English II: World Literature Day 1: Caribbean Poetry English II: World Literature

Agenda 1. Warm-up 2. Review literary terms vocabulary 3. Caribbean history: Pre- Columbus and the transatlantic slave trade 4. Read, annotate, and discuss 2 poems by Derek Walcott 5. Exit Ticket

Warm-Up On a scrap piece of paper or in your warm-up journal, answer the following question: How can history influence literature? Think of at least one example to support your ideas.

Literary Terms: ReviewDirections: Record the following notes on your “Literary Terms Dictionary” handout. Literary Term Definition Example 1. diction word choice __________ 2. metaphor comparison of two unlike “Time is money” things; a direct comparison 3. simile comparison of two unlike “Life is like a things using “like” or “as;” box of an indirect comparison chocolates…”

Literary Terms: Review Literary Term Definition Example 4. imagery descriptive words or phrases __________ that appeal to the 5 senses 5. allusion reference to someone or “Is he good at something famous science?” “He’s basically an Einstein.”

Caribbean History: Pre-Columbus indigenous tribes populated the islands before the arrival of Christopher Columbus & other European explorers Most if not all of these tribes were killed from lack of immunity to disease, overwork, or massacre by explorers

A. North America B. Caribbean C. Brazil D. Europe Quiz: What part of the world received the most slaves from Africa during the slave trade? A. North America B. Caribbean C. Brazil D. Europe

The (unexpected) Result Source: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database

Caribbean History: Pre-Columbus Example of Haiti Christopher Columbus arrived 1492 In 1492: estimated indigenous population was between 500,000 and 750,000 In 1514: estimated 29,000 remained By mid-sixteenth century, almost all had vanished

Caribbean History: Transatlantic Slave Trade early 1500s -- establishment of sugar plantations in New World sugar = extremely labor intensive crop began importing slaves from Central and Western Africa transatlantic slave trade - the capture, selling, and transport of Africans from Central and Western Africa to European colonies in the Caribbean and North and South America The Middle Passage - name given to the traumatic event of slaves being transported across the Atlantic in slave ships

Diagram of the Layout of a Slave Hold: The Middle Passage

The Middle Passage, cont. death trauma disorientation suffering change The Journey 150-600+ people in 1 vessel Most ships held 200-400 people potentially lasted for months “... a slaughterhouse. Blood, filth, misery, and disease.” (James Stanfield, sailor) “The living were in constant and immediate proximity to the dead.” (Vincent Brown, The Reaper’s Garden) Reconstructed interior of the Zong

Derek Walcott (1930- ) Caribbean writer/poet Nobel Prize Winner From St. Lucia, island in West Indies former colony of France and England

Exit Ticket On a half sheet of paper, answer 1 of the following questions: 1. What is the “Middle Passage?” Describe it. 2. Define the literary term imagery and give 1 example from one of the poems we read today.

Bibliography Brown, Vincent. The Reaper’s Garden. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2008. Print. Dubois, Laurent. Avengers of the New World. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2004. Print. The AP Vertical Teams Guide for English. New York: College Entrance Examination Board, 2002. Print. http://www.history.ac.uk/1807commemorated/discussion/corporeal.html http://galleryhip.com/slave-ship-diagram.html http://www.slavevoyages.org/tast/assessment/estimates.faces