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Unit 6

Unit 6. How do poets shape and reflect the world?. A Read, record thoughts and ideas in Reader’s Writer’s journal (RWJ), share thoughts with others, and PARTICIPATE !. C-D

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Unit 6

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  1. Unit 6 How do poets shape and reflect the world? English 4B, A-N K. Accamando

  2. A Read, record thoughts and ideas in Reader’s Writer’s journal (RWJ), share thoughts with others, and PARTICIPATE! C-D Talk while others read, record some thoughts and ideas in READER RESPONSE journal, share thoughts with others when your head is not down, and some PARTICIPATION! Grading… English 4B, A-N K. Accamando

  3. It’s Actually easier to earn an A Don’t you agree? English 4B, A-N K. Accamando

  4. Unit Objective: • In this two week unit, you will explore and compare Romantic and Modernist poetry looking at form, theme, figurative language, and poetic devices. English 4B, A-N K. Accamando

  5. Key Concept- 1. • Modernist poetry reflects the chaotic, irregular, and fragmented nature of society during the first half of the twentieth century. English 4B, A-N K. Accamando

  6. Key Concept- 2. • Romantic poets broke from traditional poetic form to exalt the spontaneity and subjectivity of individual experience. English 4B, A-N K. Accamando

  7. Culminating project: • You will create an original poem in the style of William Wordsworth’s “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”. English 4B, A-N K. Accamando

  8. Culminating project: • These original creations will be shared during a poetry reading/ slam session. English 4B, A-N K. Accamando

  9. Make a two column chart in your Reader’s/ Writer’s RESPONSE Journal. List as much as you can for each side. Poetry vs. ProseWhat characteristics separate a poem from a piece of prose? English 4B, A-N K. Accamando

  10. Share your thoughts… • As you share your thoughts, a volunteer will record these on a class chart- The Elements of Poetry. English 4B, A-N K. Accamando

  11. Let’s meet our first poem • The Language of Literature • Pages 1067-1069 • The Hollow Men by T. S. Eliot. English 4B, A-N K. Accamando

  12. Respond in your Reader’s/ Writer’s Response Journal • What is happening here? • Who are “the hollow men”? What do we know about them? How do we know? English 4B, A-N K. Accamando

  13. REREAD POEM • Share your thoughts…as a class. English 4B, A-N K. Accamando

  14. Reviewing Figurative Language • What elements of poetry are contained in this piece?- whole class discussion. English 4B, A-N K. Accamando

  15. Interpretive Question: • Based on your reading of “The Hollow Men”speculate what the literary genre of Modernism (the era to which this poem belongs) might mean for poetry. Write response in RWJ. English 4B, A-N K. Accamando

  16. Write About: History and Poetry • Read the “Emerging Modernism” section and the Time Line (1901-1950) on pages 980-985 in The Language of Literature. English 4B, A-N K. Accamando

  17. Write About: History and Poetry THEN… • In your Reader’s/Writer’s Journal: identify three significant moments that might connect to the poem you just read. • Don’t forget to look at the sidebars . English 4B, A-N K. Accamando

  18. Answer this prompt in discussion groups: • How might some of these historical factors affected writers’ work, especially poetry? English 4B, A-N K. Accamando

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