1.17­1.20.17 Poetry, art, and current events.notebook
January 20, 2017
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Warm up: Look at the picture. Write down five words that come to mind.
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1.17­1.20.17 Poetry, art, and current events.notebook
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What is the connection between the photograph and the poem? How does the poem rely on context for its meaning?
Would you understand the poem without being aware of its context? 2
1.17­1.20.17 Poetry, art, and current events.notebook
January 20, 2017
What is the relationship between Hughes's poem and Whitman's poem?
Does the Whitman poem change your understanding of the Hughes poem in any way?
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1.17­1.20.17 Poetry, art, and current events.notebook
January 20, 2017
Look up Walt Whitman online. What is one way that knowing who he is/ some of his biography might influence what you think about the Hughes poem? 4
1.17­1.20.17 Poetry, art, and current events.notebook
January 20, 2017
Compose a TS that describes how Hughes's poem connects to or is made richer by at least one of the context pieces (photograph, Whitman poem, or Whitman biography).
Your TS should reference both works (poem + selected context) AND include an explanation of main idea/trope/theme in the poem. 5
1.17­1.20.17 Poetry, art, and current events.notebook
January 20, 2017
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Warm up: Look at the painting and write down five words that describe your response to or understanding of the painting. 6
1.17­1.20.17 Poetry, art, and current events.notebook
January 20, 2017
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Warm up: Look at the painting and detail (link on HUB). The painting’s title is “The Verdict of the People.” Read the provided context about the painting (HUB and website). Notice some of the details—
half of the painting is light, and half dark. Different figures are engaged in different actions. Identify a few of these figures and what you think they are doing. What does Bingham’s painting communicate to you about the election process?
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1.17­1.20.17 Poetry, art, and current events.notebook
January 20, 2017
How do authors choose an audience? How can we identify the target audience? How/why does an author choose his/her words?
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1.17­1.20.17 Poetry, art, and current events.notebook
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While reading: Find examples of specific words that
• target/appeal to specific viewpoints
• attempt to change perspectives
Identify what those viewpoints and perspectives are.
After reading: Complete the remaining questions on the handout with your group. 9
1.17­1.20.17 Poetry, art, and current events.notebook
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Share: Finding contrasts and identifying viewpoints
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1.17­1.20.17 Poetry, art, and current events.notebook
January 20, 2017
Homework: Write a 2­chunk 1:2 paragraph that answers the question: How does the article express two opposing viewpoints?
In your chunk: ­­ Use a broad TS that mentions both viewpoints and summarizes your argument
­­ Separate CD sentences
­­ Insert CM in appropriate spots
­­ Use transitions
.5 Writing grade: Sentences are distinct and accomplish appropriate purposes.
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1.17­1.20.17 Poetry, art, and current events.notebook
January 20, 2017
1.20.16
Warm up: Read the poem “Villanelle for America 2016” and see if you can figure out the following (without looking it up! No cheating!):
• What are the rules for a villanelle?
• Find examples (and be able to explain) of each of the following: rhyme scheme, end rhyme and end­stopped rhyme, masculine rhyme, feminine rhyme, eye­rhyme
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1.17­1.20.17 Poetry, art, and current events.notebook
A villanelle (also known as a villanesque) is
• 19 lines
• 5 tercets followed by a quatrain
• Two refrains­­ 1st and 3rd line of the opening tercet repeat in alternating tercets • Quatrain includes both refrains as the conclusion
• 2 repeating rhymes (mostly ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA)
January 20, 2017
R1,R2 Tercet 1 (3 lines)
R1
Tercet 2
R2
Tercet 3
R1
Tercet 4
R2
Tercet 5
R1,R2
Quatrain (4 lines)
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1.17­1.20.17 Poetry, art, and current events.notebook
January 20, 2017
Each group will answer one and then share: What are the refrains in "Villanelle for America 2016?" How do they help communicate a main idea to the reader? Highlight the metaphors and similes and underline the images. How do these devices lend strength to the message? Why use them? Draw an arrow in a different color next to all of the enjambed lines and stanzas. Choose one enjambment and one end­stopped line and explain how each adds something to the poem. Why use a villanelle? Choose one aspect of the form of this villanelle and explain why it is appropriate for the topic/message. Identify the rhyme scheme and internal rhymes (circle). How do they help create mood/tone in the poem?
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1.17­1.20.17 Poetry, art, and current events.notebook
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Who is the target of this poem? How do we know? Choose one word, line, or phrase that best helps you decide who the target audience is. 15
1.17­1.20.17 Poetry, art, and current events.notebook
Possible audiences: • Those who voted for/support the president
• Those who do not
• Ambivalent
January 20, 2017
Young, old, artists, poets, political activists, ??
Target audience and secondary audience for: • The article • The painting (current audience, not original)
• The poem
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1.17­1.20.17 Poetry, art, and current events.notebook
January 20, 2017
Homework: Due Monday
Choose one of the possible audiences (from our list­­ see wiki notes). Compose your own poem (challenge yourself with a villanelle!!) that • Uses at least TWO kinds of rhyme and • at least ONE idea expressed through metaphor. Your poem should aim at one of the following reactions from your audience: • provoke an opposite response/anger
• Create sympathy and agreement
• Build a bridge/ reach out to an opposing side.
.5 Writing grade:
• Successfully incorporate the required poetic devices
• Clear target audience can be identified through language
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