Thursday,+May+12

= One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words. = = **[|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]** //German dramatist, novelist, poet, & scientist (1749 - 1832)// =

Bell Ringer: Phrase Poems!
Mature writers vary their sentence structure- meaning every sentence doesn't say, "Subject, verb, blah...." Today, lets practice using different types of phrases.  What is a gerund phrase ?


 * 1) Try coming up with a sentence that BEGINS with a gerund phrase! Share it with your group members to check your work.
 * 2) Now, choose one of the patterns for [|The Poetry of Phrases.doc]. Write a phrase poem following the pattern. Post it on the Wallwisher page!

Read Aloud/Modeling: TPCASTT
Read the linked poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost. Model the TPCASTT analysis.

Group Practice: Analyzing Poetry Using TPCASTT
With your small group, use the TPCASTT handout to analyze "Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost and "'Hope' is the Thing with Feathers" by Emily Dickinson

Discuss these poems as a class. [|TPCASTT.doc]

Homework: TPCASTT
Read the poem "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou.
 * 1) Write TPCASTT down the side of a piece of notebook paper and use this format to analyze the poem.
 * 2) On today's discussion board, write some commentary on the poem, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." Start a conversation! **You must have TWO (2) posts- one should be a prepared response of at least 3 sentences, and the other should respond to the other writers on the discussion board.** Think about: theme, symbolism of the "caged bird," layer 2 or 3 questions you might use in a socratic circle, significance of phrases you pulled out for connotation, etc.