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1 January 31 st, 2011 Minutes ctivity Warm Up Homework for onight Grade Book Portfolio ransfer Glance Poetry LM Concept 4 otes: heme Listen: Cat s in the Cradle Read: ll / lso ll Boy s ennis practice is today, 4:30-5 Reddick lementary courts; stop by and support your team!.

2 Warm Up ( ) I G M Volume-O-Meter: 0 (ilence) ime: 5 Minutes hare-out: houlder Partners / Lit. Cards We re rapidly approaching the end of our unit on Poetry. Knowing what you know now about poems and poetry now, what has been your most favorite poem? What about least favorite? xplain your answer in whatever detail you find necessary. 2. s a side note, do you think poetry is worth studying in school, or should it be abandoned all together? xplain your answer.

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4 Homework Log Record in tudent Planner: I G M Date Given ssignment ier Due Date Monday, 1.24 Work on Final poem; check rubric for information on how to pass this assessment. Remember: must be typed! You have 4 days remaining 1 Friday, 2. 4

5 ransition Portfolio ransfer

6 Glance O Monday: heme uesday: Writing poem day; Conferences with Hampton Wednesday: Writing poem day; Conferences with Hampton hursday: nd of Fiction Unit (?) Friday: nd of Fiction Unit (?) O

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8 Unit ssential Question: What is poetry and is it worth studying? Concept 1: tructure Resources: Poems Concept 2: Language L M 1. Must poetry have a set form in order to make sense? 2. How does the structure of poetry contribute to its beauty? 3. Do poets mean exactly what they say? 4. How can knowing an allusion deepen my understanding? Prose, poetry Vocabulary Vocabulary Metaphor, simile, hyperbole, allusion, personification, paradox

9 Unit ssential Question: What is poetry and is it worth studying? Concept 3: ound Resources: Poems Concept 4: heme 5. How does sound affect a poem and its meaning? 6. How is every poem really about me? L M Vocabulary Rhyme scheme, repetition, onomatopoeia, alliteration, consonance, assonance heme Vocabulary

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11 heme K Is like the main idea of a story, but is not the same. Is how the story relates to being human: he Human Condition here can be many themes, not just one! O

12 nalyzing heme sk yourself: K O DID H MI CHRCR Y YHIG BOU LIF? Y O Probably the theme!

13 xplaining heme K heme tarters We all experience We all go through We all have O

14 heme xamples K 1. he Raven: we all experience loss (Lenore) 2. What Women Want: we all want acceptance (I want a red dress) 3. Oranges: we all get nostalgic (the first time I walked ) O

15 Listen: Cat s in the Cradle I G M Directions: Listen to song; lyrics will be on screen. Focus on LQ: How is every poem really about me?

16 Listen: Cat s in the Cradle I G M My child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch and bills to pay He learned to walk while I was away nd he was talkin' 'fore I knew it, and as he grew He'd say "I'm gonna be like you dad You know I'm gonna be like you" Chorus nd the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon Little boy blue and the man on the moon When you comin' home dad? I don't know when, but we'll get together then son You know we'll have a good time then My son turned ten just the other day He said, "hanks for the ball, Dad, come on let's play Can you teach me to throw", I said "ot today I got a lot to do", he said, "hat's ok" nd he walked away but his smile never dimmed nd said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah You know I'm gonna be like him" CHORU Well, he came home from college just the other day o much like a man I just had to say "on, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?" He shook his head and said with a smile "What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys ee you later, can I have them please?" CHORU I've long since retired, my son's moved away I called him up just the other day I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind" He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I can find the time You see my new job's a hassle and kids have the flu But it's sure nice talking to you, Dad It's been sure nice talking to you" nd as I hung up the phone it occurred to me He'd grown up just like me My boy was just like me CHORU

17 Read: ll / lso ll I G M Directions: Make Graphic Organizer Left column: Quote Right column: What it says about theme / humanity urn to pg Read poems aloud Work with houlder Partner; use organizer Focus on LQ: How is every poem really about me?

18 xamples Quote heme I G M ll is fated; all is cloudy ll faith drowned in lamentation he speaker is saying that all of us are fated and have no free will. he speaker says all is cloudy, meaning all of us don t know what our future holds he speaker says that all of us have faith that is sometimes drowned in sadness

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