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HOMEWORKWelcome to Unit II! In this unit we will learn how to analyze poetry, figurative language, verb tense, and the syntax of compound sentences.

HOMEWORK

Complete the left column of a #-Column Analysis of Vultures by Chinua Achebe

Read The House on Mango Street DUE 11/14

Vocab 5 Quiz Friday 10/24 Unit 1 Test & Binder Check 10/21 (Marcet) Night Quiz 10/21 (Marcet)

POETRY

POETRY

Poetry—A composition of language with a distinct rhythm or meter. Poetry may be written or spoken, but is generally meant to express and excite emotion and imagination.

Prose—The ordinary form of a written or spoken language. It has no meter or rhythm.

MY PAPA’S WALTZBy Theodore Roethke

MY PAPA’S WALTZ

Vocab you may need Waltz (n, v)—a type of dance; to dance a waltz

Whiskey (n)—a type of alcohol

Romp (v)—to play in a lively way

Countenance (n)—a face or the expression on a face

Batter (v)—to beat or pound, to damage through beating or hard use

Buckle (n)—the part of a belt that holds it together

Cake (v)—to form a crust

MY PAPA’S WALTZ

What is this poem about? Why do you think what you think?

3-COLUMN ANALYSISMetacognition

METACOGNITION

Metacognition—thinking about, analyzing, and controlling how we think

Why would we want to study metacognition?

METACOGNITION:3-COLUMN ANALYSIS

3 areas of focus when analyzing a poem: Column 1: What the poet says

Column 2: What the poet does

Column 3: What the poet implies

COLUMN 1: WHAT THE POET SAYS

Reading for literal meaning Speaker and point of view

Characters

Setting

Situation

Conflict

Do not make inferences at this stage!

COLUMN 1: WHAT THE POET SAYS

Reading for literal meaning Speaker and point of view

Who is the author? Are they in the poem? Theodore Roethke, man, poet, the little boy

Characters Who is in the poem? Papa, son, mother

COLUMN 1: WHAT THE POET SAYS

Reading for literal meaning Setting

Where is the poem?

In a house, in a kitchen, right before bedtime

Situation What are the characters doing?/What is happening to the

characters?

Father and son are dancing a waltz, mother is watching, then father takes the boy to bed

COLUMN 1: WHAT THE POET SAYS

Reading for literal meaning Conflict

What tension is resolved (or shown)?

Possible dangers of the waltz that the father and son are doing

COLUMN 2: WHAT THE POET DOES

What the poet does—reading for writing strategies Diction

Syntax

Mechanics

Imagery

Figurative Language

Tone/Mood

Meter

COLUMN 2: WHAT THE POET DOES

Analyze My Papa’s Waltz for syntax by identifying parts of speech.

Make lists of each type of word in your notebook: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives

COLUMN 3: WHAT THE POET IMPLIES

Making inferences and drawing conclusions Draw conclusions about why the author uses certain strategies

based on the literal content.

Make assertions about what the ultimate effects or learnings are for the reader

What is this poem about? Why do you think what you think?