Poetry

Week of December 12-16

MondayWarm Up

• Identify the following terms in your notes

1. Speaker2. Setting3. Mood4. Tone5. Theme6. Shift7. Inference

Review of Figurative Language and Sound Devices

The geese flying southIn a row long and V-ShapedPulling in winter.

(write in notes)

FallBy Sal ly Anderson Stolte

The summer Still hangsHeavy and sweetWith sunlightAs it did last year

The autumnStill comesShowering gold andCrimsonAs it did last year

The winterStill stingsClean and cold andWhiteAs it did last year

The springStill comesLike a whisper in the Dark night

It is only I Who have changed.

ChangeBy Charlotte Zolotow

(write in notes)

Questions from poems1. What natural event does the speaker describe in "Fall"?

2. Which images in "Change" are most vivid?

3. Identify the two images in "Fall"--what symbol is suggested in these lines?

4. What is ironic about the change that occurs in the poem "Change"?

5. Why does the poet use a different sentence pattern in the last stanza of "Change"?

6. How are the two poems similar? How are they different?

7. Why might the author chosen the word "pulling"?

8. What image does this create in the reader's mind?

REV IT UP

• 2 lessons

½ Study guide for homework

• Explain directions- will go over on Tuesday

Tuesday

Warm up (comprehension reading)

REV IT UP

• 2 lessons

Break down a poem from HW packet

• Answer questions-

Other ½ Study guide for homework

• Answer questions 1-10 on the back of the study guide for homework tonight

Wednesday

• Warm up (grammar minutes)

Go over questions to study guide with partner

Break down a poem from HW packet

• Answer questions-

REV IT UP

• 2 lessons

• STUDY FOR HOMEWORK!!

Thursday

• Poetry Test

Friday

• REV IT UP QUIZ

• Holidays in December PowerPoint

• Take notes and be ready to answer questions.

• People who get all questions correct get a prize!

Questions to answer with a partner-on lined paper

1. What is advent?2. Where did St. Nicholas Day originate?3. What is - The Day of our Lady of Guadalupe & where is it

celebrated?4. When is the shortest day of the year?5. When is Christmas?6. What does - Chanukah mean?7. What are the wooden spinners of the Jewish religion called?8. When does Kwanzaa take place? (specific dates)9. Omisoka is a holiday celebrated in which country?10. What is the name of your favorite teacher? =)

What are you doing this holiday break?

• Paragraph write, share with a friend

• Share with the class

Happy Holidays!

Have a safe, fun break!