digging by seamus heaney (lesson plan)
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LiteratureA vehicle of man’s
ideas, insights, emotions, dreams and aspirations as well as a
show window of significant human
experiences.
Fun with Vocabulary Words
The diaper was just the right snug around
the baby’s waista. Fitb. Darkc. Fastd. Comfy
I was kept awake at night by the rasping sound of a snoring
partner.a. Toughb. Roughc. Soft
d. Smooth
Synthetic turf was installed in the playing
field instead of authentic grass.
d. landc. grassb. meadowa. territory
Going to the bog got my shoes all muddy
and wet.a. wetlandb. seabedc. lake sided. river
Digging sods is very tiring especially if the
soil is hard.a. rocksb. groundc. fieldd. ranch
The lug of a spade is the part you would rest your foot on.
LUG
LUG
d. A metal fitting to connect wiresc. An edge to increase balanceb. A shipping container for items
a. A projected part of something
Seamus Heaney
Born April 13, 1939 Lived on family farm in County Derry (Ireland) Published Eleven Poems in 1965 with the Belfast FestivalHonored with the Poetry Book Society Choice of the year award for Door into the Dark In 1984, he was named Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory, one of Harvard’s most prestigious officesWon Nobel Peace Prize in Literature in 1995
About Seamus Heaney
Between my finger and my thumbThe squat pen rests; as snug as a gun.Under my window a clean rasping soundWhen the spade sinks into gravelly ground:My father, digging. I look down
Till his straining rump among the flowerbedsBends low, comes up twenty years awayStooping in rhythm through potato drillsWhere he was digging.
The coarse boot nestled on the lug, the shaftAgainst the inside knee was levered firmly.He rooted out tall tops, buried the bright edge deepTo scatter new potatoes that we pickedLoving their cool hardness in our hands.
By God, the old man could handle a spade,Just like his old man.
My grandfather cut more turf in a day
Than any other man on Toner's bog.
Once I carried him milk in a bottle
Corked sloppily with paper. He straightened up
To drink it, then fell to right away
Nicking and slicing neatly, heaving sods
Over his shoulder, digging down and down
For the good turf. Digging.
The cold smell of potato mold, the squelch and slap
Of soggy peat, the curt cuts of an edge
Through living roots awaken in my head.
But I've no spade to follow men like them.
Between my finger and my thumb
The squat pen rests.I'll dig with it.
“DIGGING”
comprehension aesthetic
Evaluation
Amazing! We got them all
right!
Lug is a projected
part of something
Incredible! You’re such a whiz kid!
Sods = Ground
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Fantastic! You’re really
getting the hang of
this!
Bog = Wetland
Congratulations!
Your answer is right!
Turf = Grass
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VERY GOOD!Your answer is correct!
Rasping = Rough
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WAY TO GO!
YOU GOT IT RIGHT!
SNUG = FIT
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You almost got it right! Try and try until
you succeed!
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You still have a chance to get it right! Do you
want to phone a friend?
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Try harder!I’m sure you’ll get it
right next time.
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Choose carefully next time!
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Ooooops!!! Sorry! Better luck next time!
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NICE TRY! DON’T WORRY!
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COMPREHENSION CHECK
Read the first stanza. What is the speaker doing? What does he observe about his father and his
grandfather? What memories come to the speaker in the
poem? How do these memores become a part of his experiences?
What does the speaker say he lacks? What did the speaker decide to do?
Why is the title enclosed in quotation marks? Based on the poem, does the title have denotative and connotative meanings? Explain your answer.
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AESTHETIC
Based on the lines, can you point out what kind of poem “Digging” is? Is it a sonnet? A free verse? A haiku? Or a quatrain?
Is there repetition in the poem? What figurative language was used in
this poem?
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DENOTATIVE
Denotation refers to the literal meaning of a word, the "dictionary definition.“
For example, if you look up the word snake in a dictionary, you will discover that one of its denotative meanings is "any of numerous scaly, legless, sometimes venomous reptiles. Having a long, tapering, cylindrical body and found in most tropical and temperate regions."
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CONNOTATIVE
Connotation, on the other hand, refers to the associations that are connected to a certain word or the emotional suggestions related to that word.
The connotative meanings of a word exist together with the denotative meanings. The connotations for the word snake could include evil or danger.
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Let’s compare!!!
COMPARISON
There he is getting everything he wants using his “puppy” eyes.
Oh look at the “puppy” it’s finally learning to bark.
connotative
denotative
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DRAW A SYMBOL THAT BEST DESCRIBES THE PERSON WHO HELPED IN SHAPING WHO YOU ARE TODAY. BELOW THE SYMBOL, WRITE A BRIEF COMPARISON BETWEEN THIS PERSON AND THE SYMBOL YOU HAVE DRAWN.
EXAMPLE:
ASSIGNMENT:
Write a letter of appreciation to your parents.
Share a photo or video reaction of your parents in class.