Speaker and Word Choice in Poetry

•The poet is speaking to you like having a conversation in the kitchen.

• The poet could be mysterious and you have to analyze who is the poet.

•Two speakers may talk with each other and we are outsider listening.

Vocabulary and AuthorsVocabulary -add Speaker & Jargon to your notes. Use your notes for the others if you do not remember them.• Speaker p 177 add to notes• Jargon p 181 add to notes• Preposition• Descriptive writing• Simile• Verbs• Adjectives• Personification• Stanza• Mood• POV• Context clues• Facts• Venn diagram• Compare/contrast• Verb tense-present, past, future

AuthorsEnter information on to the writer’s

spreadsheet regarding:• Nikki Giovanni (from TN)• Theodore Roethke• Philip Booth• Robert Francis

TLWConstruct poems

Use Venn diagramAnswer comprehension questions

Defend your answersUse context clues

Identify figurative languageIdentify grammar

Expand your vocabulary

Lay out

Rubric• All items labeled• All poems will be written on

separate sheets of paper• Pictures can be used and

typed in preferred• Must complete ALL

exercises/questions to received an “A” for each unit to the BEST of your ability. Remember I know your ability.

• There will a short quiz over authors, vocabulary, and poems for each unit.

• Prepare and study each night.

Must keep all work after I return it to you-poems will be used for a separate project to come.

Knoxville, TN p 177

Write answers to:• What are the 5 foods the

poets mentions• List 3 favorite activities

mentioned• Analyze how can you confirm

the poem was written from a young person’s POV.

• Generalized the moods given in the poem.

• List the prepositions (9)

Writing Assignment• Pick a season(spring, summer, winter,

fall)• Write 7-8 using descriptive writing

detailing what occurs during this time, activities, you what enjoy about this season in poem format(stanza set up). You can add pictures/drawing. Must be on separate sheet and labeled.

Breece ex:Great day! It is warm and the sun is outI am planning a trip to the beachI get to run my toes through the sand Then jump in the water too cool off when hotThe seagulls are plentiful and close in sightAfter a day at the beachWe’ll eat ice cream later tonight

The Base Stealer p 180

Comprehension • Classify the simile• Identify the Participle phrase• List the verbs• The base stealer was compare

to what 3 things?• What verb tense is used-

Present, Past, Future. Confirm.• What does delicate mean to

the base stealer?• How many stanzas?

Using Venn Diagram• Compare and contrast(what

is same/different) using 2 poems from this unit. Noting that the speaker is either going to be speaking as an adult or as a child.

Child on Top of a Greenhouse p178

• List the adjectives used (7)• Classify the personification(3)• Confirm which POV- 1,2,3• Analyze for verbs(9)• Generalize how the speaker

feels.

Writing-on separate sheet• In poem format-6-8 sentences• Select an object(cell phone, Ipod,

shoes, chair, car etc)• Describe a typical day-using

details-listing good and bad• Breece ex:Baby DollI am sitting on this shelf collecting duskI am waiting for someone to buy meTo take me home where I am played with and loved.OH! What joy, I finally have an ownerMy owner hugs and talks to meI am told I will have a sister soonMy family is growing and I am no longer on the shelf.

Ego p 179

Comprehension questions:• Using context clues, what is the

job title?• How is he ranked?• How many stanzas in this poem?• Does the speaker stay focus on

his job? What facts are stated?• What is the jargon listed in this

poem?• He compared his plane to a ___.• What details suggest that the

man had an “ego?”

Writing on separate paper w/title..Add pics if you like

Note the ending of L2 & L4=Park, darkThese would be rhyming words.Identify other lines that rhyme.Write a poem that rhymes using 6-7

lines.Breece ex:

Writing poetry is easyIt is simple as 1, 2,3Just try to intrigue meIts like writing a songWords are not goneSimply take from your headBefore you use up all your leadYour grade will be your rewardAs you continue to soar.