1. Homeroom
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Silent lunch in cafeteria today

2. 1. Copy HW: work on poet biography—due Wed.
Objective: I can analyze the structure and word choice in the narrative poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade” to determine central ideas and identify story/plot elements and theme.
Warm Up:
1. Copy HW: work on poet biography—due Wed.
2. What is Honor? (paragraph response with examples)

3. Write three things you notice.
Write two ideas you have about the photo
I think…
Write one question you have about the photo.

4. Let’s read the poem once
What do you notice?
The Real Story of the Charge of the Light Brigade

5. Read the poem again…
Do the margins

6. After the poem…
In the movie The Blind Side there is a scene with an allusion to the poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade”. Honor and Courage are traits mentioned in both the movie and poem.
video clip The Blind Side , discuss
Complete the writing prompt:
Write a note to a fellow student, explaining how the poem and the movie clip analyze the importance of honor and courage. How are the ideas of honor and courage similar in the poem and the movie clip? How are they different? Compare and contrast what you know about the poem with how the dad explains it to Michael. How do you feel about this use of the poem in the movie? Explain whether this is helpful to Michael, why or why not?

7. 2nd Block writing prompt
Write a note to a fellow student explaining why you think the dad explains the poem to Michael the way he does. What is he comparing the subject of the poem to that would make sense to Michael? Compare and contrast what you know about the poem with how the dad explains it to Michael. How do you feel about this use of the poem in the movie? Explain whether this is helpful to Michael, why or why not?

8. Explain how “The Charge of the Light Brigade’” is a narrative poem.
Exit Ticket
Explain how “The Charge of the Light Brigade’” is a narrative poem.