Transcript Feb 27 - Poetry

SEPTEMBER 25 –
POETRY UNIT INTRO
Take out:
Agenda:
• Notebook
• QW: First Grade
• Pen/Pencil
• Poetry Unit Intro
Homework:
• Notes:
TPSFASTT
• Complete Dialectic
Journal for “First Grade”
• Practice - First
Grade
QUICK-WRITE:
FIRST GRADE
“First Grade” by Ron Koertge
Until then, every forest
had wolves in it, we thought
it would be fun to wear snowshoes
all the time, and we could talk to
water.
So who is this woman with the gray
breath calling out names and
pointing
to the little desks we will occupy
for the rest of our lives?
After listening to the poem
“First Grade” complete a
brief quick-write, in which
you simply write about
whatever the poem brings
to mind.
INTRO TO POETRY
Today we will begin our introduction to poetry
During this short unit you will learn how to understand, analyze,
respond to and write about poetry, and you will learn and practice
techniques that you will use for the rest of the school-year
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Practice the above-mentioned skills
Write responses to AP-style poetry essay prompts
Practice multiple choice questions
Complete a dialectic journal entry for each poem read
Write a process essay based on a poem of your choice
Prepare and present a detailed analysis of a poem to the class
DON’T FORGET: Part of your notebook should be dedicated to poetry
vocabulary – keep up with this!!
To begin, we will be looking at a strategy for analyzing poetry called
TPSFASTT, which will be the basis for your dialectic journal entries
ANALYZING POETRY:
TPSFASTT
Title:
• Determine the literal meaning of the title.
• Complete this before reading the poem.
• In some cases the title will give you a clue about the content
of the poem, and in others it provide crucial information to
assist in understanding.
Paraphrase:
• Read the poem, and then determine what it literally means in
your own words (This can be very difficult when a poem has
abstract meaning.)
• Don’t jump to interpretation – a failure to understand the literal
meaning may lead to an interpretive misunderstanding.
ANALYZING POETRY:
TPSFASTT
Speaker:
• Identify the speaker of the poem.
• Remember, always distinguish the speaker from the poet –
they are not always the same.
Figurative Language:
• Examine the poem for language that is not used literally.
• This includes, but is not limited to literary devices such as
imagery, symbolism, metaphor, allusion, litotes, the effect of
sound devices (alliteration, consonance, assonance, rhyme,
onomatopoeia), and any other devices used in a non-literal
manner
ANALYZING POETRY:
TPSFASTT
Attitude (Tone):
• Determine the feelings or attitudes expressed by the speaker.
• Watch punctuation, word choice and sound usage for clues.
Shift:
• Note shifts in speaker and attitude.
• Shifts can be indicated by the occasion of the poem (time and
place), turn words (but, yet) , punctuation, stanza divisions,
changes in line or stanza length, etc.
• Look for any indication that something has changed.
• There should be a break, when the speaker ends one manner of
speech, changes point of view, or pauses to consider something
other than the subject. This is known as the shift, referring to the
shift in thought.
ANALYZING POETRY:
TPSFASTT
Title:
• After unlocking the puzzle of the poem itself, return to the title.
• The connotations you uncovered before analyzing the body
can now be matched up to your interpretation of the title to
see if they apply, or add any fresh perspectives.
Theme:
• Identify the subject(s) of the poem, and determine what the
poet is saying about the subject(s).
• Interpret the meaning of the poem.
• Make connections.