1. IB English HL2 - January 5 Agenda: Motif Share Out Motif Posters
Poster Gallery Walk and Debrief
Homework
You Will Need
Motif Journal
Plath Reader
Marking Tools
Writing Tool
Paper

2. Motifs in Plath’s Poetry
death nature eyes pregnancy/childbirth
Bible animals color
sex flowers white womanhood
blood trees green motherhood
patriarchy shadows red
victimization anatomy black
war Holocaust/Nazi blue
marriage depression grey
suicide light doctors gold

3. Motif Poster Select a motif for your group.
Include all of the following information on your poster:
Key lines that contain the motif (include title of poem)
Language associated with the motifs (figurative, imagery, etc)
Overarching “So What?” of that motif
Make it pretty.

4. homework - Due 01/07
Pick a motif and create a Found Poem highlighting this motif.
Pay close attention to your structure.
You may change punctuation, but not words.