Bell Ringer 1. Hold onto the home learning, we’ll collect it after the bell ringer. 2. (10 minutes to complete) Get your computer & go to: 3. Select your preferred language, read the information, and click the ‘begin survey’ button. 4. When you finish/while you wait for a computer answer the following in your comp. book: In 3-5 sentences, restating the prompt, write about what frightens you. Be sure to write specific evidence.

Housekeeping ANNOUNCEMENTS:  Make-up Monday cancelled next week, but will resume 10/19.  Lit. book needed next class HOME LEARNING:  If you get a scholarship warning today, have a parent sign it and return it next class.  Read (only) Wonder p. 236 – 248. If not finished in class today…  Achieve 3000: “Schools Take Steps to Stop Bullies” (article + activity tabs only.)  Questions?

Intro to poetry Analyze and explain how a specific element contributes to overall structure and development of the theme, setting, or plot.

Objectives LAFS.6.RL.2.5 (Text Structure – Literary Texts) I can…  analyzeparticular stanza fits into the overall structure of a text contributesdevelopmenttheme, setting, or plot  analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.

Elements of Poetry 0 Poetry is not prose. 0 Prose is the ___________ ____________ people use in speaking or writing. 0 Poetry is a form of ________ __________that captures intense experiences or creative perceptions of the world in a ______________ _____________ 0 Basically, if prose is like talking, poetry is like singing. 0 By looking at the set up of a poem, you can see the _____________between prose and poetry.

Distinguishing Characteristics of Poetry 0 Unlike prose which has a narrator, poetry has a _______ 0 A speaker, or voice, talks to the reader. The speaker is ________ necessarily the poet. It can also be a fictional person, an animal or even a thing. 0 Example But believe me, son. I want to be what I used to be when I was like you. from “Once Upon a Time” by Gabriel Okara

Distinguishing Characteristics of Poetry 0 Similarly to how prose uses sentences to express ideas, poetry uses _____________ 0 Prose organizes sentences into paragraphs, but poetry groups lines into _____________ 0 Example 1 Once when I was running, From all that haunted me To the dark I was succumbing To what hurt unbearably 5 Searching for the one thing That would set my sad soul free In time I stumbled upon it, An inner calm and peace And now I am beginning To see and to believe, 10 In who I am becoming— And all I’ve yet to be. “Self Love” by Lang Leav Stanza 1 Stanza 3 Stanza 2

Rhyme 0 Rhyme is the repetition of the same stressed vowel sound and any succeeding ______in ___ _____ _________ ________ 0 Internal rhyme occurs _________ ____ _______ of poetry. 0 End rhyme occurs at the _____ ____ ________ 0 Rhyme scheme is the ________ ____ ____ __________ that may be designated by assigning a different letter of the alphabet to each ______ _______

Example “All mine!" Yertle cried. "Oh, the things I now rule! I'm king of a cow! And I'm king of a mule! I'm king of a house! And what's more, beyond that, I'm king of a blueberry bush and cat! I'm Yertle the Turtle! Oh, marvelous me! For I am the ruler of all that I see!” from “Yertle the Turtle” by Dr. Seuss A __ B C

In the pathway of the sun, In the footsteps of the breeze, Where the world and sky are one, He shall ride the silver seas, He shall cut the glittering wave. I shall sit at home, and rock; Rise, to heed a neighbor’s knock; Brew my tea, and snip my thread; Bleach the linen for my bed. They will call him brave. “Penelope” by Dorothy Parker A B __ D E

Connotation and Denotation Connotation - the ________ and imaginative ________ surrounding a word. Denotation - the strict __________ __________ of a word. Example:You may live in a house, but we live in a ___________.

Which of the following has a more favorable connotation? 1. thriftypenny-pinching 2. pushyaggressive 3. politicianstatesman 4. chefcook 5. slenderskinny

Elements of Poetry When we explore the connotation and denotation of a poem, we are looking at the poet’s diction. ________ – the ______ _______ an author or poet uses. Many times, a poet’s diction can help unlock the tone or mood of the poem.

Free Verse 0 Free verse is poetry that has no fixed pattern of meter, rhyme, ______ _______, or stanza arrangement. 0 When writing free verse, a poet is free to vary the poetic elements to emphasize an idea or create a tone. 0 In writing free verse, a poet may choose to use repetition or similar grammatical structures to emphasize and unify the ideas in the poem.

