Wednesday, January 4 - Anthem of Doomed Youth

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze a poem in order to improve comprehensive skills and prepare for the Keystone exam.

DO NOW

Write the definitions down in your notebooks:

Anthem - a rousing or uplifting song identified with a particular group, body, or cause. 

Cultural Value - Culture is the sum of learned beliefs, values, and customs that regulate the behavior of members of a particular society that is considered "acceptable" in that culture. 

Direct Instruction

Discuss Anthems and cultural values. What are some of each that which we are familiar?

Guided

Read / Analyze poem on page 104 -Keystone Finish Line book.

ANTHEM OF A DOOMED YOUTH 

• let's look at what we do know and understand, not what we do not know.
• Annotate and paraphrase in margins.
• Identify any figurative language you recognize (similes, metaphors, alliteration, rhetorical questions)

Anthem of Doomed Youth

doomed youth song

Independent

Paraphrase the poem, "Anthem of a Doomed Youth"

Then choose one o the two below:

Write a parallel poem that mirrors "Anthem of Doomed Youth." This means it should have:

1  - clear shift in tense (first half of poem is in present tense, second half of poem is in future tense). Poem can be a minimum of 8 lines.

2. Must have at least one example of each a metaphor, a simile and alliteration.

3. Retitle the poem to best reflect this personal account.

OR

CRQ

Analyze how the author uses figurative language in order to create a somber mood. Use examples from the text to support your answer.


Check for Understanding

Individual student checks during independent work

Closure