Wednesday, September 7
Classwork:
- Do Now: Edison Benchmark Analysis
- Then: Lesson Plan Presentation
- After: Homework Reminder
- New Roots List #6: fila/fili, fin, flex/flect, gastr(o), geo, grad/gress, graph/gram
- Roots Quiz #5
- 1st SIFTT assignment: On a sheet of paper... (Typed or not)
- Write your name, period and date at the top-left corner
- Title- SIFTT preliminary research (center on page)
- skip one line and write the title of the song/poem you'd like to analyze (left side)
- skip another line and write the COMPOSER (this may not be the performer in music)
- skip another line and write 'Symbolism'. Identify a symbol from the song/poem. Write both the literal and symbolic meanings. More detail is better than less.
- If there are additional symbols, repeat step 5 for them.
- Skip a line and write the word 'Imagery.' Identify a vivid image from the song/poem.
- On the next line, describe the image using at least three of the five senses. If you cannot, it is not a vivid image.
- If there are additional images, repeat steps 7 & 8.
- Skip a line and write the phrase 'Figures of Speech.'
- Beneath it, write the type of Figure of Speech and the specific example from the song/poem. Repeat this for each figure of speech you find in the song/poem.
- Repeat this process for at least three songs/poems on three separate sheets of paper.
- Bring this to class with you on Friday. I will be checking for completeness during the Edison Benchmark Analysis.
Classwork:
- Do Now: Edison Benchmark Analysis (continued)
- Then: Lesson Plan Presentation
- After: Homework Reminder
- Finish SIFTT assignment 1: On a Sheet of paper...(continued)
- Skip a line and write the word 'Tone.' In one-three words, write what you believe the tone of the song/poem is. Remember: Tone is an emotion or 'feeling' created by the AUTHOR'S WORDS. Avoid generalizations like happy or sad. There's more to it than that.
- On the next line, make a list of exact words from the poem that lead you to what you believe is the tone of the song/poem (there should be at least 5 specific words from the song/poem).
- Skip a line and write the word 'Theme.' In one clear sentence, write what you believe the theme of the song/poem is. Remember: Theme is the central message or moral of the song/poem. It should permeate the entire piece, meaning that all of the symbolism, imagery and figures of speech point to this theme.
- On the next line, begin an explanation of how your previous examples all support this theme.
- Repeat this process for at least three songs/poems on three separate sheets of paper.
- Bring the completed SIFTT Pre-research with you to class on Monday.
