Welcome! Have your Bell Work sheet ready to go! thursday, 23 August 2018 AP Literature / English IV Mr. sanders TODAY’S OBJECTIVE: LEARN CLASS PROCEDURES AND GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER BETTER.

B E L W O R K

Write the prompt and your response in the “Thursday” box on your Bell Work sheet.

How a writer uses language and structure for a desired effect. Today’s Learning Objective: We are learning… How a writer uses language and structure for a desired effect. SUCCESS CRITERIA I can… Analyze how language and structure are used for effect. Explore the poet’s purpose and viewpoint. Make appropriate connections between the poem and my experiences through discussion and creation of an original poem. 4

“Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou Reread the poem with your partner, then annotate the poem with these questions in mind: Who do you think the speaker/narrator of the poem is? Is it a person? A cultural group? Highlight or underline words or phrases that help you identify the speaker/narrator. How does the speaker/narrator seem to feel about herself?  To whom do you think the poem is directed? Highlight or underline words and phrases that support your answers and share them with your partner. What message is the writer trying to give to the person or group to which she is writing? Have you ever had to give a similar message to someone? If so, when? What do you believe the poem’s overall theme is? Examples include hopelessness, strength, resiliency, spirit and anger. Write the theme you have identified at the top of the poem. Then draw an arrow to a word or phrase from the poem that supports that theme.

With your partner, find the following: Simile – six examples; explain how each simile adds meaning to the poem Metaphor – two examples; explain how each metaphor adds meaning to the poem Rhetorical Question – four examples; explain what meaning these four questions add Anaphora – one example; what meaning does this use of anaphora add to the poem? Alliteration – one example; how does this sound device affect the poem’s rhythm? Personification – one example; what is being personified? Repetition – one example; what does this repetition emphasize?

Making Connections In what way(s) do you personally connect with this poem? To what “gifts that my ancestors gave” is the author referring? What gifts were you given from ancestors or people in your cultural group who came before you? Which groups, either in society or at our school, are “shot with words,” “cut with eyes” or “killed with hatefulness?” How is this received? What can be done to change it? You are part of many different groups, such as your family, your cultural group, your religious group and your gender group. Share an example of how you have faced adversity as part of one of these groups and if/how you have risen up against it.

Your Turn Refer back to the challenge you wrote about earlier, and how it affected you, or how you overcame the challenge. Using Angelou’s poem “Still I Rise” as a model: Create an original poem of five stanzas (four four-lined stanzas and one stanza using a thrice-repeated phrase) from your challenge and response. Bring to class with you tomorrow.

- Minute Wrap Up 1. Complete the Exit Ticket slip and turn in to basket. 2. Write down assignments/reminders in your Agenda. 3. Check your area for trash. 4. Put away supplies (yours or borrowed from me). 5. Listen for my dismissal (not the bell’s), and leave in an orderly fashion.

In Your Agenda Bring to class every day: 1. English Binder 2. Pens/Pencils 3. Agenda 4. Other items as required For Friday: Complete your “Still I Rise”-inspired poetry. For Monday: Bring your copy of “A Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe from your Summer Reading.