1. Mini-Lesson: TP-CASTT Text Analysis: Bronx Masquerade
Learning Target:
I can analyze a poem.
Journal
Vocab: Unit 3B
Mini-Lesson: TP-CASTT
Text Analysis: Bronx Masquerade
Dialectical Journal
 Bell Ringer: Journal – 10 minutes
Journal 5 prompt: Judianne writes about making a great transformation one day. Is there anything you wish y ou could change about yourself? Why or why not?
You will need:
Homework: Complete USA TestPrep. Complete TP-CASTT Analysis.

2. synonyms: appeared; surfaced
emerged (v)
developed, came into view
My biggest fear that emerged as an adult is bears.
synonyms: appeared; surfaced

3. synonyms: sexy; attractive
voluptuous (adj)
having a shapely and pleasing appearance
synonyms: sexy; attractive

4. synonyms: seclusion; silence
solitude (N)
the state of being alone; a lonely unfrequented place
synonyms: seclusion; silence

5. synonyms: covered; overlapped
superimposed (V)
placed on or over something else
First pix has pix of a young son who died superimposed on his parent’s wedding pix
synonyms: covered; overlapped

6. replenish (v)
to refill, replace
synonym: restock

7. the quality or state of being just, fair, morally right
righteousness (N)
the quality or state of being just, fair, morally right
synonym: goodness

8. to advise/persuade not to do something
dissuade (v)
to advise/persuade not to do something
Last pix: “dissuade” will be used in one of our poems as people trying to “dissuade” you to follow your dreams.
synonym: discourage

9. neurological (adj)
having to do with the nervous system (regulates body’s responses to internal/external stimuli: brain, spin cord, nerves, sense organs)
Using visual as the synonym as “neurological” in the poem “Dyslexia” is really focusing on the visual & this term is used in regards to Dyslexia in one of our poems
synonym: visual

10. synonyms: frightening; dangerous
menacing (adj)
threatening; alarming
Heath Ledger in purple; Joaquin Phoenix in red as the Joker
synonyms: frightening; dangerous

11. synonyms: disruption; break
dislocation (N)
displacement; the putting out of order or place; an upset
First pix: dislocated knee; second pix relates to use of “dislocation” in our poem: “Emotional dislocation” – emotions all out of order & all over the place
synonyms: disruption; break

12. Learning Target:
I can analyze a poem.
TP-CASTT
TP-CASTT is an acronym for a strategy used to analyze poetry by breaking the analysis down into parts and then synthesizing thinking into one cohesive interpretation.
The letters stand for Title, Paraphrase, Connotation, Attitude, Shift, Title, and Theme.

13. Learning Target:
I can analyze a poem.
Title
Make a prediction before you read the poem. What do you think the title means?

14. Learning Target:
I can analyze a poem.
READ THE POEM.

15. Learning Target:
I can analyze a poem.
Paraphrase
Restate the important sentences or lines of the poem in your own words.

16. Learning Target:
I can analyze a poem.
Connotation
What words or phrases suggest something beyond their literal meanings? What do you think the poet is saying in this poem? Go beyond the literal meanings or the plot of the poem.

17. Learning Target:
I can analyze a poem.
Attitude
Describe the speaker’s attitude. Use specific adjectives to describe your ideas.

18. Learning Target:
I can analyze a poem.
Shifts
Describe where the poem appears to shift, either in subject, speaker, or tone.

19. Learning Target:
I can analyze a poem.
Title
Re-examine the title. What do you think it means now, in the context of the poem?

20. Learning Target:
I can analyze a poem.
Theme
What do you think is the underlying message about life expressed in this poem?

21. Hanging Fire by Audre Lord American Hero by Essex Hemphill
Practice:
Learning Target:
I can analyze a poem.
Hanging Fire by Audre Lord
American Hero by Essex Hemphill

22. Your Turn: Learning Target: I can analyze a poem.
Choose a poem from Bronx Masquerade and use your TP- CASTT graphic organizer to analyze it.
Be prepared to share.

23. Read Pages 65-81: Character Chart: Lupe, Janelle, Tanisha
Learning Target:
I can analyze a poem.
Read
Pages 65-81:
Character Chart: Lupe, Janelle, Tanisha

24. Dialectical Journal Learning Target: I can analyze a poem.
Homework: Complete USA TestPrep. Complete TP-CASTT Analysis.