Warm Up: How to explicate a poem
Writing Focus: Poetry Explications Structural Rough Draft Revising YOUR FINAL DRAFT WILL BE DUE ON WEDNSDAY! Homework: Meet in A414 Tomorrow! Final draft due on Wednesday Make a list of ALL of the skills you would like to review for tomorrow!
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Warm Up: Get into your groups from Wednesday!
Review your love poems! Literature Focus: Analyzing Poetry Identifying Taylor Swift’s clichés and turning them into genuine expressions Homework: Personal Love Poem (we’ll discuss) Warm Up: “Autowreck” Review
Literature Focus: Elements of Poetry Let’s talk about L-O, L-O, L-O, L-O-V-E (aka explicating poetry with similar subjects) Homework: Finish Love Poetry Analysis Warm Up: Sound Effects in Advertisements
Writing Focus: Let’s Review Shrek!! Literature Focus: Poetic Devices Sound Effects Continued: “Waving Through A Window” Testing Your Super Smaht Poetry Skillz: “Auto Wreck” Homework: Finish “Auto Wreck” (if needed) Warm Up: Snapshot Poems
Literature Focus: Elements of Poetry Crash Course in Sound Effects Homework: Finish Sound Effects Analysis Warm Up: Snapshot Poems
Literature Focus: Elements of Poetry Review “When The Burning Begins” Individual Practice: Song Analysis Homework: Poetry L1.5 (Not a mere homework assignment, not yet a full on quest). Using your knowledge of poetry (and your natural brilliance) write a mini poetry explication to determine the purpose, or central message about life and human nature, for your chosen song lyrics. To do this, you will identify the speaker, main subject and tone as well as 2-3 sight effects AND how each of these elements help you to determine the central message (aka THEME) Final product should be 1 page (typed, double spaced) Warm Up: Analyzing Figures of Speech in Popular Music and “A Dream Deferred”
Literature Focus: Elements of Poetry Sight Effects Continued: Imagery in “When The Burning Begins” Homework: Complete Imagery Analysis for “When The Burning Begins” and explain how this imagery helps you to determine the poet’s purpose Warm Up: Let’s Post Secret Poems
Literature Focus: Elements of Poetry Review Tone and Speaker New Elements: Sight Effects Homework: Finish Sight Effects Practice MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SONG LYRICS FOR TOMORROW! |
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