Lesson 23 English 11

Objective Analyze the use of diction in two texts in order to explain the impact of a poet’s choices on a reader Analyze how conflicting images point to thematic points

“Ellis Island” (64) Draw images that you see in the margins. Note: How is the American Dream different for the two groups included in the poem? Discuss with your partner: 1. What did you draw? 2. What is the dream to the millions? 3. Who were the peoples whose “lands were invaded”, who “followed the changing Moon”? 4. The speaker juxtaposes (contrasts) the dreams of immigrants with WHO? Slovak Grandparents Native American Grandparents

“Ellis Island” by Joseph Bruchac Beyond the red brick of Ellis Island where the two Slovak children who became by grandparents waited the long days of quarantine, after leaving the sickness, the old Empires of Europe, a Circle Line ship slips easily on its way to the island of the tall woman, green as dreams of forests and meadows waiting for those who’d worked a thousand years yet never owned Like millions of others, I too come to this island, nine decades the answerer of dreams. Yet only part of my blood loves that memory. another voice speaks of native lands within this nation. Lands invaded when the earth became owned. Lands of those who followed the changing Moon, knowledge of the seasons in their veins. Slovakian grandparents arrived in America and were excited to own the land they worked. Native American grandparents upset because the land they loved was being taken away from them. He is conflicted because of his dual heritage.

“Ellis Island” What is the positive view of America? What is the negative view?

EA #2 - The American Dream How could you use this poem in EA #2?

“On Being Brought from Africa to America” By Phillis Wheatley What is the conflicting image presented by Wheatley? How does America satisfy her American Dream?

“Europe and America”  Contrasting Images  Father vs. Son  New Ways vs. Old Ways  New Country vs. Old Country  New Expectations vs. Old Expectations

The American Dream What is the common theme among these speaker’s experiences? What contradictions do the writers present? How do the writers resolve the conflicts? Address the reality of the American Dream for these speakers.

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