*Bell Ringer: Discuss “Because I
could not…”, Bradstreet, “O Captain”
and “Song of Myself”
then Whitman and Dickinson (WN
entry)- partner, then large group
*Modern Era Review –add to
notes on Modern Era poetry
*Modern Era
Poem Explicating Practice with Partner pg 930
*Movements of Modern Era
poetry: Notes and group work
*Read all poems
together, then:
*With your
group, plan if any research needs to be done before you
present, then do it if
necessary
*Work time on
poems: you will TEACH them tomorrow (after 20 minutes or so):
*Annotate,
teach (explain in detail) anything/everything you think needs explaining,
meanings (literal and figurative), poetic devices, background, connection to
Modern Era and poetic movements
*—What is the poem about? Surface (what
happens in the poem, story)? Deeper (theme, message, big picture)?
—If also in a text book, what are some of
the questions the book asks?
—Is there any pattern (word, rhyme, image,
etc)?
—What poetry terms are used in the poem?
How do they contribute to the meaning?
—Alliteration,
symbolism, personification, rhyme, repetition, figurative language (simile,
metaphor, imagery), allusions, others?
—What characteristics from our notes can
be seen in the poem? How does it fit into this era? (imagism,
free-verse, objectivism,
etc)
—Is there a format? (What does it look
like, mechanics, line breaks, etc)
—What rules does the poem follow or break?
—(Page 4 folks…) Ars Poetica: a
statement by the poet about poetry, about his or her beliefs about what poetry
is and about what it does. What does the poem demonstrate about poetry?
*BOOKS WITH FRIENDS
half way check Friday, so use time if
you have it
