1. Chicago
Monday & Tuesday

2. Bell Ringer
Use the poem, “Chicago”.
Remember:
Use the RACE strategy to justify the correct answer.
Restate, Answer, Cite/Clarify, End/Explain
What literary element is used in the line “Fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action as a savage pitted against the wilderness”?
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration

3. I can analyze a poem. Objectives:
CCSS: RL.7.1; RL.7.2; RL.7.4; RL.7.5; SL.7.1a,b,c,d

4. Video - Chicago

5. What do you think this poem is about?
Chicago
by Carl Sandburg
What do you think this poem is about?
HOG Butcher for the World,
Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat,
Player with Railroads and the Nation’s Freight Handler;
Stormy, husky, brawling,
City of the Big Shoulders:
Let’s look at the title and pictures to get some clues to what this poem is about.
They tell me you are wicked and I believe them, for I
have seen your painted women under the gas lamps
luring the farm boys.
And they tell me you are crooked and I answer: Yes, it
is true I have seen the gunman kill and go free to
kill again.
And they tell me you are brutal and my reply is: On the
faces of women and children I have seen the marks
of wanton hunger.
And having answered so I turn once more to those who
sneer at this my city, and I give them back the sneer
and say to them:
Come and show me another city with lifted head singing
so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning.
Flinging magnetic curses amid the toil of piling job on
job, here is a tall bold slugger set vivid against the
little soft cities;
Fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action, cunning
as a savage pitted against the wilderness,
Bareheaded,
Shoveling,
Wrecking,
Planning,
Building, breaking, rebuilding,
Under the smoke, dust all over his mouth, laughing with
white teeth,
Notice, we don’t have pictures, but what can we use to substitute for pictures?
Who is the speaker?

6. What type of figurative language is being used?
Chicago
by Carl Sandburg
Stanza 1
HOG Butcher for the World,
Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat,
Player with Railroads and the Nation’s Freight Handler;
Stormy, husky, brawling,
City of the Big Shoulders:
What type of figurative language is being used?
Why is it hyperbole?
Now we will analyze stanza 2.

7. What images do you picture in this line?
They tell me you are wicked and I believe them, for I
have seen your painted women under the gas lamps
luring the farm boys.
And they tell me you are crooked and I answer: Yes, it
is true I have seen the gunman kill and go free to
kill again.
And they tell me you are brutal and my reply is: On the
faces of women and children I have seen the marks
of wanton hunger.
And having answered so I turn once more to those who
sneer at this my city, and I give them back the sneer
and say to them:
Come and show me another city with lifted head singing
so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning.
Flinging magnetic curses amid the toil of piling job on
job, here is a tall bold slugger set vivid against the
little soft cities;
Chicago
by Carl Sandburg
What images do you picture in this line?
Let’s look at the next few lines.
What mood/tone does the speaker create by using these vivid words?
Highlight words kill, kill again
This line is using figurative language. What type and why?
What is being personified in this line?

8. Chicago by Carl Sandburg
Flinging magnetic curses amid the toil of piling job on
job, here is a tall bold slugger set vivid against the
little soft cities;
Fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action, cunning
as a savage pitted against the wilderness,
Bareheaded,
Shoveling,
Wrecking,
Planning,
Building, breaking, rebuilding,
Under the smoke, dust all over his mouth, laughing with
white teeth,
Under the terrible burden of destiny laughing as a young
man laughs,
Laughing even as an ignorant fighter laughs who has
never lost a battle,
Bragging and laughing that under his wrist is the pulse.
and under his ribs the heart of the people, Laughing!
Laughing the stormy, husky, brawling laughter of
Youth, half-naked, sweating, proud to be Hog
Butcher, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with
Railroads and Freight Handler to the Nation.
What type of figurative language is being used?
What is a hyperbole?
What does savage mean?
What type of figurative language is being used?
What is being compared?
In this same line, the speaker uses the words strong and cunning. This part of the stanza is in contrast to the mood/tone from previous section. How does the tone change from the earlier part?
What type of figurative language is being used?

9. Chicago by Carl Sandburg
Flinging magnetic curses amid the toil of piling job on
job, here is a tall bold slugger set vivid against the
little soft cities;
Fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action, cunning
as a savage pitted against the wilderness,
Bareheaded,
Shoveling,
Wrecking,
Planning,
Building, breaking, rebuilding,
Under the smoke, dust all over his mouth, laughing with
white teeth,
Under the terrible burden of destiny laughing as a young
man laughs,
Laughing even as an ignorant fighter laughs who has
never lost a battle,
Bragging and laughing that under his wrist is the pulse.
and under his ribs the heart of the people, Laughing!
Laughing the stormy, husky, brawling laughter of
Youth, half-naked, sweating, proud to be Hog
Butcher, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with
Railroads and Freight Handler to the Nation.
What type of figurative language is being used?
What is being compared?
What is the significance of these lines being repeated?

10. Group Roles and Responsibilities
The teacher will be the Time Keeper. You will share for a set period of time.
Use the RACE strategy to justify your responses.
Once everyone has justified their answer choices, then put heads together and discuss your findings. If your group is in agreement, move to the next question. If you disagree, discuss your answers and provide evidence to convince the person to change their answer.
Complete this process for questions 2 & 3.
We will share, calling on volunteers and non-volunteers.
Complete Group Reflection.

11. Why is it important to understand all aspects of a poem?
We Do – use Justify It Grouping Strategy.
3. What is the overall tone of the poem?
Hatred
Passionate
Humorous
Sad
2. What is the main idea of the poem?
Everyone should visit Chicago.
It is showing all of the different aspects of the city.
Chicago is a dirty city that no one should visit.
Chicago is a fast moving city.
Let’s check for understanding.
Why is it important to understand all aspects of a poem?

12. You Do– Work independently to answer these questions.
Q1. What is the best summary of this poem?
Chicago is a cruel but yet great city.
Chicago is the best touring city.
Chicago is not a place to visit.
Chicago is a happy city.
Q2. Based on the excerpt, who is the speaker in the poem?
The speaker in this poem is someone in Chicago who is seeing and experiencing the lifestyle of the people who live there.
The speaker is a father and son.
The speaker is ghost.
The speaker is a family who recently move d into the city.
Q5. The city is compared to the following except
Dog
Fighter
Young man
Fierce storm
Q3. What does the word brutal mean in the following line:
“And they tell me you are brutal and my reply is…”
Nice
Cruel
Friendly
Sad
Q4. What is the “city of the Big Shoulders” comparing the city to?
A dog
A singer
A giant
A midget

13. TOD
Let’s revisit the Bell Ringer using the poem, “Chicago”.
What literary element is used in the line “Fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action as a savage pitted against the wilderness”?
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration