Warm Up –

Read the poem on the table and answer the following questions

1. In Paragraph 2, Whitman states that “men and women perceive the beauty” of nature just as well as the poet does. The role of the poet, then, is toa) help people contemplate natureb) unite different people in appreciation of

naturec) show a higher meaning of natured) describe the details of nature2. When the author states that poems’ formal aspects “bud from them as unerringly and loosely as lilacs or roses on a bush,” he is using a poetic device callede) similef) iambic pentameterg) personificationh) Onomatopoeia

Read the sentence below.The rhyme and uniformity of perfect poems show the free growth of metrical laws and bud from them as unerringly and loosely as lilacs or roses on a bush . . . 3. The main idea of this passage is that poetrya) is subject to the laws of meter and rhymeb) is created through the vision of the poetc) often describes natural objectsd) does not appeal to all people equally 4. Based on the passage, the reader could MOST logically predict that Whitman’s own poetry.e) is frequently set to musicf) follows laws of rhythm and meterg) is not tied to formal requirementsh) concerns itself only with natural occurrences

Answers…

1. In Paragraph 2, Whitman states that “men and women perceive the beauty” of nature just as well as the poet does. The role of the poet, then, is toD) describe the details of nature

2. When the author states that poems’ formal aspects “bud from them as unerringly and loosely as lilacs or roses on a bush,” he is using a poetic device calleda) simile

3. The main idea of this passage is that poetryb) is created through the vision of the poet 4. Based on the passage, the reader could MOST logically predict that Whitman’s own poetry.c) is not tied to formal requirements

Warm Up – Poetry Analysis Unit Overview – Turmoil in America

Essential Questions I Can Statements Standards

What is Turmoil? Analyzing Poetry Summarizer – Turmoil Paragraph

Agenda

ELAALR1:

Demonstrate comprehension: Identify and analyze poetry.

Today’s Standards

Sound Identify

FormAnalyze

Figurative

Language

Evaluate

Essential Questions1. What makes American literature American? 2. What is the relationship between place and

literature? 3. How does literature shape or reflect society?

Unit Overview

trace the history of American

literature analyze websites formulate a cohesive thesis produce legible work that

shows accurate spelling and correct conventions of capitalization and punctuation

synthesize information from multiple sources

analyze speeches for purpose, audience, content & tone, structure, delivery

analyze poems for form, sound, figurative language, diction, imagery

analyze non-fiction analyze short stories analyze fiction identify sound: alliteration,

assonance, consonance, end rhyme, slant rhyme

I Can Statements…

Assignments

Turmoil Activity – TODAY Whitman, Hughes, Ginsberg, Frost, Angelou – Poets TODAY Whitman, Hughes, Ginsberg, Frost, Angelou Economic Turmoil MLK, Roosevelt, Lincoln – Speeches Turtle from Grapes of Wrath Performance Assessment Quote Connection Winter Dreams War Turmoil Vietnam Performance Assessment Performance Assessment

Notes…

Turmoil Activity Annotating Poems TPCASTT Graphic Organizer Great Depression Activity Speech Analysis Graphic Organizer Reading Comprehension Quiz and 4 Square Reflection Assessment Worksheet #1 Theme Activity Reading Comprehension Quiz and Literary Analysis Pearl Harbor/WWII Activity Venn Diagram (WWII/9-11) Web Analysis (Vietnam) Assessment Worksheet #2 Final Assessment Product

In your group, create a list of events in

American history that have caused confusion, disturbance, tumult, grief, sadness, anguish, agitation, or trouble.

You have 3 minutes to come up with as many as possible…

What is Turmoil?

Review your list and divide the events into the

following four categories: Physical, Social, Religious, and Economic

If you have an event that does not fit into one of these categories, let’s discuss…

You have 2 minutes…

Categories of Turmoil

As a group, define turmoil…

Define Turmoil

Title – what’s in a title before you read the poem? Paraphrase – what’s the difference between paraphrasing and

summarizing? Connotation – how do poetic devices contribute to the meaning of the

poem? Attitude – what is the tone of the poem? What diction (words) points

toward the attitude? Shift – does the poem change? What diction points to a shift? Does

punctuation indicate a shift? Do stanza divisions or line shifts indicate a meaning change? Are there changes in sound? Is there irony?

Title – what’s in a title after you have read the poem? Theme – What is the poem saying about the human experience,

condition, or motivation? What idea does the poet want you to understand?

Ways to Analyze Poetry

You need

Poetry TPCASTT graphic organizer “I Hear America Singing” Walt Whitman “I, too, Sing America” Langston Hughes “America” Allen Ginsberg “On the Pulse of the Morning” Maya Angelou

Let’s Practice

Analyze 4 poems using the TPCASTT graphic

organizer Due Next Class for 20 points!!

Homework

America has experienced a variety of turmoil: _____________, _______________, ______________, ______________. Physical turmoil has come through ____________________, ____________________________, _____________________________________, and ___________________________________________________________________________________. Social turmoil has come through ___________________________________________________; often this turmoil has resulted changing the way America views the specific issue. I believe _______________ represents a positive social change in America. Religious turmoil in America includes _______________________________, ___________________________________________, and ___________________________________________________________________________________. From the Puritans to modern day citizens, religion has impacted America’s literature through ___________________________________________________, ________________________________, and ________________________________________________. America has experienced turmoil on the economic front. Three examples of economic turmoil include: __________________________, _________________________, and ___________________________________. I think _____________________________ has had the greatest economic effect because _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. After looking at all these events, I believe American Turmoil could be defined as: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Summarizer – American Turmoil Paragraph

(30 pts LSV)