Objectives: Determine how the author uses words or phrases, including figurative, in poetry. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone Agenda: Opinion and defend Music and poetry Harlem Hopscotch analysis “Still I Rise” group work DO NOW Please do the following: -Get your journal -In your groups, discuss the following questions… -What is tolerance? -Who is Maya Angelou? Wednesday, March 18 th Periods 3 and 8

Objectives: Determine how the author uses words or phrases, including figurative, in poetry. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone Agenda: Reflection Narrative directions “Harlem Hopscotch” analysis “Still I Rise” group work DO NOW Please do the following: -If you did not complete the Writer’s Reflection yesterday, please get a laptop! -Go to my Schoolwires page -Use the link to complete the reflection Thursday, March 19 th Periods 1 and 4

Objectives: Determine how the author uses words or phrases, including figurative, in poetry. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone Agenda: Opinion and defend “Harlem Hopscotch” “Still I Rise” Group work DO NOW Please do the following: In your reading journal… What historical and current events have led us to become a more tolerant nation? Monday, March 23 rd Period 7

Express an Opinion & Defend it Stand up if you like music. Defend your response: Why do you like music? What role does it play in your life? How would life be different without music? Sit down if you like poetry. Defend your response: Why do you like/dislike poetry? Does it play a role in your life? Do you have a favorite poem? Do you write poetry? Why or why not?

Do you see a connection? POETRY IS “the art of rhythmical expression, written or spoken, (that is meant to create) beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.” MUSIC IS “the art of sound … that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.” -- (dictionary.com)

Harlem Hopscotch Background knowledge: ▫Where is Harlem? ▫For what is it famous?

Harlem A large neighborhood in northern NYC Historically, largely African American “Harlem Renaissance” – 1920s & 1930s. Amazing artistic energy (art, music, dance, writing, etc.) A community that experienced hard economic times

Objectives: Determine how the author uses words or phrases, including figurative, in poetry. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone Agenda: Active/Passive quiz Harlem Hopscotch analysis “Still I Rise” group work DO NOW Please do the following: -Get your journal -In your groups, discuss the following questions… -What is tolerance? -Who is Maya Angelou? Friday, March 20 th Periods 1 and 4

Analyze– In reading journal Analyze– In reading journal: What could the game of hopscotch symbolize in this poem? Explain. What is the tone of this poem? What particular words or phrases lead you to that conclusion? What is the theme of the poem? Which elements of the text reveal the theme to you?

Objectives: Determine how the author uses words or phrases, including figurative, in poetry. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone Agenda: Grammar warm-up “Still I Rise” Group work Writer’s & Their writing Socratic Seminar DO NOW Please do the following: In your reading journal… What impedes people’s ability to achieve true equality? Tuesday, March 24 th Period 7

Harlem Hopscotch by Maya Angelou One foot down, then hop! It’s hot. Good things for the ones that’s got. Another jump, now to the left. Everybody for himself. In the air, now both feet down. Since you black, don’t stick around. Food is gone, the rent is due, Curse and cry and then jump two. All the people out of work, Hold for three, then twist and jerk. Cross the line, they count you out. That’s what hopping’s all about. Both feet flat, the game is done. They think I lost. I think I won.

The poem is mainly directed toward the African American children growing up in a city who face the conflict of: ▫race, ▫struggle with wealth, ▫and self-image.

“Harlem Hopscotch” adds a whole different meaning (symbol) behind the actual game of hopscotch: ▫Usually when one plays a game, in this case hopscotch, it can almost always be associated with fun. ▫However, in this scenario the game is to teach the children a lesson of the rough times in life ▫“They think I lost, I think I won” Comparing poverty and struggle to a game of hopscotch emphasizes the real meaning of poverty ▫a game of hopscotch is looked at with complete innocence

▫“Since you black, don’t stick around”, line 6 from the poem, exemplifies racism because the whole point of the game is to move forward, and this line commands the question of who should move or not.

The main poetic device used in this poem is the use of symbols. ▫I believe that the lines in the hopscotch court represent more than just a game. ▫I think they represent the boundaries of racism. ▫The part in the poem that pointed this out to me was, “Cross the line, they count you out./ That’s what hopping’s all about./ Both feet flat, the game is done./ They think I lost, I think I won.”

