1. Schoolnet code for Caged Bird quiz
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2. Get a copy of The Fire of Driftwood poem and the Close Read questions from the side counter. Complete the 2nd Close Read questions.
Quiz on The Fire of Driftwood on Friday!

3. 1 2 We sat within the farm-house old,
      Whose windows, looking o'er the bay,
Gave to the sea-breeze damp and cold,
      An easy entrance, night and day.
Not far away we saw the port,
      The strange, old-fashioned, silent town,
The lighthouse, the dismantled fort,
      The wooden houses, quaint and brown. 1 2

4. 3 4 We sat and talked until the night,
      Descending, filled the little room;
Our faces faded from the sight,
      Our voices only broke the gloom.
We spake of many a vanished scene,
      Of what we once had thought and said,
Of what had been, and might have been,
      And who was changed, and who was dead; 3 4

5. 5 6 And all that fills the hearts of friends,
      When first they feel, with secret pain,
Their lives thenceforth have separate ends,
      And never can be one again;
The first slight swerving of the heart,
      That words are powerless to express,
And leave it still unsaid in part,
      Or say it in too great excess. 5 6

6. 7 8 The very tones in which we spake
      Had something strange, I could but mark;
The leaves of memory seemed to make
      A mournful rustling in the dark.
Oft died the words upon our lips,
      As suddenly, from out the fire
Built of the wreck of stranded ships,
      The flames would leap and then expire. 7 8

7. 9 10 And, as their splendor flashed and failed,
      We thought of wrecks upon the main,
Of ships dismasted, that were hailed
      And sent no answer back again.
The windows, rattling in their frames,
      The ocean, roaring up the beach,
The gusty blast, the bickering flames,
      All mingled vaguely in our speech; 9 10

8. 11 12 Until they made themselves a part
      Of fancies floating through the brain,
The long-lost ventures of the heart,
      That send no answers back again.
O flames that glowed! O hearts that yearned!
      They were indeed too much akin,
The drift-wood fire without that burned,
      The thoughts that burned and glowed within. 11 12

9. A. What words does the author choose to emphasize and repeat? Why?

10. B. Examine the underlined words
B. Examine the underlined words. Write what you think they might mean (based on context) on your poem sheet.

11. dismantled (7) -
spake (13) -
thenceforth (19) -
mark (26) -
expire (32) -
dismasted (35) -
mingled (40) -
vaguely (40) -
fancies (42)
akin (46)
drift-wood (47) -

12. C. Reread lines 27-32. What is actually happening in these lines?

13. The leaves of memory seemed to make
      A mournful rustling in the dark.
Oft died the words upon our lips,
      As suddenly, from out the fire
Built of the wreck of stranded ships,
      The flames would leap and then expire.

14. D. Reread lines 40-44. Why does Longfellow choose to use the word fancies instead of the word ideas?

15. Examine the following picture and answer the questions to the right in your notes...
1. List 3 specific details you notice in this picture.
2. Write 2 ideas you have based on the picture.
I think...because...
3. Write 1 question you have about this picture.

16. Get a copy of The Fire of Driftwood poem and the Close Read questions from the side counter. Complete the 3rd Close Read questions.
Quiz on The Fire of Driftwood on Friday!

17. A. What do you notice about the poem's structure
A. What do you notice about the poem's structure? How does the structure contribute to the meaning?

18. B. How would you define the speaker's tone in the poem
B. How would you define the speaker's tone in the poem? Provide words, phrases or lines to support your answer.

19. C. List the imagery that you noticed in the poem
C. List the imagery that you noticed in the poem. What mood does the imagery create for the reader?

20. D. Describe the rhyme scheme in the poem
D. Describe the rhyme scheme in the poem. Why do you think Longfellow used rhyme this way?

21. Today we will continue reading Alfred Tennyson's historical narrative poem, The Charge of the Light Brigade.

22. What does it mean if something is a historical narrative mean
What does it mean if something is a historical narrative mean? Break down this term.
historical - based on an actual event in history
narrative - tells a story and contains all story elements (characters, setting, plot)
climax
rising action
falling action
central conflict
exposition
resolution

23. I
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
“Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!” he said.
Into the valley of Death

24. II
“Forward, the Light Brigade!”
Was there a man dismayed?
Not though the soldier knew
Someone had blundered.
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

25. III
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volleyed and thundered;
Stormed at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of hell
Rode the six hundred.

26. IV
Flashed all their sabres bare,
Flashed as they turned in air
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wondered.
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right through the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reeled from the sabre stroke
Shattered and sundered.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.

27. V
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volleyed and thundered;
Stormed at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell.
They that had fought so well
Came through the jaws of Death,
Back from the mouth of hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.

28. VI
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honour the charge they made!
Honour the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred!

29. Now we will reexamine this poem, but this time with some historical background information and then hear it read out loud.

30. What is this a picture of?

31. Now that you know more about the historical background, complete the following...
climax
rising action
falling action
central conflict
exposition
resolution

33. In both the poem and the movie clip honor and courage are mentioned.
Why do you think this particular poem was used as an analogy in the movie?
Do you think The Charge of the Light Brigade is applicable in the sports world? Why or why not? Defend your answer.