Students have just finished becoming "experts" on certain poems and then teaching poems to their "home" groups. The full copies of the poem can be found here: POEMS ON TEST. After each expert has taught, groups will review together and the teacher will schedule the test.
TPCASTT:
Poem Annotation
title,
paraphrase, connotation, attitude, shift(s), title revisited, and theme
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Title--What do
you think this poem will be about?
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Paraphrase--What is happening in the poem, literally? Put it in your own words. Also, list any
words that you don’t know.
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Connotation—Words can have meaning beyond the literal. Look for
the literary devices and explain what they mean.
*allusion
*imagery,
*figurative
language
--simile,
--metaphor,
--personification,
--symbolism
*word
choice and syntax (arrangement of words & phrases)
*sound
devices
--alliteration,
--onomatopoeia,
--rhythm,
--rhyme.
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Attitude— Who is the
speaker? What is the speaker’s attitude toward the subject? How do you know?
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Shift—A shift
indicates a change in the poem, and often reveals what’s most important. Where is the shift in the poem? What does it reveal? Look for key words
(but, yet, however, although), change in structure
of stanzas, time change, punctuation, or format.
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Title revisited--Now look
at the title again. Does the title
have any new significance now?
Explain.
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Theme--What is
the lesson or message of the poem?
(One sentence) What does this
poem teach you about life?
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ROOTS QUIZ
We have also started working on our last batch of roots. The ROOTS quiz will be on May 26th and 27th. Students can get the roots by clicking here--ROOTS BATCH 4--or accessing the assignment in the portal.
