Thursday, September 26, 2013

Learning Objectives:

I can...

• Recognize heroism in ordinary life
• Analyze poetry through examination of specific literary elements
• Recognize heroism in historical figures

Opening:
1. Review the 5Ws and an H.

2. Share your 3-4 sentence summary about "Love Triumphs"

3. What heroic traits does Deamonte possess?

• Add these traits to your circle map.

4. Changing gears...Fill in the following on page 21:

• K (What I KNOW)
• W (What I WANT to know)
• H (How I will learn it)

5. Some quick FACTS about each...

Work Period:

6. Skim and Scan "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman.

• Identify unfamiliar vocabulary.  
• Diffuse the text prior to reading

7. Predict about Title, then Read aloud "O Captain! My Captain!"

8. Small groups...TPCASTT the poem.

9. Large group discussion:

• Context (#1 and #2 on 22)
• Ship?  Voyage?
• Captain 
• Form and meaning (#3 on 22)

• Effect?
• Sound and Rhyme Scheme (#4 on 22) 

• Effect?

10. Skim and Scan "Frederick Douglass" by Robert Hayden.

• Diffuse the text

11. Predict about the Title, then read aloud "Frederick Douglass" by Robert Hayden

12. Small groups, TPCASTT the poem.

13. Large group, discuss TPCASTT

• What is "it" and "thing" in the poem? (#5 on 22)
• ambiguity
• Sound and Free verse (#6 on 22)

14. Review Metaphor and Simile (Write down definitions from page 25)

15. After each poem has been discussed, jigsaw:

• Group A:   extended metaphor in "O Captain! My Captain!"
• Group B: Similes in "Frederick Douglass"

Closing:

16. Preview the "After Reading" and prepare for the writing by highlighting key evidence that will help support your response.
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