Constructed Responses Moonrise

Moonrise by Jenette Purcell City night sky gives itself to me again when I have so little left to receive it. I am dark, crumbling and you are rivers and trees away searching your own night sky for a sign. The strong gates of your heart are wide open to me always, but, if only. So I wait, as seasons before, decades before, fathers and mothers before me still inside watch and listen. Suddenly, bamboo, bones, fiber, fences, water, glistening koi,* all the tiny rooms, paths and places I hold your memories relax in audible, reverent wonder at the fullness forming on this horizon’s edge. *koi: colorful fish that symbolize love and friendship

Constructed response question In Moonrise, identify a theme and explain how the theme is developed throughout the poem. Use evidence to support your response.

Tips to remember when answering constructed responses! You are limited to 5 lines! There is NO space for summaries!! 1st sentence ~ address/answer the question specifically (thesis statement) 2nd sentence ~ a quote or paraphrase from the text that specifically supports your first sentence. 3rd sentence ~ your analysis, explanation, elaboration or connection of 2nd and 1st sentence. 4th sentence ~ Closing statement, inference, or significance.

First sentence ~ Answer the question making sure to specifically identify any of the literary terms the question asks for, your thesis. Question In Moonrise, identify a theme and explain how the theme is developed throughout the poem. Answer In Moonrise, the theme “love is complicated” develops through the changing mood.

Sentence 2 ~Use specific details and examples from the text to support your sentence 1. Question In Moonrise, identify a theme and explain how the theme is developed throughout the poem. Answer: When the speaker says, “…you are rivers and trees away…” she implies that separation has complicated their relationship, creating a mournful mood.

Sentence 3 Analyze, elaborate or connect the text to sentence 1…DO NOT SUMMARIZE! Question In Moonrise, identify a theme and explain how the theme is developed throughout the poem. Answer There is a shift in the mood when the speaker says, “Suddenly…” and is followed by a “reverent wonder”.

Sentence 4 Closing statement, inference, or significance. Question In Moonrise, identify a theme and explain how the theme is developed throughout the poem. Answer The dual mood shows how love can have its ups and downs and is complicated.

Final answer FINAL THOUGHT! WRITE SMALL!!!!! In Moonrise, the theme love is complicated develops through the changing mood. When the speaker says, “…you are rivers and trees away…” she implies that separation has complicated their relationship creating a mournful mood. There is a shift in the mood when the speaker says, “Suddenly…” and is followed by a “reverent wonder”. The dual mood shows how love can have its ups and downs and is complicated. FINAL THOUGHT! WRITE SMALL!!!!!