Transcript Level 6 Unit 1 - Everett School District

Level 6 Unit 1
September 23-27 PPT Slides
Attitudes toward America
• On your paper, brainstorm a list of words or
phrases that describe American society
(adjectives that describe American society).
• Ex: Patriotic
1.6 Lesson Objectives
• To communicate the significant points of a
poem to classmates
• To synthesize information from multiple
poems and make a personal connection
• To analyze elements of a poem and synthesize
an interpretation
Important Vocabulary
• Grammar section: Mechanics & Usage:
parallel structure pg 31
• Literary Term section: tone pg 34
• Reading Strategy: TPCASTT pg 484
“America the Beautiful” pg 31
• Look at the title – on your paper, write down your
predictions.
• Read the poem silently
• While reading the text for a second time,
underline words in that evoke emotion
• List these words on your paper
• Share with a partner and identify the tone
(author’s attitude) toward America.
• Ray Charles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yTSuT9PaE0
TP-CASTT – Pg 484
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Title #1 – look at the title before reading
Paraphrase – summarize each stanza
Connotation – analyze the literary elements
Attitude – analyze the author/speaker’s feeling
Shifts – note changes in topic, tone, language
Title #2 – reevaluate your prediction and title
Theme – topic + author’s attitude
NAME: __________________________
PERIOD: ___________
TP-CASTT
Poem: “America the Beautiful” by Katherine Lee Bates
Title – What do you think the
poem is going to be about
based on the title?
Paraphrase – Summarize
what literally happens in the
poem in one to three
sentences.
Connotation/Figurative
Language – look for imagery,
symbolism, metaphor,
diction, simile, irony, allusion
Attitude – Who is the
speaker? What is the subject
of the poem? How does the
speaker feel about it?
Shifts - Note shifts in tone,
subject, speaker, situation,
diction, attitudes, structure
Title – How does the title
relate to the poem now that
you have read it? What is the
deeper meaning?
Theme – What is the poet’s
message?
“America the Beautiful” pg 31
• Working with a partner, TP-CASTT “America
the Beautiful
• You should refer to the poem and lyrics
• Be prepared to share!
Small Group TPCASTT
• You will be placed in a group and given the
poem “America” (pg 33) or the poem “Shine,
Perishing Republic” (pg 34).
• Your group will complete a TPCASTT analysis
of your poem.
• You need to be able to read and explain the
meaning of your poem to the rest of the class.
Class Discussion
• How does each speaker feel about America?
• How are these feelings similar and/or different?
• Writing Prompt : (Put in Quickwrite section) about a
page in length
• Title: America the Beautiful
• Choose which speaker and tone in the poems most
closely resembles your attitude toward America and
discuss why. Describe how personal experiences align
you with this attitude and any small differences in your
viewpoints.
America’s Voices
• In your assigned groups, read aloud, analyze, and
discuss “I Hear America Singing,” “I, Too, Sing
America,” and “Indian Singing in TwentiethCentury America.”
• Fill in the chart on page 35 together.
• Finally, you will be assigned one of the poems to
perform. You will need to evoke the emotion
through gestures, facial expression, and voice
inflection.
• http://youtu.be/WL0UQ1jn__0