1. Homeroom
Lockers
Nametags
Chromebooks
GAP=1A—finish door
Healthy Living=field this week (blacktop today if not raining)
Turn in second essay—I have not finished grading the formals for 1st, so I will work on that…

2. HW: Winter poem sheet Warm Up:
Monday, Dec 19th
HW: Winter poem sheet
Warm Up:
Describe what it would be like to be a snowflake--use descriptive language. OR
Describe a time when the weather impacted your plans (for the better or worse)
OBJ: I can analyze a poem by
marking it and conducting a
close read.

3. In order to understand a poem, you must look at the literal meaning first.
Where is it?
When is it?
What is happening?
Who/What is speaking?

4. FOG Carl Sandburg The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
Title Clues:
Setting Clues:
Speaker Clues:
Fig. Lang:

5. Two Haiku Basho Title Clues: Setting Clues: Speaker Clues: Fig. Lang:
 Winter solitude--
in a world of one color
 the sound of the wind.
 A field of cotton--
as if the moon
 had flowered.
Title Clues:
Setting Clues:
Speaker Clues:
Fig. Lang:

6. Skiing
by Marchette Chute
I'm very good at skiing.
 I have a kind of knack
For I can do it frontways
 And also on my back.
And when I reach the bottom
 I give a sudden flop
And dig myself in sideways
 And that's the way I stop.

7. What is the setting of the poem? How can you tell?
2. Who is the speaker of the poem--what kind of person is he or she?
3. How does the speaker feel about skiing?
4. What is the tone of the poem?
5. What words help you visualize the scene in your mind?

8. Snow Towards Evening
by Melville Cane
Suddenly the sky turned gray,
The day,
Which had been bitter and chill,
Grew soft and still.
Quietly
From some invisible blossoming tree
Millions of petals cool and white
Drifted and blew,
Lifted and flew,
Fell with the falling night.

9. Who is the speaker in the poem?
What is the setting of the poem?
Paraphrase the poem.
Where does the shift take place in the poem?(draw a line to indicate)
What causes the shift?
How does the shift impact the speaker's tone?
To what does the line "from some invisible blossoming tree" refer?
What are the "millions of petals cool and white"?
What is the impact of the figurative language on the poem?
What is the mood of this poem?
In what way can you relate to the situation being described in this
poem?
What is the theme of this poem?

10. What a night! The wind howls, hisses, and but stops
from “Snow Storm”
by John Clare
What a night! The wind howls, hisses, and but stops
To howl more loud, while the snow volley keeps
Incessant batter at the window-pane,
Making our comforts feel as sweet again;
And in the morning, when the tempest drops,
At every cottage door mountainous heaps
Of snow lie drifted, that all entrance stops
Until the broom and the shovel gain
The path, and leave a wall on either side.

11. Who is the speaker in the poem?
What do we know about the speaker?
Where does the majority of the poem take place?
What is happening in the poem?
Where does the shift take place in the poem?
What causes the shift?
How does the shift impact the speaker? (think about tone)
What does the line "incessant batter at the window pane" mean?
The poet says, “making our comforts as sweet again.” What comfort is the speaker referring to? How is the comfort sweet?
What does this poem represent about nature?
How does the mood/tone change in the poem?
Which line indicates how the character feels about the experience of the snow storm?
BONUS:
What does the line " and leave a wall on either side" mean?
What is the impact of the figurative language on the poem?