Today’s Activities 1.Warm Up 1.Warm Up: Comparative Analysis 2.Lesson: 2.Lesson: Analyzing Poetry 3.Exit Pass 3.Exit Pass: (5) things about Poe & Dickenson

(B1) Warm Up: Poetry Analysis Activities 1.Complete Poe & Dickenson columns of poetry analysis chart 2.Answer end of reading questions for each poem on the back of the poetry analysis sheet a.Poe questions are on page 330 b.Dickenson questions are on page 421

(B5) Warm Up: Comparative Analysis 1.Why do we compare things? 2.How do comparisons help us understand something better? 3.What can we learn about poetry in general by comparing two or more specific poems by different authors? 4.What can we learn about one author by comparing poems within his or her body of work?

Lesson: Poetry Analysis Poetry is a genre (or type) of literature that uses rhythm to create a mood or tell a story using imagery Strategies for reading poetry  LISTEN  LISTEN: Poetry has a rhythm to the words so it is often meant to be read out loud  IDENTIFY  IDENTIFY the speaker (not necessarily the poet)  READ  READ in sentences (do not stop at the end of the line – stop at punctuation)  PICTURE  PICTURE the images being evoked (why those images??)  DECIPHER  DECIPHER the intended meaning

ASSIGNMENT: Poetry Analysis 1.WATCH VIDEOS ABOUT POE AND DICKENSON & TAKE NOTES 2.READ “THE RAVEN” (ANSWER TEXT QUESTIONS) 3.READ “BECAUSE I STOPPED FOR DEATH” (ANSWER QUESTIONS) 4.COMPLETE COMPARISON CHART (FIND OUTSIDE POEM) 5.WRITE A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS – (COMPARING THEMES, CHARACTERS, IMAGES, LANGUAGE, RHYTHM, ETC.)

NAME________ BLOCK_______ DATE________ (5) Things About Edgar Allen Poe 1.The first thing I learned about Edgar Allen Poe was… 2.The second thing I learned about Edgar Allen Poe was… 3.The third thing I learned about Edgar Allen Poe was 4.The fourth thing I learned about Edgar Allen Poe was… 5.The fifth thing I learned about Edgar Allen Poe was…

NAME________ BLOCK_______ DATE________ (5) Things About Emily Dickenson 1.The first thing I learned about Emily Dickenson was… 2.The second thing I learned about Emily Dickenson was… 3.The third thing I learned about Emily Dickenson was 4.The fourth thing I learned about Emily Dickenson was… 5.The fifth thing I learned about Emily Dickenson was…

NAME________ BLOCK_______ DATE________ POETRY ANALYSIS POE, “THE RAVEN” DICKENSON, “BECAUSE I STOPPED…” [OUTSIDE AUTHOR] ___________________________________________________________ CHARACTERS IMAGERY KEY DIALOGUE THEME CHARACTERS IMAGERY KEY DIALOGUE THEME CHARACTERS IMAGERY KEY DIALOGUE THEME

NAME________ BLOCK_______ DATE________ POETRY ANALYSIS: END OF READING QUESTIONS __________________________________________________ EDGAR ALLEN POE (PG 330)EMILY DICKENSON (PG 421)

EXIT PASS: Turn in Materials 1.(5) Things about… sheet in folder 2.Turn in red books 3.Turn in folders

Lesson: Comparative Analysis Poetry is a genre (or type) of literature that uses rhythm to create a mood or tell a story using imagery Strategies for reading poetry  LISTEN  LISTEN: Poetry has a rhythm to the words so it is often meant to be read out loud  IDENTIFY  IDENTIFY the speaker (not necessarily the poet)  READ  READ in sentences (do not stop at the end of the line – stop at punctuation)  PICTURE  PICTURE the images being evoked (why those images??)  DECIPHER  DECIPHER the intended meaning