1. Do Now: Compare Browning’s Duchess to Porphyria

2. Day 2: Ping Pong vs. Topical (W) Day 3: Timed Writing (Th.)
Objective: SWBAT evaluate two of Robert Browning’s poems by completing a Venn diagram and a 55 minute written response at 70-80% mastery by the end of two periods.
Agenda
Day 1: Venn Diagram (T)
Day 2: Ping Pong vs. Topical (W)
Day 3: Timed Writing (Th.)
RL.8.1, 8.2, 8.3,8.4,8.5,8.6, 8.7, & 8.10
W8.9

3. Share your findings from the online lecture.

4. Which line(s) would you connect?

5. List of Comparisons Physically Control/Power Form Rhyme Scheme
Duke vs. the Lover
Tone
Death
Theme
Lines
Settings
Length
Audience
Subject
Figurative language
______________
_______________

6. “My Last Duchess”
Porphyria’s Lover

7. Discuss which of items from the list you could write the most about.

8. Do Now: Day 2
Write 3-5 sentences where you discuss which of the two Browning poems is an easier read.

12. Transition Phrases for C/C

13. Circle the transitions in your copy

14. Which ones would you use to determine the easier reading?
Physically
Control/Power
Form
Rhyme Scheme
Duke vs. the Lover
Tone
Death
Theme
Lines
Settings
Length
Audience
Subject
Figurative language
Complexity
______________
_______________

15. Rewrite: Discuss which of the two poems is an easier read, using the point by point method.

16. Do Now: (DAY 3) Notebook Check
Select 2 pages from the poetry unit in your notebooks that best reflectS your work overall.
Tag those two pages with a post-it for grading.
* Staple or glue any loose paper.

17. Color-code using the point by point method
vs.
Color-code using the point by point method

18. Label each sentence in one of the body paragraphs
1. T (Topic Sentence)
2. Circle Transitions
3. E (Examples)
4. A (Analysis)

19. Body # 2
Which of the couples have a more
turbulent relationship?

20. Exit Slip Underline the strongest sentence in your paragraph.
Share with a partner
Add to your response.