Do Now (5 min)

AChristmas tree .

Twinkling with lights Adorned with gold and silver tinsel .

Softly sparkling in spirals on each branch .A Christmas tree to gather around in love.

Christmas trees and families captured in the presence where angels dance .A Christmas tree stands in the window, many brightly lit Christmas trees

stand in windows lighting up streets all over town, bless the tree full of joy and wonder .

Little childrenthey reach upthen they grab

suddenly the treecomes falling down.

How does the structureof this poem affect you?

Block 2 seating Chart

White Board

Antonio

Brittany

Angelina

Monica

Jorge

Nick

Amber

Christian

Aleah

ThomasUrielFederico

Isella

Brenda

Steven

Exploring Diction and Imagery

Activity 3.7

1. Do Now (5 min)2. Objectives (2 min)3. Make List of Passions (3 min)4. Free Write: Explain that Passion (5 min)5. Think About Your Voice (Imagery, Diction, Audience) (5 min)6. How Does Audience Affect Voice? (5 min)7. Read-Aloud Fast Break: Discuss diction (10 min)8. Read-Aloud Fast Break: Discuss imagery (5 min)9. What Does the imagery and diction tell us about the author? (5 min)10. After Reading Prompt (15 min)11. Homework (1 min)12. Closing (1 min)13. Exit Slip (2 min)14. Participation Grades (3 min)

Agenda

Objectives (2 min)

Language (How you will master the knowledge)By:

1. Discussing your own and others writing2. Reading and notating Fast Break

Content (The knowledge you’ll master today)SWBAT:

1. Analyze how audience affects voice2. Analyze a poem for voice, imagery, and diction.

Make List of Passions (3 min)

On a separate sheet of paper,

Make a list of things you are passionate about.

You will take this sheet home for a homework assignment!

Free Write: Explain that Passion (5 min)

On the same sheet your just used

In writing, describe that passion to someone who knows very very little about the subject

Think About Your Voice (Imagery, Diction, Audience) (5 min)

Think about your voice.

What type of diction, syntax, imagery, and

tone did you use?

Objective: SWBAT: Analyze how audience affects voice discussing your own and others writing

How Does Audience Affect Voice? (5 min)

Why did you use that particular voice?

Objective: SWBAT: Analyze how audience affects voice discussing your own and others writing

Because you were writing to an audience that knew VERY

LITTLE about your subject

Read-Aloud Fast Break: Discuss diction (10 min)

On p. 214, let’s read Fast Break

Objective: SWBAT: Analyze a poem for voice, imagery, and diction by reading and notating Fast Break

Read-Aloud Fast Break: Discuss diction (10 min)

First,on p. 214, let’s just read Fast

Break

Objective: SWBAT: Analyze a poem for voice, imagery, and diction by reading and notating Fast Break

Second, notate the text for diction that

stands out to you!

DO NOT erase diction notes

Read-Aloud Fast Break: Discuss imagery (5 min)Objective: SWBAT: Analyze a poem for voice, imagery, and diction by reading

and notating Fast Break

Third, notate the text for

imagery that stands out to

you!

What Does the imagery and diction tell us about the author? (5 min)Objective: SWBAT: Analyze a poem for voice, imagery, and diction by reading

and notating Fast Break

What does the imagery and diction tell us about Hirsch?

For which audience is

Hirsch writing?

What would happen to the imagery and diction if the audience changed?

After Reading Prompt (15 min)

Write a paragraph:

Critique (deeply analyze) Hirsch’s voice in the poem Fast Break.

Make sure to at least talk about his diction and imagery.

Objective: SWBAT: Analyze a poem for voice, imagery, and diction by reading and notating Fast Break.

Homework (1 min)

Take your free write (the one about your passion)

and below it, write a description of your

passion for someone who knows A LOT about that

topic.

Objective: SWBAT: Analyze a poem for voice, imagery, and diction by reading and notating Fast Break.

Closing (1 min) Did you master the following objectives?

Language (How you will master the knowledge)By:

1. Discussing your own and others writing2. Reading and notating Fast Break

Content (The knowledge you’ll master today)SWBAT:

1. Analyze how audience affects voice2. Analyze a poem for voice, imagery, and diction.

Exit Slip (3 min)

How does audience affect the author’s

voice?

Your 5-point daily participation grade is based on CLA’s core-values:

CLA Students are S.M.A.R.T.

SMART (Participation) Grade (5 min)

What do you deserve today?*One point for each core-value (5 points possible each day). I reserve the right to change these

grades.

S = Self-Controlled

M = Motivated

A = Accountable

R = Respectful

T = Timely

Each day YOU will decide the grade you deserve.*