Poetry and Fiction that Examines the Self

1. Poetry and Fiction that Examines the Self

2. Mug Shot Tuesday Aug 30th, 2011 • Because they bought it with shared money, Manuel and Morgan’s tape/CD player belongs to both of them, and I can’t understand why Morgan always says, “That’s mine!”

3. A Couple Things • Bathrooms/Leaving the class • Many people have been abusing the right to leave the class. • If you do need to use the restroom or leave what are my three stipulations? • If you ask during those times I will not allow you. • I don’t want to have to make a limit.

4. I can • I can define and teach a literary device to the class.

5. What I Want From You • You now have been given the task to teach the class. • You have been placed in groups. • Groups will not be changed. • Each group has two literary devices/terms they are responsible for learning and then teaching to the class. • Example: group 1 is responsible for terms 1 and 2 • If you are a group with an A and B below your terms, you are responsible for those terms. Those will be your examples.

6. While You Are The Teacher • A definition of the term, the glossary in the back of the book is the best resource. • An example of that term, the book can also be a great resource. • An engaging way to teach the class, this could be a song, a picture, or other creative ideas. As long as the components from 1 and 2 are included. This is worth a daily assignment grade.

7. While you are the student • As a student you will complete the guided-notes handout while your classmates are presenting.

8. Mug Shot August 31, 201 • One of the greatest baseball players of the 1880’s and 1890’s was left-handed Billy Sunday, a native of Ames, Iowa, who was discovered by the famous player-manager Cap Anson of the Chicago White Stockings.

9. Today • You will now present your term lessons to the class. • I ask that you respect the presenters • Hold questions or comments till the end. • Take notes using the Guided-Notes. • There is a quiz over these terms. • If you were absent meet with me real quick before presentations start.

10. Mug Shot September1st, 2011 • “Alcohol,” Billy Sunday used to preach, “is an appealing source of misery and crime in the land;” his efforts help bring about legalprohibition in the ‘20s and early ‘30s.

11. Finish Presentations • Today, we will finish the presentations. • Remember you will be quizzed over these terms Friday. • We will jump into new materials after the lessons.

12. Grade Book and Bonus Opportunity • As of today the grade book is up-to-date except for the Nature Writing and Literary Terms Lessons. • If you did not turn something in, you have received a zero until I receive it. • The late work policy is in effect. • If you were absence we need to talk. • Bonus • There are some supplies you can bring for ten points bonus.

13. Bonus Items • Bring the two of the following items and you can receive bonus points. • Pencils • Tissues • Pens • Loose Leaf Paper

14. I can • I can identify how Longfellow uses poetic form to celebrate the self.

15. Rhyme Scheme • What is Rhyme Scheme? • It is the charting of rhyme by assigning a letter to a line, and then that same letter to the next line that has that similar rhyme. Example: In silent night when rest I took a For sorrow near I did not look a I wakened was with thund’ringnoise. b And piteous shrieks of dreadful voice b And piteous sound of “Fire!” and “Fire!” c Let no man know is my desire. c

16. Mug Shot September 2nd, 2011 • Sixteenth-century English poet Thomas Deloney didn’t think much of cooks; in fact, he once wrote the following:“God sends meat, and the devil sends cooks.”

17. While I Read • We will be reading “Psalm of Life” pg. 345. • During my reading of the poem, I want you to follow along and answer the following questions. Put this on a piece of paper in your notes. Write the Questions • What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? • What is the poet’s attitude? • What is he suggesting people do? • What is he suggesting they don’t do?

18. After I have read • Include these questions and the answers in your notes section. • What is the poem’s structure? • How does the structure of the poem influence your understanding?

19. On a Separate Sheet of Paper • You will be given a number, that number will correspond with a stanza. 1= Stanza 1, 2= Stanza 2. • You will then return to your stanza and answer the following questions • What is the main idea of this stanza? • What is the most important line of the stanza and why did you pick it? This will be your exit slip. *We will also share*

20. Class Closing • Does America currently value what Longfellow is talking about in this poem?

21. Mug Shot September 6th, 2011 • According to the book Lost Cities of the Ancient World, the Mayans’ great civilization existed in Central America many years before Europeans discovered the Americas.

22. I can • I can examine how Walt Whitman celebrates the individuality of America.

23. Terms Before Reading • Whitman is known for the following features in his work: • Free Verse • Catalog • Repetition • Parallelism • Record these in your notes section

24. What is Free Verse? • Free Verse is poetry without regular patterns of rhyme or meter. • Would this fall under conventional or organic form?

25. What are Catalog, Repetition, and Parallelism? • Catalog is the frequent listing of people, things, or attributes. • Repetition is words or phrases that are repeated in two or more lines in a poem. • Parallelism is related ideas phrased in similar ways.

