English II Be sure that you have your literature book. January 11, 2018 ***Turn in your homework from last night.*** ***Don’t forget to put your phones away and your bags against the wall.*** As you come in, pick up the handout from the table and begin working on it. Read the poem, answer the question, and then explain why the correct answer is correct, and why the others are incorrect. Be sure that you have your literature book.

Poetry: Analyzing Poetic Language Last night you read the poem “Crossing the Border” by Joy Harjo. Today we will read that poem together and discuss your answers to the comprehension and analysis questions that go along with it and “Exile.” In “Exile,” where do the adults tell the speaker that the family is going? Where does the family actually go? In “Crossing the Border,” what border is the speaker trying to cross? Why do the speaker and the others in the car want to cross the border?

Poetry: Analyzing Poetic Language “Exile” and “Crossing the Border” Analysis Questions 5. Analyze the narrative elements of the poems: Characters, Setting, Conflicts, Resolution(?) 6. Think about the experience Alvarez compares with swimming in “Exile.” How fitting is the comparison? 7. In “Crossing the Border,” how does the speaker feel after crossing into Canada? Explain how you know. 8. Use the graphics you created as you read to describe the speaker in each poem. How do the speakers differ? How do they both express alienation? 9. Which poem more effectively tells a story? Which poem is more successful at creating a mood? Support your answers with evidence.

Homework No homeword. ***EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY*** Pick one of the poems and rewrite it as a story. Then, in a couple of sentences, explain what may be lost when translating it from a poem to a story.

Tomorrow we will… Continue our working analyzing poetic language by identifying it in poetry and determining its function, meaning, and impact on the poem.