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1 “Grass” - Carl Sandburg
Modernism “Grass” - Carl Sandburg

2 Warmup Page 866 - Copy Lit Terms in notebook glossary
apostrophe, personification Make sure to copy the examples!!! Page Create Vocab Cards #21-23 brutal, wanton, cunning Page Read Carl Sandburg bio write 3 important facts on Poetry Analysis Chart

3 “Grass” - Carl Sandburg
Look at title - what do you think this poem is about? First read: circle unfamiliar words Did you hear/see anything interesting? First impressions? What is the subject? Second read: underline connotative words What kind of mood do you get from the poem? Who do you think the speaker is? How does the speaker feel about the subject?

4 Group work: Worksheet DUE at end of class
Groups of 3-4 Annotate your copy of the poem and complete the Poetry Analysis Chart

5 Homework Annotate and complete chart for “Grass”
I am collecting this and checking Vocab cards next class

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