1. April 23-24, 2018 Objectives: Discuss ideas collaboratively.
Compose short outlines according to AP expectations.
Catalyst:
Sound and Meaning poems
Homework & Reminders:
King Lear assessment 4.25/4.26
King Lear seminar 4.27/4.30
King Lear makeup 4.30
AP Exam 5.9

2. Sound and Meaning
In first-rate poetry, sound never exists for its own sake nor for mere decoration but to enhance its meaning.
Poetic Sound Devices:
Choosing words that suggest meaning: onomatopoeia (sounds like its meaning)
Repetition of sounds to create meaning
Alliteration: repetition of sound beginnings
euphony: pleasant sounds (l, m, n, r, soft s, fl, wh)
cacophony: harsh sounds (b, d, g, k, p, t)
Consonance: repetition of consonant sounds
Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds

3. Sound and Meaning Describing rhythm
Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
Meter: fast or slow
Fast: unaccented syllables are placed together
Slow: unstressed and stressed syllables placed next together
Describing rhyme
end rhyme
internal rhyme - Why?
approximate rhyme - Why?
masculine rhyme - one syllable : dance-pants
feminine rhyme - two or more syllables (final usually unstressed): ceiling-appealling

4. Sound and Meaning Pease Porridge What sound devices are present?
What is the purpose of the devices?
Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold,
Pease porridge in the pot, nine days old;
Some like it hot, some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot, nine days old.

5. "We Real Cool"
What is the impact of the placement of the pronouns on sound? Meaning?
What types of rhyme are present?

6. King Lear pre-writing (7 mins)
In your composition notebook, write the following:
The meaning of the work as a whole. You should have through at least Act IV completed by now, but if you don't, you can still compile some larger insight.
Underneath that: write ten details from the text that support that meaning. Bullet points are fine.
When you finish, find your top 5 prompt years for the novel on Google Classroom.
Star/circle your absolute favorite.

7. King Lear 10-7-5-3-1 Your groups are: Choose your own 3 or 4
Be productive
Be academic
Be thorough

8. Collaborative: Find common ground
Determine quotations (3) that could work, no matter which prompt
Draft a
10 universal, specific textual references-events 7 characters who will force their way into your essay (5 musts, two diamonds) 5 significant character thoughts, realizations, or decisions 3 undeniably universal quotes from the text 1 theme that brings all of the above together in any number of ways (MOWAW!)
Create a skeleton outline (basic - not crazy elaborate)
**based on your agreed-upon prompt year

9. Potential Prompt Years:2B 3B
1982
1974
1990
1983
2001
2011
2008
2016