Elements of Poetry 0 Poetry is not prose. 0 Prose is the ordinary language people use in speaking or writing. 0 Poetry is a form of literary expression that captures intense experiences or creative perceptions of the world in a musical language. 0 Basically, if prose is like talking, poetry is like singing. 0 By looking at the set up of a poem, you can see the difference between prose and poetry.

Distinguishing Characteristics of Poetry 0 Unlike prose which has a narrator, poetry has a speaker. 0 A speaker, or voice, talks to the reader. The speaker is not necessarily the poet. It can also be a fictional person, an animal or even a thing. 0 Example But believe me, son. I want to be what I used to be when I was like you. from “Once Upon a Time” by Gabriel Okara

Distinguishing Characteristics of Poetry 0 Similarly to how prose uses sentences to express ideas, poetry uses lines. 0 Prose organizes sentences into paragraphs, but poetry groups lines into stanzas. 0 Example 1 Once when I was running, From all that haunted me To the dark I was succumbing To what hurt unbearably 5 Searching for the one thing That would set my sad soul free In time I stumbled upon it, An inner calm and peace And now I am beginning To see and to believe, 10 In who I am becoming— And all I’ve yet to be. “Self Love” by Lang Leav Stanza 1 Stanza 3 Stanza 2

Rhyme 0 Rhyme is the repetition of the same stressed vowel sound and any succeeding sounds in two or more words. 0 Internal rhyme occurs within a line of poetry. 0 End rhyme occurs at the end of lines. 0 Rhyme scheme is the pattern of end rhymes that may be designated by assigning a different letter of the alphabet to each new rhyme

Example “All mine!" Yertle cried. "Oh, the things I now rule! I'm king of a cow! And I'm king of a mule! I'm king of a house! And what's more, beyond that, I'm king of a blueberry bush and cat! I'm Yertle the Turtle! Oh, marvelous me! For I am the ruler of all that I see!” from “Yertle the Turtle” by Dr. Seuss A A B B C C

In the pathway of the sun, In the footsteps of the breeze, Where the world and sky are one, He shall ride the silver seas, He shall cut the glittering wave. I shall sit at home, and rock; Rise, to heed a neighbor’s knock; Brew my tea, and snip my thread; Bleach the linen for my bed. They will call him brave. “Penelope” by Dorothy Parker A B A B C D D E E C

Connotation and Denotation Connotation - the emotional and imaginative association surrounding a word. Denotation - the strict dictionary meaning of a word. Example:You may live in a house, but we live in a home.

Which of the following has a more favorable connotation? 1. thriftypenny-pinching 2. pushyaggressive 3. politicianstatesman 4. chefcook 5. slenderskinny

Elements of Poetry When we explore the connotation and denotation of a poem, we are looking at the poet’s diction. Diction – the word choice an author or poet uses. Many times, a poet’s diction can help unlock the tone or mood of the poem.

Free Verse 0 Free verse is poetry that has no fixed pattern of meter, rhyme, line length, or stanza arrangement. 0 When writing free verse, a poet is free to vary the poetic elements to emphasize an idea or create a tone. 0 In writing free verse, a poet may choose to use repetition or similar grammatical structures to emphasize and unify the ideas in the poem.

I Do 0 Open your lit. books to the poem “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me At All” p Teacher reads first few lines & discusses repetition of phrase “doesn’t frighten me at all” 0 Discuss how repetition affects the structure of the poem.

We Do 0 Finish reading the poem as a whole group. 0 Identify various text structures located throughout the poem. 0 Teacher fills out the example chart. “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” “On Turning Ten” Who is the speaker? A young girl What situation does he/she face? Life How does he/she feel about the situation? She’s fearless and confident in herself.

Work Period 0 Now read “On Turning Ten” p. 285 (lit. book) with your elbow partner. 0 After reading discuss the poem’s structure. 0 Fill out the chart together. You may refer back to the example we did together. 0 When you finish, get your computer and complete Achieve 3000: “Schools Take Steps to Stop Bullies” (article + activity tabs only.)

Packing Up Checklist  #1 - Comp. books returned to bin/computers returned to cart  #2 - All your belongings packed up  #3 - My supplies neatly returned to where you got them  #4 - All trash thrown away & paper recycled  #5 - Desks in neat rows  #6 - Seated silently waiting for Ms. Barker to dismiss you  #7 – (8B only) sit silently during announcements & wet wipe the desks.  #8 – (8B only) Stack chairs on desks after the announcements have finished.