Poetry Intro 10.8.24

Poll

If you could only eat one breakfast for the rest of your life, what breakfast would you choose?

• oatmeal

• pancakes, waffles, or French toast

• some kind of eggs

• I don't do breakfast.

• something else

Follow-Up (from yesterday)

If you're still thinking about thesis statements ...

... check out this link to a thesis-based Quizlet. Also, please feel free to contact me if you have questions and/or want to work together.
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​We are back with a regular daily/participation-based lesson today, so those of you in class can submit it blank after class ends.

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Open Ended

Look closely at the image included here. Notice as many details as you can, and describe what you see.

- Mary Oliver

Think about how you described the picture on the previous slide. Did you use sensory details or comparisons? Did your mind conjure up similes or metaphors?

In today's lesson, you will explore poetry and how poems use descriptions to convey meaning.

​“Figurative language can give shape to the difficult and painful. It can make visible and ‘felt’ that which is invisible and ‘unfeelable’.”

Poetry is defined as a literary work in which special intensity is given to the communication of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm. This may seem like a pretty broad definition. Watch the video below entitled
What makes a poem...a poem?
We watched this during a previous Live Class.

As you watch again, look for different examples of poems mentioned within the video.

​What is poetry?

​If you are interested, click HERE to read more about figurative language in particular.

​Look at Langston Hughes' "Harlem Night Song" on the right. Specifically, examine the circled portion as well as the words that appear next ("I love you.").

Drag and Drop

The circled segment of the poem is a ​

Placeholder

whereas "I love you." is a ​

Placeholder

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

stanza

line

rhyme scheme

Match

Match the terms listed here with their corresponding definitions.

There is one distractor definition listed.

lines

stanzas

This is the distractor!

• lines

• stanzas

• This is the distractor!

Draw

We have looked at the poem "Ulysses" in a previous class, and an excerpt from the end of the poem is included here.

Underline one line from "Ulysses" and circle one complete sentence.

Today's lesson introduced you to some terms to use when discussing poetry. In the next lesson, you will begin to read poetry focused on answering the question, "What makes a hero?" You will have a choice of which poetry you read, and then you will discuss your selection with your peers.

As you read and discuss poetry, remember what makes a poem, and use the terms you learned today in your discussions.

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REFLECTION