1. Literature: Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Handouts: * Reading Chart for Feb. 18 – * Meaning of Poems (in-class assignment for Tue. & Wed.) * Cornell Notes: Poetry, Part 3
Homework: * Read an AR book & record progress * “Find a Poem” project, due Friday, Feb. 22, BOC and NLW
Assignments Due: * Reading Chart for Feb. 11 – 17

2. Today’s Goal: Learn how to analyze poems to discover deeper levels of meaning.
Outcomes:
Name and define two main poetic genres (general types of poetry).
Name and define these terms frequently used in analyzing poetry: Stated theme, implied theme, symbol/symbolism, chronological sequence.
Identify the use of stated themes, implied themes, symbolism, and chronological sequence in particular poems.
Identify examples of narrative poetry.
Identify examples of lyrical poetry.

3. Starter #1:
Last week we identified certain language devices used in the poems from our poetry booklet. Can you recall those literary devices that create images in our mind?
Figurative Language (comparisons), such as . . .
Similes
Metaphors
Personification
Imagery (appeals to our five senses)
Hyperbole (exaggerated images)

4. Starter #2:
We also introduced a new term, one that is used frequently in poetry: What is a couplet?
When two consecutive lines (one after the other) rhyme and are the same length
What memory trick could you use to help you remember the meaning of that word?
“Couplet” sounds like the word, “couple”—meaning two.

5. Starter #3: Today and tomorrow we are going play detective. 
We will note poetic devices when we see them, but that’s not our primary goal. Our main mission then is to see if we can figure out the overall meaning of each poem we read.
To do that, however, we need to have a few “tools” that we can share, terms that we can all understand and use when analyzing poems for meaning.
Please turn to today’s handout, Cornell Notes: Poetry, Part 3.

6. Cornell Notes : Poetry, Part 3, Meaning of Poems
1. How do we determine a the meaning of a particular poem?
Define the following terms:
1) Narrative Poem
2) Chronological Sequence
3) Stated Theme
4) Implied Theme
5) Symbol
6) Lyric Poetry
1. Think about a poem’s sounds, the language it uses, and its form.
1) A poem that tells a story in verse. It has a setting, characters, and a plot.
2) Telling the events in the order they happened.
3) A theme the author expresses directly, through many examples
4) A theme that gradually becomes clear to readers as the poem unfolds
5) An object that represents an idea or a feeling. Examples: dove represents peace; skull & cross = danger/death
6) A brief, often musical expression of the poet’s thoughts and feelings. It uses imagery, similes, & metaphors.

7. Starter #4:
Let’s have line leaders get our poetry booklets while we distribute our new handout, “Meaning of Poems.” We will be using this sheet both today and tomorrow as an in-class assignment.
As we read these next poems, keep in mind the new terms and the previous terms from our Cornell Notes. They will help you in analyzing each poem to determine its meaning.
Our goal for today . . .
1) Complete Analyzing Poetry, Part 2 using the Poetry booklet (keep your paper for now) 2) Begin “Meaning of Poems” but skip “Dreams” and “Mother to Son”
If everyone finishes, use the link below for the other two poems: Dreams Mother to Son