Objectives: Determine how the author uses words or phrases, including figurative, in poetry. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone Agenda: Grammar warm-up Group work Writers & Their writing Socratic Seminar DO NOW Please do the following: In your reading journal… What historical and current events have led us to become a more tolerant nation? Monday, March 23 rd Periods 1,4

Imagery– “Still I Rise” “Authors often use imagery to create comparisons between literal and figurative elements, add depth and understanding to a literary piece, and evoke a more meaningful experience for the reader” (tolerance.org). Elements of imagery in “Still I Rise”: ▫Personification (Human qualities in non-human things) ▫Metaphor (Comparison without a comparative word) ▫Simile (Comparison with a comparative word) ▫Hyperbole (Deliberate exaggeration) ▫Onomatopoeia (Sounds in words)

Reading to Understand Author’s Craft What elements of IMAGERY do you see/hear in “Still I Rise”? Why do you think the author selected some of these images? What ideas or feelings is she trying to convey to the reader?

Objectives: Determine how the author uses words or phrases, including figurative, in poetry. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone Agenda: Group work Writers & Their writing Socratic Seminar DO NOW Please do the following: In your reading journal… What historical and current events have led us to become a more tolerant nation? Thursday, March 19 th Periods 3 and 8

Objectives: Determine how the author uses words or phrases, including figurative, in poetry. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone Agenda: Bell Ringer Group work Writers & Their writing Socratic Seminar DO NOW Please do the following: In your reading journal… What impedes people’s ability to achieve true equality? Tuesday, March 24 th Periods 1,4

Objectives: Determine how the author uses words or phrases, including figurative, in poetry. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone Agenda: Grammar warm-up Group work Reflection DO NOW Please do the following: In your reading journal… What does it mean to achieve “equality” among people? Is it achievable? Wednesday, March 25 th Period 7

Trod: To step on

Sassiness: Bold attitiude Beset: Attack on all sides

Soulful: Deep feeling

Haughtiness: Snobbishness

Welling: Filling with emotion

Think and Discuss Eight groups One stanza per group On chart: ▫Names/ Class Period ▫Annotate the stanza  What imagery do you see/ hear?  Why did the author select those images?  What themes/ ideas is she expressing? Prepare to share with class in 10.

Objectives: Determine how the author uses words or phrases, including figurative, in poetry. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone Agenda: Group work Writers & Their writing Socratic Seminar DO NOW Please do the following: In your reading journal… What impedes people’s ability to achieve true equality? Friday, March 20 th Periods 3 and 8

Objectives: Determine how the author uses words or phrases, including figurative, in poetry. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone Agenda: Grammar warm-up Writers & Their writing Socratic Seminar DO NOW Please do the following: In your reading journal… What impedes people’s ability to achieve true equality? Monday, March 23 rd Period 8

Objectives: Determine how the author uses words or phrases, including figurative, in poetry. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone Agenda: Bell Ringer Finish “Still I Rise” –pd 4 Reflection DO NOW Please do the following: In your reading journal… What does it mean to achieve “equality” among people? Is it achievable? Wednesday, March 25 th Periods 1 and 4

Writers & Their Writing angelouhttp:// angelou Read the first two paragraphs of Angelou’s biography. How does this information about the author’s life help you understand her poetry differently than if you knew nothing about her? angelouhttp:// angelou Read the first two paragraphs of Angelou’s biography. How does this information about the author’s life help you understand her poetry differently than if you knew nothing about her?

Writers and Their Readers (That’s you)

Objectives: Determine how the author uses words or phrases, including figurative, in poetry. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone Agenda: Grammar warm-up Finish Socratic Seminar Inspiration Writer’s Reflection DO NOW Please do the following: Get a laptop In your reading journal… What does it mean to achieve “equality” among people? Is it achievable? Monday, March 23 rd Periods 3

Objectives: Determine how the author uses words or phrases, including figurative, in poetry. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone Agenda: Socratic Seminar Writer’s Reflection DO NOW Please do the following: Get a laptop In your reading journal… What does it mean to achieve “equality” among people? Is it achievable? Tuesday, March 24 th Period 8

Inspiration from Maya Angelou authors/top_10_maya_angelou_quotes.h tmlhttp:// authors/top_10_maya_angelou_quotes.h tml

Objectives: Determine how the author uses words or phrases, including figurative, in poetry. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone Agenda: Sentence Wringer Finish “Still I Rise” Reflection DO NOW Please do the following: Get a laptop Log on Get out your journal Thursday, March 26 th Period 7

Written Reflection

Period 7-Written Reflection

Reflection Prompts How do I respond when faced with tough circumstances? How have my background and experiences contributed to the person I have become? What struggles and obstacles have I, and others who share my cultural background, had to overcome? How and why does society continue to put down certain groups? What can we do about it? For what do I want my “voice” to be used? In other words, What Do I Stand For?

Project Resources risehttp:// rise angelouhttp:// angelou remembers-maya/ remembers-maya/