English Poetry

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English

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9th Grade

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Hard

Joseph Anderson

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9 Slides • 11 Questions

Year 9 - April 24th - Intro to Poem at 39

Agenda + HW

Checking in
Recap of Anthology Poems we've covered
Form, Language, Structure
Introduction to "Poem at 39"
Moved OMAM Essay - May 7th

Checking in!

It's been two weeks since I've seen you!

Open Ended

What are three words you would use to describe your Spring Holiday?

Type response here

Recapping Anthology Poems

Let's see if you can identify which poem these lines come from!

Multiple Choice

To the old Sunday evenings at home, with winter outside

Piano

Half-Past Two

Hide and Seek

None

Multiple Choice

Being cross, she'd forgotten

Piano

Half Past Two

Hide and Seek

None

Multiple Choice

Taking me back down the vista of years, till I see

Piano

Half Past Two

Hide and Seek

None

Multiple Choice

I wish he had not been/so tired

Piano

Half Past Two

Hide and Seek

None

Multiple Choice

The sacks in the toolshed smell like the seaside.

Piano

Half Past Two

Hide and Seek

None

Multiple Choice

The dark damp smell of sand moves in your throat

Piano

Half Past Two

Hide and Seek

None

Multiple Choice

If you can keep your head when all about you

Piano

Half Past Two

Hide and Seek

None

Introduction to Poem #4

"Poem at Thirty Nine" by Alice Walker

Alice Walker

Born in 1944
American novelist, poet, short story writer, and social activist
Most well known for her novel, "The Color Purple" - National Book Award, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Initial read through - open the doc on your computer and listen to the read through

Then read through again on your own

Open Ended

What would you say is the overall tone of this poem? Why?

Type response here

Structure

After answering and listening in add these to your notes!

How many stanzas are there? What about lines?

Why might it be organized this way?

Consider the fact that there is a shift in this poem?

Open Ended

Why might the poem be structured in this way?

Type response here

Form

Open Ended

Once again this is a free verse poem - why might that be?

Type response here

Year 9 - April 24th - Intro to Poem at 39

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