Wednesday, May 9, 2018

American Literature

9 May 2018

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Planbook: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/R8BKS

Objective: To continue our study of Transcendentalism with poetry by Dickinson and Whitman, focusing on iambic tetrameter, personification, and style. (STANDARD RL.4, RL.5, RL.9)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by defining, locating, and analyzing the use of iambic tetrameter, personification, and style in Dickinson’s and Whitman’s poetry. 

Agenda:

Notebook: Slam Poem “Hand Me Downs” – 15 min

Read Walt Whitman Poetry – 15 min

Read Emily Dickinson Poetry – 15 min

Review for UNIT TEST #2: Romanticism and Transcendentalism (tomorrow) – 40 min

Review Prezi Notes, Clicker Quiz, Study Guide in Notes Packet, etc. 

Assessment: Oral Question and Answer: p. 276 #5: In what ways are Whitman’s poems similar in style and in theme? P. 284 Literary Concept: Personification & Concept Review: Speaker

Homework: Divergent Chapters 19-21 p. 242-281*