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Poetry

Poetry. A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language. Bell Ringer: Mon. 3/19. List ten words that come to mind when you think of Poetry. T.B. 588. Sound Devices. Assonance. Consonance. Alliteration. Repetition. Meter. Rhyme. Onomatopoeia.

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Poetry

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  1. Poetry A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.

  2. Bell Ringer: Mon. 3/19 List ten words that come to mind when you think of Poetry.

  3. T.B. 588 Sound Devices Assonance Consonance Alliteration Repetition Meter Rhyme Onomatopoeia Definition Example

  4. Class work: Wed. 3/21-ISN 27 • Workbook page 222: Homophones and Homonyms • Workbook pages 242-245: Nonfiction EOG Practice

  5. 3. a) Rodney’s perfect moment is being upstate, surrounded by huge trees. • Lonnie’s perfect moment is when Rodney put his arms his shoulders and realizes he is a loyal friend. • a) The poems have no strict structure, no regular rhyme or meter, rhyme scheme, or fixed amount of lines per stanza. • Free Verse fits these poems because its casual and conversational. It fits Lonnie’s voice.

  6. Write the definition for the following word. Then provide an example. • Homophone: Example: • Homonym: Example: • Correct the Following sentences. • I will gladly except your gift. After all, it is my birthday. • I like all vegetables accept carrots. • Can you please take them they’re books? • I left my books over their.

  7. Bell Ringer: Poetry in Lyrics –Fri. 3/23

  8. Post it Peer Review

  9. Multi-genre Presentations Today!!!! Good Luck

  10. Bell Ringer: DLP Tues. 3/27 Write the following sentences. Then make corrections to spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes. • The book night , by elie Wiesel , was a good book. • My call to action is that your allways responsible for • standing up for others. • 3. The hole time I was reading the memoir I was thinking of • the bad atrocities. • 4. Well, the nazis were bad people. • 5. Next, I’m going to tell you about the themes in Night. • 6. The man was drivieing to his new home.

  11. Class work: Poetry Collection 1 Read pages 598-605. Then answer questions 1-9 on page 606. Complete this on a separate sheet of paper. You do not have to write the question, but you do need to write in Complete sentences. Then complete the Vocabulary Builder and Writing Activity on page 607.

  12. Interactive Student Notebook Notebook Check Today!!!!!!!!

  13. Bell Ringer: using Context CluesTh. 3/29 T.B 598-599 Read the following sentences. Underline the words in the sentence that Provide context clues to the meaning of the underlined word. • Sheila is such a flatterer; she constantly compliments and praises • me. I don’t know when she is being sincere. • I have to purchase a kennel for my dog before my trip because the airlines will not allow a loose dog on the plane even if he is on a leash. • The winner of the contest accepted the award with rapture and ecstasy. • Carrie Underwood’s voice has an unmistakable singularity; her voice is like no other. • The teacher tried to come up with a peaceful resolution for the two quarreling boys but the boys continued their strife.

  14. Apply the Skills: pg. 606 Questions 1-9 2a. The cat runs “off her mat,” and into a sycamore tree. 2b. The cat runs because it is being chased. 2c. The way the speaker describes the chase suggests that the person does not like the cat. The speaker calls her a scratcher and hope she will be caught. 3a. The moon walks in silvery shoes. 3b. The moon light turns everything silver. 3c. The poet creates a peaceful mood for the reader. 4a. She says she used to” live in the narrowest nest in the corner.” 4b. Her burning desire was to travel to a bigger world. 4c. She fought off the forces constraining her to her narrow world and “Soared to the uttermost reaches” of the world.

  15. Apply the Skills: pg. 606 Questions 1-9 • 5a. The speaker’s world was very small, but he discovered that if she • wanted a bigger world, she had to fight to achieve it. • 6. You may use the synonym “scratch “ to determine the meaning. • The cat is clawing its way up the tree bark. • Abide means to live. The poem gives you clues by using the words • “nest” and “your world”. #8 • Sound devices can help the reader to hear the musical aspects • of language and reinforce the mood or meaning of the poem.

  16. Homework: pgs. 644-645 Complete activities 1-15 on a separate sheet of paper. Be sure to write out the sentences

  17. Workbook: Poetry Collection 1 • Read and complete pages 232-236. • Complete all margin activities and questions 1-4 on page 237 • Complete writing activity on page 238

  18. Bell Ringer: DLP Wed. 3/28 Write out the sentences. Make corrections to grammar and punctuation. • The holocaust was a macabre time in history thus we should never • forget those that perished, during the 1940s. • After Elie was liberated he looked at him self in the mirror. • The germans were exposed to propaganda but many of them left • the country because they did not agree with nazi ideology. • Well, I will now discuss three themes in night. Father son • relationships, loss of faith, and being a voice for the voiceless.

  19. Bell Ringer: DLP Th. 3/29 Write out the sentences. Make the proper corrections to grammar, punctuation, and spelling. • After all he has bin threw how can you deny him his right to justice. • How can you deny him his right to justice after all he has binn threw. • We should treat everyone equal. • He was upset because 3 of the student’s books were damaged • consequently they had to be replaced. • I definitley need to see my doctor unless I begin to fill better. • Unless I begin to fill better I definitley need to see my doctor. • The new comitee members are: Robert Smith, Allie Lilly, and Rachel Brown.

