A Picture is Worth a 1,000 Words To elaborate on knowledge of poetic devices To analyze a poem for imagery To create a poem using imagery for a purpose

Why do people take pictures of significant events for family and friends?

“Fifth Grade Autobiography” After reading the poem together, close your eyes and visualize “this photograph” Dove describes in the poem. Reread the poem, marking the text to identify the images Dove uses to convey the picture.

Let’s Draw! Recreate the photograph described In “Fifth Grade Autobiography.” Base your drawing on the images you highlighted as you marked the text. Write a brief reflection on how the imagery works toward creating a picture in your mind.

TP-CASTT Complete a TP-CASTT for the poem. Compare you TP-CASTT with a partner.

“A Picture is Worth a 1000 Words” AcronymDirections for AnalysisResponses T: Title Ponder the title before reading the poem. P: Paraphrase Restate the poem in your own words. C: Connotation Contemplate the poem for word meanings beyond the literal. A: Attitude Observe both the speaker’s and the poem’s tone. S:Shift Note the shifts in person, place, attitude, etc. T T: Title Revisited Examine the title again, this time on an interpretive level. T: Theme Determine the message about life implied in the poem.

A Photo of You Bring in a photo of you. Draft a poem based on the photo. Use the imagery in “Fifth Grade Autobiography” as your model. Mark the imagery in your text. Write a brief reflection on how the imagery works toward your purpose of telling a story about the picture. Bring in a photo of you. Draft a poem based on the photo. Use the imagery in “Fifth Grade Autobiography” as your model. Mark the imagery in your text. Write a brief reflection on how the imagery works toward your purpose of telling a story about the picture.