Poetry Unit
April 28-May 16
Monday, April 28, 2014 Welcome Back
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Practice Prior Skills
 Review graded “Charles”
exam on junoed.com.
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Learning Goals
lackadaisical (adj.): lacking
enthusiasm and thoroughness.
Being lackadaisical can cause
one to miss out on some fun
privileges.
Define and apply a strategy for
reading poetry by reading lines
according to punctuation.
Analyze symbols, couplets, and
stanzas in poetry
Read and comprehend the poem
“The Secret Heart” by Robert P.
Tristram Coffin
Symbols
 Work with your cooperative learning group to brainstorm a
symbol to represent each of the following words. Have
answers ready in 5 minutes
 Friendship
 Education
 United States of America
 The same way you just picked a symbol to represent
something, so do poets in poetry.
 A symbol is an object, person, or idea that stands for
something beyond itself. Poets will use symbols to make a
point or reinforce its theme.
 Example: The heart. The Bible refers to the heart as a source of emotions
or beliefs, when in reality – it symbolizes our spiritual state.
About the Author
Structure of Poetry, Punctuation, and Vocabulary
 Two structures that are frequently used in poetry are couplets and
stanzas.
 A __________ is a pair of rhyming words.
 A __________ is a group of lines that are meant to be read as a unit.
 In “The Secret Heart,” each couplet forms a two-line stanza.
His two hands were curved apart
In the semblance of a heart.
He wore, it seemed to his small son
A bare heart on his hidden one.
 Pay attention to punctuation – If there is not punctuation at the end of
the first line continue reading until punctuation such as a comma or
period. Notice the line is not complete until you read the second line of
each couplet.
 Kindled - v. stirred up or awakened
 Semblance – n. Look or appearance
 Read “The Secret Heart” which describes one man’s memory of a single
vivid moment from his childhood.
The Secret Heart
Robert P. Tristram Coffin
o Across the years he could recall
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His father one way best of all.
In the stillest hour of night
The boy awakened to a light.
Half in dreams, he saw his sire
With his great hands full of fire.
The man had struck a match to see
If his son slept peacefully.
He held his palms each side the spark
His love had kindled in the dark.
His two hands were curved apart
In the semblance of a heart.
He wore, it seemed to his small son,
A bare heart on his hidden one,
A heart that gave out such a glow
No son awake could bear to know.
It showed a look upon a face
Too tender for the day to trace.
One instant, it lit all about,
And then the secret heart went out.
But it shone long enough for one
To know that hands held up the sun.
Self-Assess – Did you comprehend the poem?
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
Learning Goals
Diagram the following
sentence:
I let the students leave early,
so they would not be late
to the assembly.
 Assess comprehension of
peom by taking reading
check quiz on juno.com
 Analyze poem through
answering questions 1-12
of Review and Assess.
 Define and Apply latin
Root –semble- and
Compartive and
Superliative modifers.
Review and Assess – Analyze the poem in detail by answering the questions on
the following 4 slides. Due tomorrow.
Due Wednesday –April 30, 2014
Due Wednesday –April 30, 2014
Due Wednesday –April 30, 2014
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
Learning Goal
 Define alacrity
 Analyze “The Secret Heart”
 Define solicitous
 Define misnomer
 Not having to go to school after
Memorial Day is a
_____________.
 If you are _________ about
doing well on finals, you should
study.
 The students talked about 8th
grade retreat with ________.
by evaluating the Review
and Assess and Integrated
Language skills
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
Learning Goals
 Diagram and label the
 Assess understanding of
following sentence:
 The teams that did not win
first place, still enjoyed
retreat.
reading strategies, literary
elements, and Integrated
Language Skills in the
poem, “The Secret Heart.”
 Assess knowledge and
application of Words of the
Week.
Friday, May 2, 2014
 5th Grade Musical at 9:15
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
Use the Words of the week to
fill in the following:
 Calling that sad movie a
comedy is a huge
__________ because the
film makes people cry rather
than laugh.
 The _________ attention of
the doctor to her patients
provided life saving benefits
to many.
Learning Goals
 To gain knowledge and
understanding of the
biography and knowledge
of Robert Frost, the author
of the poem, “The Road
Not Taken”
 Read the text and answer
questions about the life of
Robert Frost located on
mrscaple.com under the
Literature section.
Monday, May 5, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
 Define lackadaisical
 Define accede
 Define amenable
Learning Goal
 To define and apply
narrative poems, mood,
and new vocabulary in the
poems, “The Wreck of the
Hesperus” and “The
Centaur”
 To read and comprehend
The Wreck of the
Hesperus
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Literary Analysis
Reading Strategy
The Wreck of the Hesperus
This poem is set in the area of Norman’s Woe off
the coast of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Norman’s
Woe
is a small reef that juts above the water and is barely
visible from the coastline. It is the location of many
wrecks
because its elevation is only 23 ft and barely visible at
high tide.
Read and Comprehend the following: Page 1 The Audio of Poem
The Wreck of the Hesperus page 2
The Wreck of the Hesperus page 3
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
Learning Goals
 What are three elements of
 To read and comprehend
an introductory paragraph?
The Centaur
The Centaur by May Swenson
This is about a 10-year-old speaker that goes to
her imaginary stable, which is a willow grove,
and cuts a limb that becomes her horse. She
pretends to be both horse and rider before
leaving the it behind when she returns back to
her house in reality.
