1. Soul Moon Soup by Lindsay Lee Johnson
Drafting Poems
September 28, 2015

2. Today’s Objective: I will Begin Planning/Drafting
my Narrative Poems (3+)

3. Activities Snippet: Reading Mini-Lesson: Poem Requirements
Begin Planning

4. Reading Snippet
Focus: Figurative Language/ Imagery/ Word Choice Text: “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou Textbook p Excerpt from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou The odors in the house surprised me. Somehow I had never connected Mrs. Flowers with food or eating or any other common experience of common people. There must have been an outhouse, too, but my mind never recorded it. The sweet scent of vanilla had met us as she opened the door. “I made tea cookies this morning. You see, I had planned to invite you for cookies and lemonade so we could have this little chat. The lemonade is in the icebox. She took the bags from me and disappeared through the kitchen door. I looked around the room that I had never in my wildest fantasies imagined I would see. Browned photographs leered or threatened from the walls, and the white, freshly done curtains pushed against themselves and against the wind. I wanted to gobble up the room entire and take it to Bailey, who would help me analyze and enjoy it.

5. Reading Snippet
Questions: 1. Identify how figurative language is used in the line, “The sweet scent of vanilla had met us as she opened the door.” 2. Why do you think the author used the words “leered” or “Threatened” rather than “hung”? Explain the impact of these word choices.

6. By the END of class you should have…
Finish Text
Conflict Chart
Focus on Phoebe:
Internal Conflicts
External Conflict

7. Focus Lesson: Theme
Theme: The lesson or message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.
Theme must be written as a complete sentence because it is a thought about life or humanity.
The theme must be a general statement.
Examples:
Pride, love, and cruelty are often intermingled in human relationships. –- “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst
People care more about self-preservation than the lives of others. – “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
Total equality is dangerous because our differences are important. – “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut