Lesson GoalsAnalyze how an author

achieves specific effects of tone and theme.

Use context clues to clarify the meaning of unknown or

ambiguous wordsDevelop background

knowledge for “The Cask of Amontillado”

Lesson 36“A Poison Tree”

“Catacombs and Carnival”Find your

tableAnd turn in

HW to tray

I was angry with my friend:I told my wrath, my wrath did end.I was angry with my foe:I told it not, my wrath did grow.

And I watered it in fears,Night and morning with my tears;And I sunned it with smiles,And with soft deceitful wiles.

And it grew both day and night,Till it bore an apple bright.And my foe beheld it shine.And he knew that it was mine,

And into my garden stoleWhen the night had veiled the pole;In the morning glad I seeMy foe outstretched beneath the tree.

Activity 2.3“A Poison Tree”

William BlakePage 92

First impressions: what do you think

this poem is about?

What key words stand out?

You and your group will be assigned a two line section of the poem

Together, you will discuss what you all imagine these two lines to look like – picture it in your heads!

Next to the two lines, draw an image that represents your group’s discussion

Think about the themes and ideas of the poem and incorporate them in your image

When finishing, draw your image in the corresponding box on the board

Visualizing the Poem

8 groups, two lines per group

Let’s go back to the poem and mark the following: Highlight the different choices

the speaker makes about revenge

Where does the speaker shift in attitude (tone)? Mark a star there!

Describe the attitude of the speaker in different places in the poem (make a number next to the line, then write the notes about the attitude in the margin)

Paraphrase the last two lines (put it in your own words but keep it the same length). How does the poem end?

Marking the text:Analyzing Poetry

Based off the last class discussion and the ideas of

the poem, what is our theme?

REVENGE

Groups of 4! Organize the words into four different

categories. Use your best judgment—you probably

won’t know all of the words Work as a team to decide how the words

should be categorized Be sure to decide what each category is

labeled

Share out—how did your group categorize the words, and why?

Activity 2.4Catacombs and

Carnival

The day before Ash Wednesday Public celebrations: parades,

masks, street parties, elements of a circus

People dress up in masquerade: in costumes with masks

Carnival

As we read the first paragraph together, highlight unfamiliar words.

After we read the paragraph, we’ll define each individual word.

Then we’ll go back and reread the paragraph after understanding the terms.

Continue the last two paragraphs with you and a partner

Diffusing the Passage:

Catacombs and Carnival on page

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