The Centaur by May Swenson Page 1
The Centaur by May Swenson Page 2
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
 Write 2-4 sentences about a
Learning Goals
connection that you made with
 Analyze poem through
“The Wreck of Hesperus”. Was it
answering questions 1-12
text to self (Does this remind you
of Review and Assess.
of something in your life), text to
 Define and Apply latin
world (Does it remind you of a
Root –semble- and
real-world event), or text to text
Compartive and
(Does is it remind you of another
Superliative modifers
book you have read)?
Answer the questions on the next 4 Slides by tomorrow, May 8, 2014
Due Tomorrow, Thursday, May 8, 2014
Due Tomorrow, Thursday, May 8, 2014
Due Tomorrow, Thursday, May 8, 2014
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
Learning Goal
 Write 2-4 sentences about a
 Analyze the two poems by
connection that you made
with “The Centaur”. Was it
text to self (Does this remind
you of something in your
life), text to world (Does it
remind you of a real-world
event), or text to text (Does
is it remind you of another
book you have read)?
evaluating the Review and
Assess and Integrated
Language skills
Friday, May 9, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
Learning Goal
 Write 2-4 sentences about a
 Assess understanding of
connection that you made
with “The Secret”. Was it
text to self (Does this remind
you of something in your
life), text to world (Does it
remind you of a real-world
event), or text to text (Does
is it remind you of another
book you have read)?
reading strategies, literary
elements, and Integrated
Language Skills in the two
poems.
Monday, May 12, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
Learning Goals
 To assess understanding of
Metaphorically -Which road would you take?
The one less traveled or the more common
route? Write 3-5 sentences to answer this
question.
Cyber Day Assignment of
Robert Frost.
 Read and comprehend The
Road Not Taken by Robert
Frost
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
 This poem is about a walk
in the woods, but on a
deeper level it examines
making an important life
decision
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost for audio version
Comprehension Check
Directions: Paraphrase the poem using the graphic organizer below. Use the sentence prompts to
help you.
Comprehension: Part 2 Answer the following questions due by tomorrow.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
Learning Goals
 Write 2-4 sentences about a
 To read and comprehend All
connection that you made
with “The Road Not Taken”.
Was it text to self (Does this
remind you of something in
your life), text to world
(Does it remind you of a realworld event), or text to text
(Does is it remind you of
another book you have read)?
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but Blind and The Choice.
Identify the speaker in each
poem
Compare and Contrast the
three poems
Paraphrase a stanza from the
Road Not Taken.
Define and apply vocabulary
All But Blind by Walter de la Mare
“All But Blind” by Walter de la Mare
“The Choice” by Dorothy Parker
“The Choice” by Dorothy Parker
Answer questions on the next 4 slides to analyze all three poems by
tomorrow, May 14, 2014.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
 Senior Awards and Graduation
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
Learning Goals
 Write 2-4 sentences about a
 Review and Assess and
connection that you made
with “All But Blind”. Was it
text to self (Does this remind
you of something in your
life), text to world (Does it
remind you of a real-world
event), or text to text (Does
is it remind you of another
book you have read)?
Integrate Language Skills
pages 49-50.
Friday, May 16, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
Learning Goals
 Write 2-4 sentences about a
 To Assess knowledge and
connection that you made
with “The Choice”. Was it
text to self (Does this remind
you of something in your
life), text to world (Does it
remind you of a real-world
event), or text to text (Does
is it remind you of another
book you have read)?
understanding of
interpreting the poems
“The Road Not Taken, “All
But Blind,” and “The
Choice
Monday, May 19, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
Learning Goals
 Diagram and label the
 Define and apply gerunds
following sentence:
 The young and lonely child
longed for a friend.
Gerunds
Diagramming Gerunds
Guided Practice 1-2
Independent Practice 3-5
Answer Key – Gerunds
Application –
 Underline the gerund phrases in the following
sentences.
 I enjoy playing video games.
 Starting each morning by swimming laps is healthy.
 Write two sentences using a gerund.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
Learning Goals
 Find the gerund phrases in
 Assess understanding of
the following sentence.
 Cooking dinner is fun.
gerunds.
 Define and apply
participles
Participles
Participles
Diagramming Participles
Guided Practice 1-2
Independent Practice 3-5
Participle Answer Key
Closing
 Underline the participle phrase in the following.
 The running boards on my vehicle are muddy.
 The students living in Rogers or Bentonville may ride the bus
to school.
 Write two sentences using participles.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
Learning Goals
 Underline the gerund
 Assess understanding of
phrases and circle the
participle phrases in the
following sentence.
 The cooking class has given
me hope of preparing
dinner tonight.
gerunds and participles.
 Define and apply
infinitives.
Infinitives
Infinitives
Diagramming Infinitives
Guided Practice 1-2
Independent Practice 3-5
Infinitives Answer Key
Closing – Underline and label the gerund,
participle, and infinitive phrases.
Answer Key
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
 Underline and label the
verbal phrases in the
following sentence.
 Swimming practice ran
late, so I had to run home
or I would be late for
studying for the exam.
Learning Goals
 Assess understanding of
gerunds, participles, and
infinitives.
 Review Parts of a sentence:
subject, verb, linking verb,
direct object, predicate
compliment, adjective,
adverb, preposition, object of
the preposition, gerunds,
participles, infinitives, adverb
clauses, and adjective clauses
on juned.com.
Friday, May 23, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
 Are the following lines called a
couplet or stanza? Why?
“Winter Moon” by Langston Hughes
How thin and sharp is the moon tonight!
How thin and sharp and the ghostly white
Is the slim curved crook of the moon tonight.
Learning Goals
 Review elements of
writing, literary terms
and words of the week
on junoed.com