Friday, Dec. 4 Agenda

*Bell Ringer: Multi-Modal Presentation Examples

*Work Time for Explication of Poems

Analyzing Poetry: 

*Read through one time.

*Figure meanings of unknown words, think/write questions, comments, thoughts about the poem.

*Read again.

*Is there a rhyme scheme? What is it? Repetition? Figurative language? What poetic devices? Annotate the poem, marking these and ideas (all poetic devices and structural details).

*Read a third time.

*What are some possible meanings? What happens in it? What parts of the poem make you think what you do about it? (Annotate the textual evidence for the meanings)

*Connect to the author’s life/bio (find specific lines to show)

*Where is the author’s voice seen?

*How does the poem show the American Voice? What aspect of American Voice is it demonstrating?

*BwF half way check is TODAY: give me what you have (should be 3 initiateds and 3 responses)