Wednesday, April 19 - Gift of Magi - CRQ and Intro to poetry

Objective: By the end of class, student will analyze short fiction and poetry in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.

DO NOW - 

Either on a NEO or a SEPARATE piece of paper, answer the CRQ for Gift of the Magi on page 122 (also typed below)

Based on the passage, what American cultural value is most emphasized in the story. Use evidence from the text to support your answer.


Cultural values are the traditions and ideals that a certain group of people (by race, ethnicity, nationality, etc) share and consider important.

Direct Instruction

Review the multiple choice answers for Gift of the Magi.

Extended metaphor - DEFINITION

The term extended metaphor refers to a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem. 


What is the difference between an extended metaphor and a regular metaphor?

review of types of figurative language

fig language review

Read introduction to The Seven Ages of Man. 



morgan freeman reading poem

Guided

Annotate poem for figurative language (similes, alliteration, metaphors, rhyme). Then break down and identify the seven stages and mark them on the poem directly.

Independent

Complete "7 stages" on back of poem.


Check for understanding

Individual student checks during independent work.

Closure

Review figurative language and the seven stages of man.

Exit Pass

What is your favorite stage and why?