26. During Reading • Turn to page 397, I will read aloud the poem, “I Hear America Singing.” • While I am reading follow along and answer the following questions in your notes. • Does the poem have a rhyme scheme? • What is the poet’s attitude? • Who is the poet talking about?

27. After Reading • Record the following questions in your notes • How does Whitman use catalog? • How does Whitman use repetition? • How does Whitman use parallelism?

28. Class Closing • What does singing represent? • Who does Whitman focus on in this poem?

29. Question • What would America’s song sound like today? • Complete the I Hear Modern America Singing Handout. • Think about the jobs of the people you know. • How their songs would sound?

30. Mug Shot September 7th, 2011 • Kelly’s T-shirt has the Latin phrase cave canem(beware of the dog) and pictures of these three well-known dogs: a German shepherd, an English sheepdog, and a beagle.

31. Mid-term • Mid-term will be this Friday. • I will be staying after school today to help people make up any assignments they are missing. I understand this is short notice, but if you are interested please attend.

32. I Hear Modern America Singing • I want to briefly revisit this activity and see what some of you came up with.

33. I Can • I can compare and contrast two poems.

34. Compare and Contrast • What does it mean to compare something? • What does it mean to contrast something?

36. Previous Poems • What was “A Psalm of Life” pg. 345, about? • What was “I Hear America Singing” pg. 397 about?

37. The Task • Get out your notes for the poems: • “A Psalm of Life” • “I Can Hear America Singing” • Use these notes to complete the Text-to-Text Compare and Contrast Worksheet.

38. Mug Shot September 8th, 2011 • Queen Nefertiti and her husband, King Amenhotep IV, who came to power in Egypt in 1379 B.C., built the city of Aten in honor of the Egyptian sun god, Amun-Ra.

39. Yesterday and Tomorrow • Yesterday we finished I Hear Modern America Singing. If you did not turn it in today, you still have time. • We started comparing and contrasting, and will wrap that up today. • Tomorrow, we will have a Mug Shot Quiz and if you didn’t take the terms quiz you will need to make that up tomorrow. • We will also new seating charts. • After the quiz(s), you will Silent Reading time. • You will receive points for reading, so have your book and read.

40. Compare and Contrast Exit Slip To conclude this lesson, I want to see if you can compare and contrast two other works we have read. Put this on a separate sheet of paper • One comparison of Emerson (Self-Reliance pg. 364) and Thoreau (Walden pg. 382) • One contrast of Emerson and Thoreau

41. I Can • I can describe how Walt Whitman celebrates himself.

42. What is Song of Myself • Originally found in Leaves of Grass 1855, untitled as the first twelve poems in the collection. • 1856 was entitled “Poem of Walt Whitman: An American” • In 1867 it was divided into 52 numbered sections. • 1881 it was given the name Song of Myself. • Emerson praised Whitman for this work.

43. While I Read • Open the book and turn to page 400. • While I read “Song of Myself” each of you will follow along and have a particular assignments based on your row.

44. Row Assignments On Your Paper Please Include Your Row • Row 1: Meaning of section 1- think about the topic this section is addressing and how he addresses it? • Row 2: What poetic device(s) are Whitman using in section one? • Row 3: Meaning of section 6- think about the topic this section is addressing and how he addresses it? • Row 4: What literary device is grass and do you think there is a particular reason for Whitman choosing grass? • Row 5: Meaning of section 52- think about the topic this section is addressing and how he addresses it. • Row 6: What does the exchange between the hawk and the writer and the term barbaric yawp share about character of Whitman?

45. Class Closing • What is the form of this poem and how does this that form affect your reading of the poem? • How would your song read?

46. Mug Shot September 9th, 2011 • I like the South better than the North; however, if I had to travel east, I would go to New York City, the capital of the United States from 1785 to 1790.

47. Today • We have a Mug Shot Quiz. • If you did not take the Literary Terms Quiz, you will take it today. • The rest of the period will be IR time. If you don’t have an IR book, there are extra books in class on the projector cart.

48. I Can • I can write a “Song of Myself.”

49. “Song of Myself” Review • How does Whitman introduce his origin? • How does Whitman use Metaphor in “Song of Myself?” • What vivid pictures do we see in this poem? • Are there other devices we have not covered?

50. How would your song sound? • You will now write a section similar to one of the three we have read by Whitman. • Daily Assignment 30 Points • 5 points: Section includes writer’s origins • 10 points: Section gives an idea of who the writer is now. • 15 points: Section utilizes two poetic devices common to Whitman: metaphor, repetition, parallelism, or imagery.