Constructed ResponsesMoonrise

City night skygives itself to me againwhen I have so little left to receive it.I am dark, crumblingand you are rivers and trees awaysearching your own night sky for a sign.The strong gates of your heartare wide open to me always, but,if only.So I wait, as seasons before, decades before,fathers and mothers before me still insidewatch and listen.Suddenly,bamboo, bones, fiber, fences,water, glistening koi,*

all the tiny rooms,paths and places I hold your memoriesrelaxin audible, reverent wonderat the fullness formingon this horizon’s edge.

*koi: colorful fish that symbolize love and friendship

Moonriseby Jenette Purcell

In Moonrise, identify a theme and explain how the theme is developed throughout the poem. Use evidence to support your response.

Constructed response question

You are limited to 4 lines! There is NO space for summaries!!

◦ 1st sentence/line~ address/answer the question specifically (thesis statement)

◦ 2nd sentence/line~ a quote or paraphrase from the text that specifically supports your first sentence.

◦ 3rd sentence/line~ your analysis, explanation, elaboration or connection of 2nd and 1st sentence.

◦ 4th sentence/line~ Closing statement, inference, or significance.

Tips to remember when answering constructed responses!

QuestionIn Moonrise, identify a theme and explain how

the theme is developed throughout the poem.

Answer◦In Moonrise, the theme love is complicated

develops through the changing mood.

First sentence/Line ~ Answer the question making sure to specifically identify any of the literary terms the question asks for, your thesis.

QuestionIn Moonrise, identify a theme and explain how the

theme is developed throughout the poem. Answer:

◦ When the speaker says, “…you are rivers and trees away…” she implies that separation has complicated their relationship creating a mournful mood.

Sentence/Line 2 ~Use specific details and examples from the text to support your sentence 1.

QuestionIn Moonrise, identify a theme and explain how the

theme is developed throughout the poem.

Answer◦ There is a shift in the mood when the speaker

says, “Suddenly…” and is followed by a “reverent wonder”.

Sentence/line 3 Analyze, elaborate or connect the text to sentence 1…DO NOT SUMMARIZE!

QuestionIn Moonrise, identify a theme and explain how the

theme is developed throughout the poem.

Answer◦ The dual mood shows how love can have its ups

and downs and is complicated.

Sentence/line 4 Closing statement, inference, or significance.

In Moonrise, the theme love is complicated develops through the changing mood. When the speaker says, “…you are rivers and trees away…” she implies that separation has complicated their relationship creating a mournful mood. There is a shift in the mood when the speaker says, “Suddenly…” and is followed by a “reverent wonder”. The dual mood shows how love can have its ups and downs and is complicated.

FINAL THOUGHT!

WRITE SMALL!!!!!

Final answer