  20. Class work / Homework : Poetry Collection 2 • Read pages 608-611 • Answer questions 1-9 on page 612 • Vocabulary Builder on page 613 • Writing Activity on page 613

  21. Apply the Skills page 612-613 2a. The speaker describes her thumbprint as “a unique design” of “whorls” “whirls” and “wheels” . 2b. Her thumbprint is important because it symbolizes her uniqueness. 3a. Lines 14-15 suggest that although the many indistinguishable parts of a human may not seem individual or unique, they may add up to be a unique person. 3b. Place a high value on individuality because they want to feel special and as if there is no one in the world quite like them. 4a. Martin Luther King Junior wanted people to refer to him as the drum major of peace. 4b. The speaker mentions drum of triumph, pain and life, funeral drums, marching drums, and drums that call. 4c. A drummer is a good symbol for a leader because the drummer keeps a marching band together and sets the pace.

  22. 5a. Ring Out: the old, the false, grief , feuds between the rich and poor, • dying causes, political strife, want, care, sin, lack of faith , • false pride. • 5b:. Ring in : the new, the true, redress (reconciliation), noble ways of • living, good manners, good laws, good cheer, love of truth, • right , and peace. • 6a. Grand is presented as an antonym of base, a clue that base means lowly. • The word “Feud “seems to describe some kind of contrast or conflict between • the rich and poor, a clue that “feud” means a “fight” or “conflict “or “dspute. • 8.

  23. Classwork: T.B. 614-615 • Vocabulary Skill: 1-5 • Grammar Lesson: 1-5 • Reading –Conext Clues: 1-4

  24. Bell Ringer: Tues. 4/17 Read the following poems. Then write the type/form of poem. Then Provide a quick description. Poem #1 Type: Description: There once was a clover named Kate,Who sat on the edge of a plate,The fancy folk dined,On foods of all kind,Then tossed her at quarter past eight. Poem #2 Type: Description An old silent pond... A frog jumps into the pond, splash! Silence again.

  25. Limerick • A limerick is a silly poem with five lines following the AABBA rhyme scheme. They are often funny or nonsensical.  • The first, second and fifth lines rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables (typically 8 or 9).  The third and fourth lines rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables (typically 5 or 6).   • Limericks often start with the line "There once was a..." or "There was a..."

  26. Haiku • Three lined poem • First line has five syllables . Second line has seven. Last line has five syllables. • Originated in Japan. • Usually about Nature

  27. Poetic Form-T.B. 589

  28. Bell Ringer: Word of the Day Wed. 4/18/12 • Definition: • 1. Very heavy ; having • great weight or bulk. • Oppressively unpleasant • or dull. Not lively Parts of Speech: Ponderous = Adjective Ponderously = Adverb Ponderousness= Noun Ponderous Synonyms: Def. 1. Weighty Cumbersome Heavy Synonyms: Def. 2. Boring Dull Mind-numbing Sentence: (with context clues)

  29. Post It Peer Review - Poetry ‘d

  30. Nicholas Sparks: Interview • 11am

  31. Classwork: Poetry – T.B. 620 • Read the poems on pages 622-625 • Answer questions 1-8 on page 626 • Vocabulary Builder on page 627

  32. Classwork: Poetry W.B. 247 • Complete the activities on pages 247-251 • Be sure to complete the margin activities. • Answer questions 1-4 on page 251.

  33. Th. 4/19/12 Bell Ringer: Context Clues Write down the following sentences. Underline the words that are clues that help you define the underlined word. • She couldn’t understand how the mice eluded the traps ; they were able • to eat all the peanut butter out of the traps without springing the trap. • Emily was very fastidious. Her room had to be perfectly clean and organized • or she would be extremely upset. • 3. Mary was scared that the dog was going to hurt her baby, but after a while • she found that the dog was innocuous.

  34. Apply the Skills: page 626 • 2a. The drivers of the concrete mixers are on the backs of the vehicles. • 2b. The drivers are very small in comparison to the trucks. • 3a. The unusual events include bridges quaking with fear, machines eating • houses, and stairways walking all by themselves. • 3b. The speaker has seen suspension bridges moving in the wind, bull • dozers knocking down buildings, and escalators. • 4a. The repeated phrases are “Come, /Let us roam the night together singing/” • and “I love you,” • 4b. The repetition makes the poem sound like a song with choruses, and • singing is often joyful. • 5a. The speaker urges the listener to sing as they roam the night together. • 5b. The speaker sees the night as a celebration of love, romance, • and happiness. • A trough looks like an elephant’s trunk; it pours the concrete. • 7a. It means someone who takes care of elephants. • 7b. Context clues tell you that the drivers take care of trucks as caretakers • care for animals .

  35. Apply the skills: Analogies #8 Concrete Mixers Elephants Are similar to Because Both are big and taken care of by humans “Concrete Mixers” Relating Factor “drivers perch like mahouts” Line in Poem Simile Type of Figurative Language

  36. Apply the skills: Analogies #8 Windows Teeth Are similar to Because “The City is so Big” Relating Factor Line in Poem Type of figurative language

  37. Apply the skills: Analogies #8 Great Drops of Golden dew Stars Are similar to Because “Harlem Night Song” Relating Factor Line in Poem Type of figurative language

  38. Poetry Test: Study Guide • You will need to know: • Figurative Language • Metaphor • Simile • Personification • Hyperbole • Symbolism • Sound Devices • Alliteration • Assonance • Consonance • Onomatopoeia • Rhyme • Meter • Syllable Counts • Repetition • Words of the Day • Epiphany • Dichotomy • Atrocity • Fastidious • Innocuous • Advocate • Poems to Study • “Concrete Mixers” • “The City is so Big” • “Harlem Night Song” • Context Clues • Contrast • Synonyms • Explanation • Eample

  39. Using Context Clues: T.B. 635 • Reading: Context Clues on page 635 • Questions 1-5

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