal • Circle examples

  11. 4 - Attitude • What is the subject? • Who is the speaker? • What is the speaker’s attitude toward the subject? • Praise? • Blame? • Positive/negative? • Underline words that hint at the attitude

  12. 5 – Shifts • Does the attitude ever change/shift? • Write + and – to show attitude • Structure • What is each stanza doing? • How is related to the other stanzas? • Climax?

  13. 7 – Title again • After reading the poem, does the title have a deeper meaning?

  14. Speech Act • Questioning? • Apologizing? • Protesting? • Pleading? • Informing? • Persuading? • Complaining? • Praising? • How does he do it?

  15. Rhyme and Meter • Rhyme scheme • Meter • How does the rhyme or meter relate to the meaning of the poem?

  16. Imagination • What makes the poem beautiful? • Why do we still read it? • What do you notice most about the poem? • Write!

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