1) Drop off your homework for Book of Odes on the
stool.
2) Grab your INTERACTIVE READERS.
In some of the poems that we will soon read, the
speaker both longs for those he/she loves, then
prefers solitude.
Think, pair, share:
1. What is the difference between loneliness and
solitude? (If you’re struggling, consult a
dictionary).
2. Is solitude important? Explain your response in a
couple of sentences.
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Homework: Work on Key Terms Study Guide!
Reminder: If I don’t have a needed portfolio
assignment before 1st lunch, you will not be able
to submit it.
Question: A trip next spring break?
Reading 3.4: Analyze the ways in which poets
use imagery… and sounds to evoke readers’
emotions.
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Candy for those who can answer the following…
What is the definition of a metaphor?
Provide an example from life.
From yesterday’s homework, tell us what diction you
analyzed from “We Pick Ferns, We Pick Ferns” and what
you analyzed about it’s connotations (or what we think
about when we hear this word).
From yesterday’s homework, tell us what imagery you
analyzed from “We Pick Ferns, We Pick Ferns” and what
you analyzed about the mood behind it.
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In your Interactive
Readers, turn to page
159.
On your own, quietly
read selected poems
of Li Po.
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Note: Read each poem
2-3 times (poetry
always needs to be
read multiple times to
understand it).
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Homework: Complete the margins in the
tasks and page. 164-165.