Speaker and Word Choice in Poetry The poet is speaking to you like having a conversation in the kitchen. The poet could be mysterious and you have to analyze who is the poet. Two speakers may talk with each other and we are outsider listening.

Vocabulary and Authors Vocabulary -add Speaker & Jargon to your notes. Use your notes for the others if you do not remember them. Authors Speaker p 177 add to notes Jargon p 181 add to notes Preposition Descriptive writing Simile Verbs Adjectives Personification Stanza Mood POV Context clues Facts Venn diagram Compare/contrast Verb tense-present, past, future Enter information on to the writer’s spreadsheet regarding: Nikki Giovanni (from TN) Theodore Roethke Philip Booth Robert Francis

TLW Construct poems Use Venn diagram Answer comprehension questions Defend your answers Use context clues Identify figurative language Identify grammar Expand your vocabulary

Lay out Rubric All items labeled All poems will be written on separate sheets of paper Pictures can be used and typed in preferred Must complete ALL exercises/questions to received an “A” for each unit to the BEST of your ability. Remember I know your ability. There will a short quiz over authors, vocabulary, and poems for each unit. Prepare and study each night. Must keep all work after I return it to you-poems will be used for a separate project to come.

Knoxville, TN p 177 Writing Assignment Write answers to: Pick a season(spring, summer, winter, fall) Write 7-8 using descriptive writing detailing what occurs during this time, activities, you what enjoy about this season in poem format(stanza set up). You can add pictures/drawing. Must be on separate sheet and labeled. Breece ex: Great day! It is warm and the sun is out I am planning a trip to the beach I get to run my toes through the sand Then jump in the water too cool off when hot The seagulls are plentiful and close in sight After a day at the beach We’ll eat ice cream later tonight What are the 5 foods the poets mentions List 3 favorite activities mentioned Analyze how can you confirm the poem was written from a young person’s POV. Generalized the moods given in the poem. List the prepositions (9)

The Base Stealer p 180 Comprehension Using Venn Diagram Classify the simile Identify the Participle phrase List the verbs The base stealer was compare to what 3 things? What verb tense is used-Present, Past, Future. Confirm. What does delicate mean to the base stealer? How many stanzas? Compare and contrast(what is same/different) using 2 poems from this unit. Noting that the speaker is either going to be speaking as an adult or as a child.

Child on Top of a Greenhouse p178 Writing-on separate sheet List the adjectives used (7) Classify the personification(3) Confirm which POV- 1,2,3 Analyze for verbs(9) Generalize how the speaker feels. In poem format-6-8 sentences Select an object(cell phone, Ipod, shoes, chair, car etc) Describe a typical day-using details-listing good and bad Breece ex: Baby Doll I am sitting on this shelf collecting dusk I am waiting for someone to buy me To take me home where I am played with and loved. OH! What joy, I finally have an owner My owner hugs and talks to me I am told I will have a sister soon My family is growing and I am no longer on the shelf.

Ego p 179 Comprehension questions: Writing on separate paper w/title..Add pics if you like Using context clues, what is the job title? How is he ranked? How many stanzas in this poem? Does the speaker stay focus on his job? What facts are stated? What is the jargon listed in this poem? He compared his plane to a ___. What details suggest that the man had an “ego?” Note the ending of L2 & L4=Park, dark These would be rhyming words. Identify other lines that rhyme. Write a poem that rhymes using 6-7 lines. Breece ex: Writing poetry is easy It is simple as 1, 2,3 Just try to intrigue me Its like writing a song Words are not gone Simply take from your head Before you use up all your lead Your grade will be your reward As you continue to soar.