Thursday May 3

• Poetry Terms: Provide an example for the following poetry terms: alliteration, assonance, metaphor, simile, and symbol. Write these down on a separate piece of paper and hand into sub.

• Poem Analysis: Today, you will begin analyzing 3 poems from the poet you have chosen. Each poem analyzed should be 1 page long. For more explicit instructions, look at the "Poetry Project" blog below. Type all analysis and save to email, google docs, or your student account.

• If you do get finished, then begin analyzing 3 poems from the Romantic period different from your poet. Type all analysis and save to email, google docs, or your student account. 

Tip: Refer to your poetry terms and definitions to understand the literary devices used.

Wednesay May 2

Write down all poetry terms and definitions below. Once you have finished, check out the blog that says "Poetry Project." You will need to write a 1 page explanation of the poet's background including his or her famous works.

Once you have finished, pick three poems from that poet in which you want to analyze. Also, pick three other poems from the Romantic period to analyze different from your current poet.

I do not expect you to analyze these poems today. I want to go over the terms with you before analyzing them. Be sure to to type the paragraph and use your own words.

Turn in terms to Mrs. Mullinax and email your paper to btrotman@jasper.k12.al.us

See you tomorrow, hopefully!

Romantic Poetry Terms

alliteration use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse 2. assonance the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words 3. Classicism a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms 4. Diction the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience 5. end rhyme occurs when words at the end of lines rhyme 6. gothic The dark obscure side of the imagination 7. internal rhyme a rhyme between words in the same line 8. juxtaposition the act of positioning close together (or side by side) 9. metaphor a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity 10. Neoclassicism revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation 11. oath (covenant) a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior 12. onomatopoeia using words that imitate the sound they denote 13. Pastoral a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds) 14. personification the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc. 15. poetry literature in metrical form 16. repetition the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device 17. rhyme correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds) 18. rhyme scheme the pattern of rhyme in a poem 19. Romantic Age Literary period from 1798-1837 20. Romanticism a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
21. simile a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as') 22. sonnet a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme 23. speaker the person speaking in the poem, like the narrator in prose - not always the poet 24. stanza a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem 25. symbol Something that stands for itself or more than itself. (A concrete object that stands for an abstract thought) 26. theme a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work

Poetry Project

Poetry Project

Poetry is said to be a window to someone’s soul. Throughout this unit we will be exploring various types of poems, and learning about the different devices poets use when writing their poems. This project will be a compellation of the poems you have written during this unit and several poems you will analyze to show your understanding of what we have learned.

• Write a two paragraph explanation of the poet’s background including his or her famous works.

• Choose 3 poems to write about. For each one, write: what it means to you, what literary devices from the vocabulary list you used, and what those devices do for the poem’s meaning. Each poem analyzed should be one page in length.

• Choose three poems from the Romantic Period on three topics of your choice. These poems do not have to be from your chosen poet. Possible topics:

􀂃 Love

􀂃 Sadness/despair

􀂃 Hope/hopelessness

􀂃 Meaning of life

􀂃 Life in general

􀂃 Humor

􀂃 Death

• Write a commentary on each poem in which you discuss why you chose this poem and topic. You must also write about the various literary devices from the vocabulary list and what affect they have on the poet’s intended meaning (at least 1 page each).

• Include an artistic representation for three of the poems from either section 1 or section 3 to include in the final bound project

Macbeth Discussion Question

Answer the following question by commenting below:

What reason does Macbeth give the Murderers for wanting Banquo killed? What reason does he give for not doing it himself?

Thursday March 15

Look over notes for quiz. Don't forget about vocabulary.

Agenda:

- Quiz
- "Write Your Own Prologue" see attachment

See Assignment Below: 

The Canterbury Tales: Write Your Own Prologue

Introduction

In The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer introduces the reader to various groups of people. From laborers, to religious men and women, to members of the aristocracy, his tales present an accurate description of humanity – not only from the medieval period, but also from today.

                During the medieval period of England’s history, there were certain professions that emerged in every village. Based on your skills and preferences, what would you have been well-suited to do in Chaucer’s time? Which of his characters would you most likely have been?

The Task

                Most of Chaucer’s medieval travelers are identified by career. Your task is to join these travelers and introduce yourself by writing a section of the prologue about your character.

The Process: Exploring the Web, Creating a Product

                Using the information you will gather below, role-play one of the characters in Chaucer’s group. Write an introduction of yourself, what you do for a living, and indicate what has made you take this pilgrimage. This writing assignment should take the form of a 16-line verse in Chaucerian style.

1. Complete the personality and skills test at http://www.cmi-lmi.com/kingdomality.html to determine which profession fits your skills. In your notes, include three skills that this profession requires.

2. Research the role of your profession in the medieval time period. Consider his/her clothing, responsibilities, and role in the community. Use the following websites for your research:

http://www.members.tripod.com/~hkcarms/occ.html

http://www.medieval-life.net/life_main.htm

http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle32.htm

3. Using your “Kingdomality” character and your research, prepare your prologue.

4. Take a look at the sample on the back of the sheet for help.

Assessment

You will be graded on your ability to represent your character effectively in a stanza that:

• Includes at least 2 direct characterizations and 2 indirect characterizations (20 points)
• Accurately reflects the chosen occupation (15 points)
• Includes personal experiences, events, and physical descriptions (10 points)
• Uses rhyming couplets (pairs of lines that rhyme) (15 points) - A couplet is a pair of lines of meter in poetry. It usually consists of two lines that rhyme and have the same meter.
• Is 16 (or more) lines (20 points)

The English Hag

An ancient English teacher joined our band,

A crusty pen of red clutched in her hand

Each mile that we rode. Five feet in height,

Half-blind eyes ‘neath frizzled head of white.

Her back a sloping hill made bent by books

In dozens, pounds of papers. Dour looks

Cut down each soul who dared to mispronounce,

Mispunctuate or scoff at words. She’d pounce

On those who could not name a verb or noun,

So we ignored her every scold and frown.

So many plays and novels in her head

She struggled to recall all she had read.

But ask her of the ones she used to teach,

They numbered thousands, but she remembered each.

This teacher said her name was Madalaine;

So facile with her words, she loved our game.

Wed. March 14

Journal: 

How has the media affected your view of others and yourself?

Agenda:

- Review of the work completed yesterday: vocabulary, sequence of events, character map, and Wife of Bath questions
- Begin reading The Knight's Tale