Bellringer: Sept. 5 and 6

To be written and placed in your notebook section “bellringer and exit tickets”:

Why is the following statement a good example of a theme?

“Finding yourself is a long and difficult journey which is often painful but also worthwhile in the end.”

Other good examples of themes

“It doesn’t matter what problems you have or the decisions you make or how different you are, you can still do good.”

“Life is a test of endurance so you have to make the best of it.”

Theme for Part Time Indian

Put the theme brainstorming paper into your notebook under WRITING ASSIGNMENTS section. Do not lose it.We will be going back to this handout again and we will be using it to help write a response.

However, we’re not doing that today.

How do poets use patterns to develop their theme about maturing?

Lesson 1: Poetry

What does it take to be an adult?

5 – list five things (actions, behaviors…) which demonstrate someone is an adult.3 – list three things (actions, behaviors…) which adults are always telling teenagers they need to learn to be an adult.1 – identify ONE grown-up in your life who is the most adult person you know.

Turn to your partner and share. What items do you have in common?

Rites of Passage

In most cultures, we have steps in life which mark a coming of age or a movement towards adulthood. It is part of our changing identity as we grow up. Think of what happens in our culture:at 16?at 18?at 22?

The three stages in a rite of passage

1. Separation - we lose our identity as a child, often abruptly (Think about Junior moving schools)

2. Transition - we are being tested, educated, or confused. We might have to undergo some form of ordeal. (Think about the problems Junior faces both at home and at Reardon before he is accepted)

3. Incorporation - we move back into the larger community, often with our new identity. There is usually some form of ceremony. (Remember the final two chapters of the summer book? The graveside ceremony and then Rowdy and Junior’s reconnecting as friends?)

Rites of Passages are a pattern

We see rites of passages in cultures and literature from around the world and from throughout time.What occurs in each stage builds a message about what the culture values and the challenges that young people must overcome to be accepted as an adult.

Vocabulary you might need

Look up each word.Then prepare to act out an example of the word with your partner.KnaveDemureFlanks

Identifying Patterns

You have received five notecards – leave these in your name tents at the end of class.

On the top of each notecard, write the following headers. One header per card: phrase/word repetition (anaphora), important images, figurative language (personification and symbols), powerful tone words, and rhymes.

Partner 1 - review repetition, imagery, and personificationPartner 2 -review symbol, tone and rhyme

Read the poem!

Partner 1 – read the poem out loudPartner 2 – read the poem out loud (again!)

Together – mark up the poem. Identify the words/phrases/lines which seem important or stand out to you.

What is the tone? Kipling’s attitude towards being a man?

Check out the tone wheel to help you find specific words to describe the tone.

Based on the tone, what do you think Kipling is saying about being a man?

With your partner, determine what you think is the theme (THE Message). What is Kipling’s point?

Look at your pattern cards.

Mark the examples which connect to your stated theme. What pattern emerges with the literary devices and the examples?

Write a letter to the absent kid

Dear absent kid,We read “If” by Rudyard Kipling. The poem is about what it takes to become a man. His theme is: __________________________. He creates this theme by:

Ticket out

What seems to be the theme of the poem?

Summarize

The most important thing about using patterns with literary devices (such as repetition, imagery, personification, tone or rhymes) to develop a theme is…..

“Fifteen” by William Stafford

Read “Fifteen” by William Stafford Flip over the pattern notecards and record

examples for each.Identify the tone of the piece - what is his

apparent attitude towards growing up? Identify the theme - what is Stafford’s

message about growing up?

Write a poem for two voices

Write a poem in two voices which compares and contrasts how the two poets create patterns with the literary devices.

Kipling   Stafford

I use anaphora “If you can,” emphasizing your abilities.

  I change the beginnings of my lines emphasizing the images of the story

  We both meet Disaster.  

Assignment:

Find three songs from the last thirty years about growing up. Determine which song would fit into an anthology of poems which included “If” and “Fifteen” for both its style and its theme. Write a forward which defends the song’s inclusion based on the songwriter’s use of literary elements developing the theme.

Assignment: Drafting part of the unit project

Lesson 1 - Letters A-G:You must have: 1 - song analysis. Include a verse and the refrain (chorus) and analysis based on the lesson1- original poem using the style elements from this lesson1 - example of an entry using rhyme meaningfully1 - example of an entry using personification3 - entries of your choosing, but that reflect the components of lesson