1. December 8, 2016
Bellwork:
When the bell rings, I am going to pass out a sheet for you to do. It shouldn’t take you long.
Do not use the notes in your packet and do not ask anyone. See what you can answer by yourself. This is practice for the quiz over these terms tomorrow.
After you are finished, come get the sheet at my desk and start working on it.

2. Black Beatles” by RAE SREMMURD
That girl is a real crowd pleaser
Small world, all her friends know of me
Young bull livin' like an old geezer

3. “Rockabye” by Clean Bandit
Call it love and devotion
Call it the mom’s adoration
Foundation
A special bond of creation, hah
For all the single mums out there going through frustration

4. “24K Magic” by Bruno Mars Pop, pop, it’s show time (show time)
Guess who’s back again?
Oh, they don’t know? (Go on tell ‘em)

5. “Human” by Rag’n’bone Man
I'm no prophet or Messiah
Should go looking somewhere higher
I'm only human after all
Don't put the blame on me

6. “California Gurls” by Katy Perry
Sun-kissed skin so hot
We'll melt your popsicle"

7. “Red” by Taylor Swift
"Loving him is like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street
Faster than the wind, passionate as sin, ended so suddenly."

8. “Drops of Jupiter” by Train
Can you imagine no first dance, freeze dried romance, five-hour phone conversation?

9. “Naturally” by Selena Gomez
You are the thunder and I am the lightning
And I love the way you
Know who you are and to me it's exciting
When you know it's meant to be

10. Dec. 12, 2016 Have your poetry packet out.
Bellwork: Complete the Similes and Metaphors activity on page 14 of the packet.

11. “Introduction to Poetry”
Read “Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins on page 10 and answer the questions on the sheet. This should be done individually.

12. “Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins

13. TP-CASTT over “Introduction to Poetry”
Turn in your packet book to page 37.
We are going to analyze “Introduction to Poetry” using the TP-CASTT method.
Title
What do you think of whenever you first read the title?

14. TP-CASTT over “Introduction to Poetry”
Paraphrase
In your own words, explain what you think is happening in the poem.
Connotations
Choose two words in the poem that have a literal meaning but also imply something else. What do they imply?

15. Dec. 13, 2016
Bellwork: Complete the Personification and Hyperboles activity on page 16 in your poetry packet.
We will finish the class model TPCAST-T over “Introduction to Poetry.”

16. TP-CASTT over “Introduction to Poetry”
Attitude
What is the speaker’s attitude, or tone, in the writing?
Use the sheet I gave you on Friday over tone words if you need to.
Shifts
Is there a time in the poem that something changes?
It could either be the structure of the poem, the tone of the poem, or a different idea in the poem.

17. TP-CASTT over “Introduction to Poetry”
Title
Does the title have any special meaning?
Does it have more than a surface-level meaning?
Theme
What is the poem really about?
What universal experience or truth does the selection show?

18. “Casey at the Bat” Turn to page 39 in your packet.
We are going to read the poem “Casey at the Bat” together.
Before we read, write the title of the poem where it says “title of the poem.”
Make a prediction about the poem based on the title before we read.
What do the words of the title suggest to you?
Write this on the first T row in the TPCAST-T diagram.

19. TP-CASTT over a poem of your choosing
Please take your SpringBoard book from the table.
Choose and read one of the poems on pages from the SpringBoard book.
Nikki Rosa Hanging Fire
We Real Cool Ode to My Socks
Fast Break Abuelito Who
Identity Sonnet 18
Ego Tripping
Fill out the TP-CASTT sheet for your poem (page 39 in your packet).
Fill it out completely. The more information included, the more likely a high grade.
This is not group or partner work. Please work quietly.

20. Your TPCAST
Fill out the rest of the Your TPCAST using “Casey at the Bat” with your group.

21. Dec. 14, 2016 Take the review packet at the table.
I’ll go over it with you in a few minutes.
Bellwork:
Finish your TPCAST-T over “Casey at the Bat” and answer the questions over the poem.

22. Dec. 15, 2016
Please finish the review packet independently at your assigned seat.
Remember, it is worth 10 points extra credit on Monday.
I will go over some of it at the end of class.
If or when you are finished with it, please work to prepare for other finals quietly at your desk so others have the opportunity to finish.