1. Dead Poets Poetry

3. First I think we need to talk about Robin Williams…

4. First I think we need to talk about Robin Williams…
Have you ever been affected by this man or his work?
Robin Williams Oscar Tribute: 8
Robin Williams Tribute:

5. For me it’s…
What Dreams May Come -
Jack -
Convocation Speech from Jack:

6. First I think we need to talk about Robin Williams…
Have you ever been affected by one of his movies?
Which one comes to mind? Explain which movie, what you were affected/ surprised/ enraptured/ touched/ impacted by, and why.
If you have as many examples to pull from as I do, try to narrow it down to 3!

7. Why start with Robin Williams?
He’s the actor Robin Williams – what do we need to know about why he would take on this role in this film?
He has chosen many roles in many films – why these film choices? What made him great in these roles?
He plays John Keating the English teacher in this film – why is he a good choice for this role?

8. Study, Research Project, and Presentation
Dead Poets Poetry
Study, Research Project, and Presentation

9. We Begin with the Poems…
Poetry Analysis review: What are the steps that you remember?
Our Process (Review)
You MUST use your curiosity and academic judgment in reading poetry. Ask yourself:
Is this important?
Why?
What does it tell me/ confirm/ inform/ suggest?

10. Why Do We Read Poetry?

11. O Me! O Life! – Walt Whitman
O Me! O life! of the questions of these recurring, Of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities fill’d with the foolish, Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I, and who more faithless?) Of eyes that vainly crave the light, of the objects mean, of the struggle ever renew’d, Of the poor results of all, of the plodding and sordid crowds I see around me, Of the empty and useless years of the rest, with the rest me intertwined, The question, O me! so sad, recurring-What good amid these, O me, O life?
Answer.  That you are here-that life exists and identity, That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.

12. What does this already tell us about the ideas of the Dead Poet’s Society film?
Walt Whitman is suggesting/ instructing/ warning/ teaching us…
How could this poem impact the way we live our lives?
What else would we need to know about Whitman to determine if this was the message he intended for us to receive?
How might this poem fit into the Dead Poet’s Society film?
Trailer:
Make a prediction!

13. Choosing Groups and Poems
All poems from the film but one
Groups?
Poem Selection?