1. Lesson 8
Analyze a literary work to identify the relationship between tone, imagery, and diction.
Support claims with appropriate textual evidence.

2. Today’s AGenda SAT Activity 1.4 Score pretest “I Hear Avon Singing”
Graphic organizers for writing prompt #3 p. 15
Writing prompt
“I Hear Avon Singing”

3. Writing Prompt #2

4. Writing prompt #2 (14 points)
thesis statement (2)
This should be your first sentence, unless you have an interesting hook.
titles of works (2)
They should be in quotation marks.
authors’ names (2)
Both first and last names should be used the first time you mention them.
specific evidence (4)
This should be a direct quote from the poem and a specific technique from the picture.
explanation of specific evidence (2)
This should be what the above evidence means.
relationship to thesis (2)
This should be how the evidence relates to the promise of America.

5. SAT Pretest Scoring

6. SAT Pretest Scoring +1 for every correct answer
12. D 13. D 14. A 15. E 16. D 17. B 18. B 19. D 20. B
21. B 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. E 29. B
+1 for every correct answer
-1/4 for every incorrect answer
0 for blank answer
Write your raw score at the top of the paper.

7. SAT Pretest Reflection
How did you do?
What strategies did you practice?
What strategies SHOULD you have practiced?
Where did you find yourself struggling?

8. Activity 1. 4 cont.

9. “America” p. 14 What is the TONE? How do you know? Proud Conflicted
Bitter
How do you know?
“bitterness,”
“sinks into my throat her tiger’s tooth”
“I stand within her walls with not a shred of terror, malice…”

10. Writing Prompt: Choose One
Prompt 1: “I Hear America Singing” and “I Too Sing America” both refer to “singing” of America. Think about the definition and connotation of “to sing.” How are these two poems similar and how do they differ? Use details of diction and imagery. OR
Prompt 2: Claude McKay and Langston Hughes wrote during the same period in America’s literary history. Their writing deals with similar themes concerning the experience of African-Americans. After analyzing the poem, “America,” explain how the tone and theme of McKay’s poem is similar to Hughes’ poem. Use support from diction and imagery.

11. Graphic organizers Prompt 1 prompt 2

12. Writing Prompt #3
Use notes on your graphic organizer to write your response.
Bracket thesis statement
Circle titles of works
Squiggly line under authors’ names
Asterisk (*blah, blah, blah*) specific evidence
Underline your explanation of specific evidence
Parentheses around relationship to thesis

13. Add “ea#1” next to evidence you might be able to use in your first assessment.

14. I Hear Avon Singing

15. “I Hear Avon Singing”
With your group, come up with a poem modeled after Whitman’s.
It must be 12 lines.
It must be free verse.
It must be school appropriate.
In the poem, Whitman shows the diversity of America by listing the people he hears singing. You do the same.