Monday, September 30, 2013

Learning Objectives:

I can...

• determine characterization through close reading
• identify textual evidence to support a claim
• use metaphor, similes and tone to express and explain an idea

Independent Reading Logs Due at the beginning of class...as I stamp them, please share your reading experience this previous week.

Opening:

1. Copy down the definitions of metaphor and simile in your class journal.

2. In your small groups, read either "O Captain! My Captain!" or "Frederick Douglass" aloud (as assigned).  As you read, mark the text for metaphors and similes you notice in the poem.

3. Discuss the metaphors or similes you found in the poem.

4. Share with the larger group (touch and teach on the screen.

5. Choose the subject that you feel is most heroic and reread the poem again, identifying heroic traits that the historical figure demonstrates.

• What traits are exhibited?
• What evidence do you have for each trait?

6. Discuss your findings in your small group:

• Which character is exhibited most heroically?
• What does the POET tell us that indicates the historical hero's traits?
• How does the poet's TONE support the perception of the subject as a hero?

(During this time, I'll be checking your Journals and SpringBoard books and entering grades into my GradeBook)

Work Period :

7. Independently and in your JOURNAL, write a single paragraph in which you do the following:

• Write a topic sentence you feel clearly states a position that you can best prove and explain
• Provide the evidence by stating one of the following: 
• In the text we read, "..." (Line #)
• As the poet writes: "..." (Line #)
• Robert Haydn writes, "..." (Lines #)
• Use two sentences to explain your evidence and how the evidence proves the heroic trait or traits
• Connect text to evidence in your own words
• Help your reader understand why your evidence proves your point

8. Be sure to include commentary about how TONE supports the reader's perception of Lincoln or Douglass as a hero.

9. Share in small groups

Closing:

10. Proofread your paragraph tonight.  

• Include at least one piece of evidence as an "embedded quotation" (like we saw with Moco-Limping's Sample Personal Response on page 12).