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February 20-24. Poetry/New Novel. Do Now. Look at your symbolism worksheet and describe what each symbol stands for in your notebook on page 12 L Then come up with three symbols that you know (draw them and explain). Agenda. Symbolism Worksheet/Definition

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February 20-24

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  1. February 20-24 Poetry/New Novel

  2. Do Now • Look at your symbolism worksheet and describe what each symbol stands for in your notebook on page 12 L • Then come up with three symbols that you know (draw them and explain)

  3. Agenda • Symbolism Worksheet/Definition • Langston Hughes: Who is he? (Author’s background 3.7) • Preview Poem Vocab/Listen to Poem (2 times) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mFp40WJbsA • Poem Write (In the same style) • Introducing the latest novel: An author’s background (Luis J. Rodriguez)

  4. An author’s voice…. • What is voice? (Discuss)

  5. A Definition: Voice • Voice is the author's style, the quality that makes his or her writing unique, and which conveys the author's attitude, personality, and character; or • Voice is the characteristic speech and thought patterns of a first-person narrator; a persona. Because voice has so much to do with the reader's experience of a work of literature, it is one of the most important elements of a piece of writing.

  6. Poem Intro Vocab • Euphrates- Longest and most historically important rivers of Western Asia. The earliest civilizations along this river owned slaves. • Congo- a river in Africa which served as the focus point for the slave trade. • Lulled- to put to sleep or rest by soothing • As you listen try to identify the symbols and metaphors. What do you think this poem is about?

  7. Audio Questions • Please answer on 12 L continued • Does Hughes seem to be speaking as one person or many? Why do you think this? If he is speaking for many why does he choose the pronoun “I” instead of “we”? • 2nd Listen: What is the major symbol? What is necessary for life? What are the different plaes spoken about? Why is this significant because Langston Hughes s an African American poet? • What cultural heritage do you claim? And what are some stories/symbols associated with their ancestors?

  8. Poem Write • Write a poem using the pronoun “I” but thinking from the perspective/point of view of a group of your ancestors. Think about what their voice would sound like and what images/symbols would be significant for them. Extra credit if you include symbolism

  9. Always Running…Genre • What is a memoir? • The account of personal experiences of an author • Similar to an autobiography

  10. Luis J. Rodriguez • Who is he? • Luis is best known for the 1993 memoir of gang life, “Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A.” Now selling more than 400,000 copies, this book garnered a Carl Sandburg Literary Award, a Chicago Sun-Times Book Award, and was designated a New York Times Notable Book. • Written as a cautionary tale for Luis' then 15-year-old son Ramiro—who had joined a Chicago gang—the memoir is popular among youth. One Los Angeles Public Library official said “Always Running” is the most checked out book in their vast library system—and also the most “stolen.” Despite its popularity, the American Library Association called “Always Running” one of the 100 most censored books in the United States

  11. A History…..A Troubled Past • Luis J. Rodriguez was born on the U.S./Mexico border in 1954 and is of Mexika/Raramuri indigenous descent. At the age of two, his family migrated to Los Angeles, where they settled in South Central LA. Later, at around age 8, the family moved to the San Gabriel Valley. In the 1960s and 1970s, Luis was an active street gang member in the East Los Angeles area, documented in his memoir "Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A." • He began stealing at age 7 and joined a gang at age 11. He began using drugs at age 12. He dropped out of high school at age 15 and was also kicked out of his home, eventually becoming homeless until he returned to live in the family's garage. From ages 13 to 18, he was arrested for numerous crimes, including stealing, fighting, rioting, attempted murder, and assaulting police officers.

  12. A new life…. • At age 18, Luis faced a six-year prison sentence, was hooked on heroin, and by then 25 of his friends had been killed in the barrio gang life. Because of his new-found participation in community work, and after members of the community wrote letters on his behalf, Luis was given a lesser conviction and a county jail term. Feeling responsible to the people who rallied to his defense, Luis turned away from the "Crazy Life" and dedicated himself to conscious revolutionary thinking and activity, expanding his organizing efforts to other parts of East LA as well as Watts/South Central LA, LA's Harbor area and Pasadena. He also got off drugs at age 19, "cold turkey." However, he was unable to continue his college courses. During that period, he also worked as a truck driver, and a school bus driver

  13. Author’s Influence • This book is directly and entirely influenced by the life and experiences of the author. • Everything he writes about is based on a real experience

  14. Free Write: If you wrote a book…. • What experiences would you use in your story? • What aspects (parts) of your culture, heritage and customs would you choose to include? • ½ a page to 1 page (will turn in)

  15. Discussion Questions • What role does setting play in the novel? What can we tell about the setting so far? • Knowing the author’s background, what events in the author’s life will possibly contribute to his decision to join a gang? • What connections can you make to the reading?

  16. Do Now • What are your favorite song lyrics? What makes these lyrics so special? (13L)

  17. Agenda • Do Now • Lyric Poetry/Imagery • Poem read aloud/Analysis • Poem analysis in pairs (Complete chart-image, quote, sense, picture) • Novel Introduction/Discussion/Free Write

  18. Lyric Poetry/Imagery • Lyric poems are poems that express emotions or feelings. • Often the best way to express emotions/feelings is through imagery (appealing to the senses) • Directions: While songs play please write down lyrics that convey emotions and feelings

  19. Image AnalysisActivity: 15mins! • 1. Get into pairs • 2. Create a chart that includes two images from “Salley Gardens” and two images from “He wishes” • 3. Draw the image that comes from the poem as it is seen in yourmind • 4. Write the line the image comes from • 5. Label each image with the emotions that are described • 6. Turn in for credit

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