1. October 14-17, 2016
Find the 10 errors and then answer the questions below

2. (1) Four more then three decades, the PBS program Sesame Street has entertain children and helped them prepair for school. (2) The show first appeared on TV on November (3) Lovable characters such as Big Bird, Grover Elmo, Zoe and Cookie monster help kids explore letters, numbers and even Spanish. (4) Sesame street introduces children to the world in way that help them understand and appreciate people of many cultures.

3. Objectives
You will analyze a poem for tone, theme, diction, connotation, denotation, and voice by annotating it, discussing it with your partner, and researching words & definitions when necessary in preparation for writing your own
In addition, you will work with your group to create a score 3 SAR and publish it on our online forum for discussion as well as comment on two other group’s SAR

4. SSR Rubric

5. Directions
Look up any unfamiliar terms and define them (write them on the side)
Read the poem through once
Look up any unfamiliar terms here as well
Discuss the poem’s meaning with your partner
Label and highlight text evidence for each voice (identity) present in the poem
Highlight examples of interesting diction that focuses on the speaker’s identity
Answer: Who is the audience? What is the author’s purpose?
Identify the tone of the entire poem. Highlight text evidence to support your claim.
Answer the 3 multiple choice STAAR questions

6. Short answer response
What is the speaker’s attitude towards racism? Use evidence from the text to support your assertion.
Remember score 3 SARs have:
Advanced vocabulary
Detailed commentary
Embedded quotations
Strong text evidence

7. Legal alien

8. 8 elements of culture—mexican-american
Food
Holidays and traditions
Traditional clothing
Art
Music and dance
Language
Sports
Religion

9. With a partner: Create your own 2 voice poem
Choose your diction: formal or informal, which words convey what you want to say?
Connotation: choose words that MEAN something-that evoke a certain feeling
The topic can be about anything as long as you illustrate two voices

10. Create your own
Step 1: Choose two items, objects, or people that have a relationship
Examples: Book characters, family members, animals, seasons, flowers, friends
Step 2: Brainstorm some words, ideas or phrases for each side
Think about how the items are similar and/or different from each other (compare & contrast)
Step 3: Write your poem on one paper-your partner on another
Decide if you will ever share a line
Write your poem together on one page (if you share a line, that one goes in the middle of the page)

11. rubric