2. Warm-Up (9/18)
List all the dreamers we have read about so far. What makes them a dreamer? Walter Mitty (“SLOWM”) 15-year-old boy (“Fifteen”) Mathilde (“The Necklace”) Esperanza (Pre-AP) Darius (Pre-AP) Alicia (Pre-AP) Mama/Papa (Pre-AP) Marin (Pre-AP) Harrison Bergeron George Bergeron

3. TP-CASTT Analysis: Poetry
TP-CASTT: Method for breaking down poems Answer each part in a complete sentence T: Title What do you think the poem will be about? P-Paraphrase What’s the main idea of each stanza? C-Connotation Are there any poetic devices (simile, metaphor, rhyme, etc.)? Identify them and explain why the author used them.

4. A: Attitude What is the author’s tone/attitude
A: Attitude What is the author’s tone/attitude? What words, images, language makes you think that? S: Shift Are there any big changes in the poem? Why is this change important? T: Theme State the poem’s theme (abstract noun and complete sentence) T: Title Explain why the author picked this title.

5. Put these notes under the reading tab. You will use this often!
There will be a notebook check on Monday…
Practice TP-CASTT, “Dreams Deferred” by Langston Hughes (See next slide for images from class TP-CASTT)