Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Poetry Analysis Continued

December 2, 2015

E.Q: Analyze the main idea of the poem. 
Create meaning based on your interpretation. 
Obj: I can analyze Harlem Renaissance poetry.

Starter:
Create your own haiku!!

Remember:
First line has 5 syllables.
Second line has 7 syllables.
Third line has 5 syllables.


Activity:

1.  Poetry Analysis

Today will be devoted to reviewing poetry further.
At each table, you will be assigned a poem.
Individually, read the poem and annotate it.
When you are done annotating, write a brief summary of the meaning of the poem.



Things to Consider
Title
Overall meaning
Tone
Setting
Audience
Figurative Language
Theme
 Next, you will compare notes with your table.
What did you have in common?
How did you interpret it differently?
Collaborate with each other for one coherent analysis that you will then create a concept map.

Branches
Title Meaning
Summary
Setting
Author's Purpose
Poetic Devices
Theme



3.  Cornell Notes and Flashcards

Use the McGraw-Hill link to help you study terms that you may still be unfamiliar with. 
You should include terms that are both somewhat and completely unfamiliar. 
When you are done with your notes, use index cards to create flashcards based on those terms.

One side should have the term and the other should have the definition.

Closure: 

Based on the website of poetic devices answer the following questions: 

3 terms you needed to learn
2 terms that you already knew
1 question you still have. 

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