1. Lesson 36 “A Poison Tree” “Catacombs and Carnival”
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Lesson Goals
Analyze how an author achieves specific effects of tone and theme.
Use context clues to clarify the meaning of unknown or ambiguous words
Develop background knowledge for “The Cask of Amontillado”

2. Activity 2.3 “A Poison Tree” William Blake Page 92 First impressions: what do you think this poem is about? What key words stand out?
I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. And I watered it in fears, Night and morning with my tears; And I sunned it with smiles, And with soft deceitful wiles. And it grew both day and night, Till it bore an apple bright. And my foe beheld it shine. And he knew that it was mine, And into my garden stole When the night had veiled the pole; In the morning glad I see My foe outstretched beneath the tree.

3. Visualizing the Poem 8 groups, two lines per group
You and your group will be assigned a two line section of the poem
Together, you will discuss what you all imagine these two lines to look like – picture it in your heads!
Next to the two lines, draw an image that represents your group’s discussion
Think about the themes and ideas of the poem and incorporate them in your image
When finishing, draw your image in the corresponding box on the board
Visualizing the Poem 8 groups, two lines per group

4. Let’s go back to the poem and mark the following:
Highlight the different choices the speaker makes about revenge
Where does the speaker shift in attitude (tone)? Mark a star there!
Describe the attitude of the speaker in different places in the poem (make a number next to the line, then write the notes about the attitude in the margin)
Paraphrase the last two lines (put it in your own words but keep it the same length). How does the poem end?
Marking the text: Analyzing Poetry Based off the last class discussion and the ideas of the poem, what is our theme?
revenge

5. Activity 2.4 Catacombs and Carnival
Groups of 4!
Organize the words into four different categories.
Use your best judgment—you probably won’t know all of the words
Work as a team to decide how the words should be categorized
Be sure to decide what each category is labeled
Share out—how did your group categorize the words, and why?
Activity 2.4 Catacombs and Carnival

6. Carnival The day before Ash Wednesday
Public celebrations: parades, masks, street parties, elements of a circus
People dress up in masquerade: in costumes with masks
Carnival

7. Diffusing the Passage: Catacombs and Carnival on page 94
As we read the first paragraph together, highlight unfamiliar words.
After we read the paragraph, we’ll define each individual word.
Then we’ll go back and reread the paragraph after understanding the terms.
Continue the last two paragraphs with you and a partner
Diffusing the Passage: Catacombs and Carnival on page 94