SMART (Participation) Grade (5 min)
Each day YOU will decide the grade you deserve.*
Your 5-point daily participation grade is based on CLA’s core-values:
CLA Students are S.M.A.R.T.
S = Self-Controlled
M = Motivated
A = Accountable
R = Respectful
T = Timely
What do you deserve today?
*One point for each core-value (5 points possible each day). I reserve the right to change these
grades.
Do Now (5 min)
What does TPCASTT stand
for?
(Hint: Look at p. 233)
Poetry Analysis of Combing
Activity 3.15
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Agenda
1. Do Now (5 min)
2. Objectives (1 min)
3. TPCASTT Focus on Theme (3 min)
4. Together-Read Young (5 min)
5. Group-TPCASTT Sheet for Young (15 min)
6. Listen to Knock Knock (5 min)
7. Practice Combing (5 min)
8. Perform Combing (10 min)
9. Closing (1 min)
10.Exit Slip (5 min)
11.Participation Grades (3 min)
Objectives (2 min)
Content (The knowledge you’ll master
today)
SWBAT:
1. Analyze Combing
2. Orally present Combing
Language (How you will master the
knowledge)
By:
1. Writing notes in a TPCASTT template
2. Listening to an oral interpretation of a poem and
practicing speaking the words of Combing
TPCASTT Sheet for Young (25 min)
Objective: SWBAT: Analyze a poem for connotation and theme by writing notes
in a TPCASTT worksheet
Focus on
theme!
Focus on Theme (5 min)
Objective: SWBAT: Analyze a poem for connotation and theme by writing notes
in a TPCASTT worksheet
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Beauty of simplicity
Capitalism – effect on the individual
Change of power - necessity
Change versus tradition
Chaos and order
Character – destruction, building up
Circle of life
Coming of age
Communication – verbal and nonverbal
Companionship as salvation
Convention and rebellion
Dangers of ignorance
Darkness and light
Death – inevitable or tragedy
Desire to escape
Destruction of beauty
Disillusionment and dreams
Displacement
Empowerment
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Emptiness of attaining false dream
Everlasting love
Evils of racism
Facing darkness
Facing reality
Fading beauty
Faith versus doubt
Family – blessing or curse
Fate and free will
Fear of failure
Female roles
Fulfillment
Good versus bad
Greed as downfall
Growing up – pain or pleasure
Hazards of passing judgment
Heartbreak of betrayal
Heroism – real and perceived
Hierarchy in nature
Identity crisis
p. 235
Together-Read Combing (5 min)
Objective: SWBAT: Analyze a poem for connotation and theme by writing notes
in a TPCASTT worksheet
TPCASTT Sheet for Combing (15 min)
Objective: SWBAT: Analyze a poem for connotation and theme by writing notes
in a TPCASTT worksheet
p. 232
Focus on
theme!
Listen to Knock Knock (5 min)
Objective: SWBAT: Orally present Combing by listening to an oral interpretation
of a poem and practicing speaking the words of Combing
While You’re
Watching:
What makes
Daniel Beaty’s
performance so
entertaining?
Listen to Knock Knock (5 min)
Objective: SWBAT: Orally present Combing by listening to an oral interpretation
of a poem and practicing speaking the words of Combing
Daniel
Beaty
Listen to Knock Knock (5 min)
Objective: SWBAT: Orally present Combing by listening to an oral interpretation
of a poem and practicing speaking the words of Combing
What makes
Daniel Beaty’s
performance so
entertaining?
Practice Combing (5 min)
Objective: SWBAT: Orally present Combing by listening to an oral interpretation
of a poem and practicing speaking the words of Combing
Please
practice
reading the
poem
Combing
Don’t forget
to emulate
Daniel Beaty
Perform Combing (10 min)
Objective: SWBAT: Orally present Combing by listening to an oral interpretation
of a poem and practicing speaking the words of Combing
Please
volunteer to
read Combing
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Closing (1 min)
Did you master the following objectives?
Content (The knowledge you’ll master
today)
SWBAT:
1. Analyze Young
Language (How you will
master the knowledge)
By:
1. Writing notes in a TPCASTT template
Exit Slip (5 min)
What is one thing that
made Daniel Beaty’s
oral interpretation of
Knock Knock so
entertaining?
SMART (Participation) Grade (3 min)
Each day YOU will decide the grade you deserve.*
Your 5-point daily participation grade is based on CLA’s core-values:
CLA Students are S.M.A.R.T.
S = Self-Controlled
M = Motivated
A = Accountable
R = Respectful
T = Timely
What do you deserve today?
*One point for each core-value (5 points possible each day). I reserve the right to change these
grades.