Warm-Up: Symbols in Cartoons (10 minutes)

• Pick up the “CARTOONS FOR THE CLASSROOM” handout from the back table.

• Read the “Between the Lines” and “Saying it Without Words” sections. Examine the cartoon of the peace sign.

• In your journal, respond to the FOUR “Talking Points” questions on the handout.

Peer Editing“Where I’m From” Poem (25 minutes)

You must have TWO people from your group read over and give you feedback on your rough draft.

1.Each person should use a different pen color (I have other colors, if needed). I should be able to tell on your rough draft AND the peer edit handout which peer wrote which comment(s) through the color.

2.Focus on providing feedback on the strength of language (imagery, sensory details, symbols, figurative language, etc).

• Poems should INDIRECTLY illustrate/characterize where the poet is from (SHOW, don’t tell).

FINAL (TYPED) POEM: Due Tuesday (1st)

ARTISTIC ELEMENT OF POEM: Due Tuesday (8th)

Figurative Language and Literary Devices

“Figuring it Out”

Figurative and Literal Language

Literally: words function exactly as defined

The car is blue.

He caught the football.

Figuratively: figure out what it means

I’ve got your back.

You’re a doll.

^Figures of Speech

Simile

Comparison of two things using “like” or “as.”

Examples

The metal twisted like a ribbon.

She is as sweet as candy.

Important!

Using “like” or “as” doesn’t make a simile.

A comparison must be made.

Not a Simile: I like pizza.

Simile: The moon is like a pizza.

Metaphor

Two things are compared without using “like” or “as.”

Examples

All the world is a stage.

Her heart is stone.

Extended Metaphors

• A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem.

Hope

Hope is the thing with feathers

That perches in the soul,

And sings the tune--without the words,

And never stops at all,

And sweetest in the gale is heard;

And sore must be the storm

That could abash the little bird

That kept so many warm.

"I've heard it in the chillest land,

And on the strangest sea;

Yet, never, in extremity,

It asked a crumb of me."

--Emily Dickinson

Personification

Giving human traits to objects or ideas.

Examples

The sunlight danced.

Water on the lake shivers.

The streets are calling me.

Hyperbole

Exaggerating to show strong feeling or effect.

Examples

I will love you forever.

My house is a million miles away.

She’d kill me.

Onomatopoeia

A word that “makes” a sound

•SPLAT

•PING

•SLAM

•POP

•POW

Oxymoron

When two words are put together that contradict each other. “Opposites”

•Jumbo Shrimp

•Freezer Burn

Alliteration

• The repetition of words that begin with the same consonant sound. These words must be located near, if not next to, one another in a sentence.

EXAMPLES:• wild and woolly• babbling brook• sunshine and smiles

IdiomAn expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but that has a separate meaning of its own.

– A saying that isn’t meant to be taken literally. – Doesn’t “mean” what it says

EXAMPLES: •Don’t be a stick in the mud!•You’re the apple of my eye.•I have an ace up my sleeve.•It’s raining cats and dogs!

EuphemismEuphemism

A euphemism is a generally innocuous word or expression used in place of one that may be found offensive or suggest something unpleasant.

•“Downsizing” for firing workers from a job•“Passed away” instead of died.•“Civilian casualties” instead of innocent people killed in war

Symbols and SymbolismSymbols and Symbolism

Symbolism is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.

– Symbolism can take different forms. Generally, it is an object representing another to give it an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant.

• Sometimes, however, an action, an event or a word spoken by someone may have a symbolic value. For instance, “smile” is a symbol of friendship. Similarly, the action of someone smiling at you may stand as a symbol of the feeling of affection which that person has for you.

– Symbols do shift their meanings depending on the context they are used in.

• “A chain”, for example, may stand for “union” as well as “imprisonment”. Thus, symbolic meaning of an object or an action is understood by when, where and how it is used. It also depends on who reads them.

Use It!Song Lyrics by Taylor Swift (30

minutes)• Work at your tables to annotate your given

T. Swift song for figurative language and literary devices. – You will staple your annotated lyrics to your

handout to turn in, so annotations are required!

• Complete the handout to express how Swift uses figurative language and symbolism to appeal to her audience.

Due Monday

• Final draft of your “Where I’m From” poem.

• Follow the rubric and the self-assessment checklist to ensure you follow all directions.

• It must be typed.

DUE FRIDAY (Sept 4)

• Artistic Representation to accompany your poem

ParadoxA seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true

EXAMPLE:

•standing is more tiring than walking

•“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” (President Franklin D. Roosevelt)

PunPun

A play on words in which a humorous effect is produced; using a word that suggests two or more meanings (or exploiting similar sounding words having different meanings).

– “A happy life depends on a liver” (liver can refer to the organ liver or simply the person who lives)

– “A horse is a very stable animal.”– “What is the difference between a conductor and a

teacher? The conductor minds the train and a teacher trains the mind.”

Closing/Homework: Figurative Language in The Great Gatsby

• Complete the handout (34 questions total)

HINTS:– You will not use “pun,” “onomatopoeia,” or “analogy”

(analogies ARE metaphors and similes).– Idioms (6)– Metaphors (8)– Similes (13)– Symbols (2)– Personification (3)– Hyperbole (2)

Use It!Sarah Kay: “If I Should Have a

Daughter”

Do It!

• Complete the graphic organizer on Sarah Kay’s use of figurative language in her poem, “If I Should Have a Daughter.”

• Complete the analysis questions on the handout (front page of HO)

• HOMEWORK: Compare and contrast Tina Fey’s “A Mother’s Prayer to Her Daughter” with Kay’s poem from today’s class.

***Use the transcript of her poem and the PPT notes to help you locate examples.

“And Justice for All” Unit EssayEssay Due: Wednesday, April 1st

Essay Type: Argumentative

Evidence: From unit texts and real world

Requirements: Must have 3 premises (REASONS to support your main claim/thesis/opinion) that lead to a logical conclusion.

– 3 quotes from unit texts to support argument– Pair quotes with 3 examples from real world– Explain how your quotes and examples work together to support your

premises and conclusion.– 5 paragraphs– MLA heading; typed.

Planning Required: Essay Map and Quote SPIES handout (attached to directions)

The Power of the Image Activity Directions:

1. Select 4 specific images Sarah Kay creates in her poem, “If I Should Have a Daughter.” Look for places where she paints a specific picture with her words of her wishes for her future daughter.

2. Use the back of the analysis handout to draw each image (one image per box).

3. Underneath the image, identify the figurative language present in the image (each image should have at least one type of figurative language)

4. Then, explain the significance of each image to the overall theme (meaning or message) of the poem.

“If You Should Have this Fear…”

LOG IN TO THE COMPUTER. Pull up Microsoft WORD.

Using Sarah Kay’s poem as a model to create your own piece of “advice” for overcoming or handling fear:

•Step 1: Brainstorm a list of fears/crises that you want to/could give someone “advice” on.

– Maybe there is a fear or crisis you are an “expert” on, having already been through it?

•Step 2: Create a list of how you could help someone to understand what going through the fear/crisis will be like, but also how it will help them to grow or learn.

How do I do this?Two Options

• Create an “ABC” style of advice similar to the graphic below. Remember, though, you must use figurative language!!

• Organize it as a free verse (non-rhyming) poem, like Sarah Kay’s. This means that your advice should be written in stanzas or paragraphs.