1. narrative poetry continued The Walrus and the Carpenter Homework:
April 15, 2015
narrative poetry continued
The Walrus and the Carpenter
Homework:
Study your notes. Poetry test next Wednesday April 22!
Objective
I can identify the elements of plot in narrative poetry.
Warm Up:
Take out your Cremation of Sam McGee poem and a clean sheet of paper.

2. Take out your Cremation of Sam McGee poem
Take out your Cremation of Sam McGee poem. You will need this to take the quiz. If you don't have it, you will have to take the quiz without it. Put your name in the upper right hand corner and label it COSM quiz. Skip the first line and then number Make sure your answers are in capital letters. DO NOT WRITE ON THE ACTUAL QUIZ PAPER!!!

3. Warm up
Today we will read our final narrative poem, Lewis Carroll's The Walrus and the Carpenter. Unlike the other two, this poem is not based around a historical event, nor does it center around bravery. Instead, it deals with trickery. Turn to pg. 142 in your Literature book. Read and answer the Have You Ever Been Fooled? section in your notes.

4. The Walrus and the Carpenter
Today we will be reading another narrative poem:
The Walrus and the Carpenter
Since this is a narrative poem, it will...
and must contain these 3 elements...

5. Plot diagram

6. exposition
introduces the setting and characters

7. exposition central conflict introduces the setting and characters
the problem that drives the story
exposition
introduces the setting and characters

8. rising action exposition central conflict
builds suspense and complicates the conflict
central conflict
the problem that drives the story
exposition
introduces the setting and characters

9. rising action climax exposition central conflict
builds suspense and complicates the conflict
turning point of the story
central conflict
the problem that drives the story
exposition
introduces the setting and characters

10. rising action climax falling action exposition central conflict
builds suspense and complicates the conflict
turning point of the story
central conflict
falling action
the problem that drives the story
winds down the action of the story / ties up loose ends
exposition
introduces the setting and characters

11. rising action climax falling action exposition resolution
builds suspense and complicates the conflict
turning point of the story
central conflict
falling action
the problem that drives the story
winds down the action of the story / ties up loose ends
exposition
resolution
introduces the setting and characters
the conflict is resolved / fixed

12. The Walrus and the Carpenter

13. For this assignment you can either work by yourself or pick a partner
For this assignment you can either work by yourself or pick a partner. Together, you will need to complete questions A-G in complete sentences and complete a plot map for the poem. At the end of this, you will complete a quiz either alone or with your partner. If you choose to work with a partner, you will both earn the SAME GRADE on these assignments.

14. A VISUALIZE
Reread the first stanza. What words help you to visualize the setting?

15. B NARRATIVE POETRY
Reread the first stanza. What words help you to visualize the setting?

16. C NARRATIVE POETRY
What characters have you met? Note them in your graphic organizer. Add new characters as they are introduced in the poem.

17. D VISUALIZE
Reread lines What do you see in your mind? Why might it be important that the rock is "conveniently low"?

18. E NARRATIVE POETRY
What's happening at this point in the poem? Note the plot events in your graphic organizer.

19. F NARRATIVE POETRY
The climax of a plot is the turning point.What do the oysters finally realize in this stanza?

20. G VISUALIZE
Picture in your mind the Walrus crying while sorting the oysters. What details in the poem help you to do so?

21. What are the setting details mentioned in the poem’s exposition?
setting = time, place
exposition = introduction of characters and setting  

22. conflict = the problem in a story
What is the central conflict in the poem?
conflict = the problem in a story

23. List 3 events (in sequential order) that are part of the poem's rising action.  
sequential order - the order that events occur in
rising action - suspense builds, conflict is getting more intense   

24. In which lines is the climax, or turning point of the poem, found?

25. What is the climax of the poem?

26. Give an example of an event that is 
part of the falling action.
falling action - events that lead to the resolution, the story winds down

27. What is the resolution to the conflict?
resolution = resolves the central conflict

28. What is the theme of this poem?
theme = the central message or lesson to be learned

29. Quiz time!
Write all answers in CAPITAL LETTERS!