Poetry Analysis Using TPCASTT

Ms. Wolf’s Language Arts Class

Warm-Up Wednesday 2.1.2012

• What are your 3rd Quarter Goals? – How will you achieve these goals? – How do you want to be remembered

by your peers at Crestdale Middle?

Agenda for Thursday 2.2.2012

Warm-Up - Final Reactions/Conclusion to Night

Note Cards for Holocaust MuseumOverview of ProjectShow Synthesis/ConnectionsWrite your names

O Captain, My Captain – annotate/TPCASTTCreate extended metaphor poem

12 line minimum for Monday 2.6.2012

What is an Extended Metaphor?• EXTENDED METAPHOR

• Definition: A metaphor that continues over multiple sentences, and that is sometimes extended throughout an entire work.

• Why Writers Use it: Extended metaphors allow writers to draw a larger comparison between two things or ideas. In rhetoric, they allow the audience to visualize a complex idea in a memorable way or tangible. They highlight a comparison in a more intense way than simple metaphors or similes.

• Usually A LOT of Symbolism!!! • Your poem needs to be creative, an extended

metaphor, at least 12 lines

Thursday February 2, 2012

Happy Groundhog’s Day!! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=1wTOkG2DNO8 • After reading the memoir Night,

what will you remember most? … what impact has this book had on your life?

Warm-Up Monday 2.6.2012

T is for TITLE

• Analyze the title first.• What do you predict this poem will

be about?• Write down your predictions.• We will reflect on the title again

after we have read the poem.• The next step is often omitted, but

it is the most important!!!!

READ THE

POEM!!!!

P is for PARAPHRASE

• Paraphrasing is putting something in your own words.

• After reading the poem, rewrite it in your own words.

• This may be three sentences or a page, depending on the particular poem.

C is for CONNOTATION

• Analyze the figures of speech and sound effects of the poem.

• These are the poetry vocabulary we have already studied.

• These elements add to the meaning.

A is for ATTITUDE

• Tone is the attitude of the speaker toward the subject of the poem.

S is for SHIFT

• If there is a change in…– Time– Tone– SpeakerThis should always

be noted as this will also affect the meaning.

T is for TITLE (again)

• At this time, you should reconsider the title.

• Were you right in your predictions?

• What other meanings might the title have in light of your analysis?

• Next, the biggie….

T is for THEME

• As you already know, theme is the general insight into life conveyed by the author through his/her work.

• It does not make a judgment.example: “Don’t do drugs” is not a theme.

• It merely states something that is true to life and the human condition.

How do I find the THEME?

• Look at the other parts of TPCASTT.

• What insight are all of these working together to convey?

• What is the poet trying to say about life?

Connection to a Clip:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8UL_9R_W-Y

• As you view the clip, write down connections to “O Captain, My Captain” – Focus on symbolism!

Homework for Tuesday 2.8.2011

“A True Leader”Poem Rubric

-Warm-Up connections?

Socratic Seminar • Remember our established

norms! – Be respectful and take

detailed notes.

• You should have the following on your desk:– Blank sheet of paper for notes– Self created higher level

thinking questions. (at least 4)– Research –optional – Self Evaluation

Checklist/Challenges

Today’s Challenges:1.Offer a thought-out response to the literature2.Make a valuable point3.Use support material (text) to support response4.Make a comparison5.Ask a clarifying question6.Draw other students into the discussionYou CHOOSE 4!!

You need to self evaluate during the

seminar.

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Ticket out the Door!1.6.2012

Reminder: Deconstruction/Writing Prompts

On a half sheet of paper answer the following essential questions for

today’s lesson in complete sentences:1. What factors cause people to have

different stances on specific topics?2.During a Socratic Seminar, why does

a speaker’s point have more validity if they provide relevant evidence?

3.How does having a group discussion, about a particular subject, expand participant knowledge about the

subject at hand?