Poetry

__** Poetry **__ Please see the "Short Stories" page for the definitions of terms (there is a PowerPoint at the end of the page).

Here is our opening PowerPoint with some of the important keys to poetry analysis:

Remember to STEP UP when annotating S: subject matter T: theme (what is the author saying about the subject) E: emotions (tone, mood) P: poetic elements (figurative language, sound devices...)

U: Your response (what do you like/not like) P: physical elements (graphic elements--punctuation, line length, etc)

1. (June 2) Emily Dickinson's "I Like to See It Lap The Miles"; terms quiz 1 (no redo on this) 2. (June 3) PowerPoint (above), Handouts on hyperbole, metaphor, personification and simile. 3. (June 4) Extended metaphor poems and literary paragraph 4. (June 5) Narrative poem "The Cremation of Sam McGee" by Robert Service 5. (June 8) Mood and Tone; Poetry Terms Quiz 2 6. (June 9) Imagery 7. (June 10) Some poetic forms (Limerick, Bio Poem, I Am Poem, Haiku, Cinquain, Diamanté, Two-Tone Poem, Tanka) Notes on syllables, and rhythm (stressed and unstressed syllables). 8. (June 11) Analysis of one poem (worksheet) 9. (June 12) Review Thursday's worksheet; "Makeup" block for completing **all** outstanding work. 10. (June 15) Poetry Unit Test in class 11. (June 16) Non-fiction reading practice; Narrative essay exemplar review. 12. (June 17) In-class final Literary Paragraph (short story) NOT FOR MARKS--FOR DATA! (just like the first one!) 13. (June 18) Exam sections practice (m/c and outlines only). 14.. (June 19) FINAL EXAM in gym at 8:30 A.M. (be 15 minutes early; bring at least two functioning blue or black pens, a pencil and GOOD eraser, a bottle of water, tissues, and //don't worry--you've got this!//
 * Assignment:
 * Poetry worksheet on "I Like to See..." (marked in class)
 * Assignment:
 * Original hyperbole poem (/5)
 * Metaphor poem analysis (/5)
 * Personification worksheet (/5) and original personification poem (/5)
 * Original simile poem (/5)
 * Assignment:
 * In-class annotation of a sample poem (as a class)
 * In-class writing of an individual literary paragraph (FW /6)
 * Assignment:
 * "The Cremation of Sam McGee" worksheet ( /14)
 * "The Cremation of Sam McGee" storyboard (/20)
 * Assignment:
 * Poetry writing: 3 original tone poems (/15)
 * Poetry writing: original mood poem (/5)
 * Assignment:
 * "A Dream Deferred" worksheet (in-class)
 * "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins poem annotation (/4) and literary paragraph (FW /6)
 * Assignment:
 * Completion of all eight poems (/18)
 * One mark per completed poem
 * Students will choose their best two poems for full marking /5 each
 * Note: students were asked to jot down the criteria for each poem if they had not completed them during the round-robin of poetry writing. The homework was to revise the poems carefully to be sure of vivid language. AutoBio poems, I am poems and Two-Tone poems should be about THE STUDENT, and are meant to be taken seriously--by reading them, I should get a sense of who you really are!
 * Students wanting a re-do on the terms quiz may take one during class today.
 * Assignment
 * Completion of the assigned worksheet (to be reviewed in class Friday)
 * Literary paragraph (/6 FW)