Due to the 3-hour delay, the Music as Poetry presentations (Quiz Grade) were moved to tomorrow, 2/17. We discussed Rhyme Scheme / Alliteration (these will be on the Poetry Unit Test), and students had extra time to finish up their projects.
Poetry Unit Test - 2/18 (tomorrow) Know the following: - Theme (Using the 4 steps), Tone, Syntax, Denotation / Connotation / Rhyme Scheme, Literary Devices (Imagery, Alliteration, etc...) You will be asked to analyze and interpret specific poems (some from previous work, some brand new). Alliteration / Rhyme Scheme ppt - Know for test Music as Poetry: Students will continue to work on their poetry / song comparison. Students will present their comparisons on Tuesday, 2/16.
Due Today: Daybooks! I will be checking for the following: 2/1 - ARTICLE OF THE WEEK: FLINT MICHIGAN 2/4 - ANALYZE THIS: ICONIC PHOTOS 2/5 - JOURNAL 2/8 - ARTICLE OF THE WEEK: WHO SHOULD WIN PRESIDENT? 2/11 - ANALYZE THIS: 2 CHOICES PHOTO 2/12 - JOURNAL Assignment #1: Robert Frost: In class, we analyzed the poem "The Road Not Taken" and why it is so misinterpreted and even retitled "The Road Less Traveled" by many. Questions to Consider: Which stanza do people take out of context which changes the original meaning? What contradictions does Robert Frost make? Do our choices become limited the older we get? What does “wanted wear” mean and imply about the choice the author made? What is the author expressing about his final choice in lines 13-15? Assignment #2: Music as Poetry: Both music and poems try to convey a message through words using imagery, similes, metaphors, rhyme, creative syntax, and many other literary devices. Read the following poems and choose one the one that speaks to you the most. Analyze that poem using the attached sheet, and then find a song that you believe is similar to the message being conveyed in the song. Then fill out the comparison on to the poem on the back. Poems (Read all, but choose only 1) Birches by Robert Frost Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning Harlem (A Dream Deferred) by Langston Hughes The Broken Heart by John Donne Alone by Edgar Allan Poe Invictus by William Ernest Henley Then choose a song that will compare and complete both sides of the attached worksheet Due Date: These will be presented in class on Tue, 2/16. Please bring all materials to class and be prepared to play 15 - 20 seconds of your song.
Socratic Seminar - Students will be divided into two groups and present their discussion points for 4 Robert Frost poems. So excited to see what everyone has to say. Good luck! **If you are absent today, you will need to review your notes, and type a one page analysis of Robert Frost and the significance of those 4 poems. Don't forget to include any comparisons, style elements, questions, connections, and another other notes you want to include in your analysis. See post from Monday, 2/8. Students will continue to prepare for their Socratic Seminar on Frost's poems that will be held on Wed, 2/10. Once they have compiled enough research and analysis, they make finish up any work they are missing from their Daybooks.
Even though Sunday wasn't great, we will bounce back with some beautiful poems from one of the most esteemed American poets...Mr. Robert Frost. We will be conducting a Socratic Seminar on 4 of Frost's most famous poems. The seminar will be a quiz grade. Students can get up to 80 points by joining in the discussion 4 meaningful times with valuable analysis, and another 20 points by note-taking, for a total of 100. For this assignment, you will need to prepare for the discussion by:
When taking notes, consider the following:
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