1 / 9

Constructed Responses Moonrise

Constructed Responses Moonrise. Moonrise by Jenette Purcell.

ellie
Download Presentation

Constructed Responses Moonrise

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Constructed ResponsesMoonrise

  2. Moonriseby Jenette Purcell • City night skygives itself to me againwhen I have so little left to receive it.I am dark, crumblingand you are rivers and trees awaysearching your own night sky for a sign.The strong gates of your heartare wide open to me always, but,if only.So I wait, as seasons before, decades before,fathers and mothers before me still insidewatch and listen.Suddenly,bamboo, bones, fiber, fences,water, glistening koi,*all the tiny rooms,paths and places I hold your memoriesrelaxin audible, reverent wonderat the fullness formingon this horizon’s edge.*koi: colorful fish that symbolize love and friendship

  3. Constructed response question • In Moonrise, identify a theme and explain how the theme is developed throughout the poem. Use evidence to support your response.

  4. Tips to remember when answering constructed responses! • You are limited to 4 lines! There is NO space for summaries!! • 1st sentence/line~ address/answer the question specifically (thesis statement) • 2nd sentence/line~ a quote or paraphrase from the text that specifically supports your first sentence. • 3rd sentence/line~ your analysis, explanation, elaboration or connection of 2nd and 1st sentence. • 4th sentence/line~ Closing statement, inference, or significance.

  5. First sentence/Line ~ Answer the question making sure to specifically identify any of the literary terms the question asks for, your thesis. Question In Moonrise, identify a theme and explain how the theme is developed throughout the poem. Answer • In Moonrise, the theme love is complicated develops through the changing mood.

  6. Sentence/Line 2 ~Use specific details and examples from the text to support your sentence 1. Question In Moonrise, identify a theme and explain how the theme is developed throughout the poem. • Answer: • When the speaker says, “…you are rivers and trees away…” she implies that separation has complicated their relationship creating a mournful mood.

  7. Sentence/line 3 Analyze, elaborate or connect the text to sentence 1…DO NOT SUMMARIZE! Question In Moonrise, identify a theme and explain how the theme is developed throughout the poem. • Answer • There is a shift in the mood when the speaker says, “Suddenly…” and is followed by a “reverent wonder”.

  8. Sentence/line 4 Closing statement, inference, or significance. Question In Moonrise, identify a theme and explain how the theme is developed throughout the poem. • Answer • The dual mood shows how love can have its ups and downs and is complicated.

  9. Final answer • In Moonrise, the theme love is complicated develops through the changing mood. When the speaker says, “…you are rivers and trees away…” she implies that separation has complicated their relationship creating a mournful mood. There is a shift in the mood when the speaker says, “Suddenly…” and is followed by a “reverent wonder”. The dual mood shows how love can have its ups and downs and is complicated. • FINAL THOUGHT!WRITE SMALL!!!!!

More Related