Day 2 (Thursday, 2/14/13)
Goal: Build an image poem that hangs together, either because of a theme or because of categories of images.
First Step: A Valentine's Poem:
Remember the 2 C's of Poetry!
Taylor Mali "How Falling in Love is like Owning a Dog"
Sweet Like a Crow Poem.
First:
Use Whitman Quote to model the exercise.
3 Themes
2 categories of imagery that fit the theme
1. Choose the quote from your "three" that most inspires you.
- Make a Lucid chart that breaks down your quote into themes.
Step one: Use Google Chrome to get on the internet. Google Lucidchart or go to http://www.lucidchart.com
Step two: Make a flow chart on lucid chart that contains your quote, a major theme, five minor themes, and 20 GOOD images.
Step three: Turn your lucid chart into a poem that resembles "Sweet Like a Crow," with a title, an epigraph, and at least 20 separate images.
Day 1 (Tuesday, 2/12/13):
Goal: Continue to discuss what it means to have conviction.
HW: For Thursday, Bring in at least three quotes you like.
First Step: O Me, O Life!
Then: Taylor Mali again...
Conviction: Who has it?
Share some poems if you want.
Now, back to...
"Sweet Like a Crow"
With a partner, answer these five questions about the poem: (Did this happen on Thursday?)
- Make one or two absolutely literal statements about the text (ones that no one could disagree with).
- Briefly describe the central tension of the text
- Make one interpretive statement about an image in the text (one in which you ascribe meaning or investigate a meaning beyond the literal. Be prepared to defend your interpretation with evidence from the text.)
- Make a central assertion that captures the most valid meaning/message of the text.
- Ask one key question about the poem.
What was your favorite image and why?
Making categories of images.
Read through "Sweet like a Crow." Put the images into five categories. Be ready to share them.
HW: For Thursday, Bring in at least three quotes you like.
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