Special Places

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UNIT 5

• Special Places

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Genre

• Poetry

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Poetry

• A type of literature that is written in meter

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What is the mood?

• Feeling of the poem

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Sensory imagery

• Words that appeal to the five senses is also
  important poetry

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Speaker

• The voice
• that talks to the reader

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Dust of Snow

• By Robert Frost

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felt sorry about
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Elevator

• Notice the form of the poem.
• What does it look like to you?
• Does it have anything to do with the title?

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project
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Public housing
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Haiku

• By Isssa
• A Haiku is a short Japanese poem.
• It usually has only three lines, the poet must be
  create a clear picture for the reader

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Haiku

• A Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines
  of five, seven, and five syllables.
• Haiku often reflect on some aspect of nature.
• http//www.toyomasu.com/haiku/whatishaiku

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Happy Thought

• By Jesus Papoleto Melendez
• What makes you giggle?

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What is the mood?

• Feeling of the poem

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• What happens in the poem?
• Why do you think people stare?
• What is the mood?

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Summarizing and Making Inferences

• What happens in the poem?
• Why do you think people stare?
• Workbook page 55

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Daybreak in Alabama

• BY LANGSTON HUGHES

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Think of a place that you like.

• TASK
• Draw a picture of three things that you like
  about the place.
• What are the colors? What does it smell, sound
  taste, touch like?
• Use sensory imagery. . . . . . .. .
• Workbook page 56

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Sensory imagery

• Words that appeal to the five senses is also
  important poetry

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Graffiti

• By Jane Yolen
• Questioning and Connecting
• Where have you seen graffiti? What did you think
  about the writer? How do you think that the
  writer felt while writing the graffiti?

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Speaker

• The voice
• that talks to the reader

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THEME

• The theme is a message that the poet wants you to
  understand about life.

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Free Verse

• Poetry composed of either rhymed or unrhymed
  words
• What does Elevator and Graffiti have in
  common.

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THEME

• What does the message on the wall mean to you?
• Does the speaker agree or disagree with the
  message on the wall?
• What is the theme of the poem?

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Vocabulary QuizBonus

• Complete page 58.
• Make sentence with rued.
• Make a sentence with project.

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casually
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• In an informal, unplanned way

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slipped
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• Moved smoothly and easily

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composer
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• A creator of music

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graffiti
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• Drawings or writings on public walls or buildings

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Question 1

• Look back at Dust of Snow. Which lines from the
  poem rhyme?
• A. 1 and 2 and 3 and 4
• B. 1 and 3 and 2 and 4
• C. 2 and 3 and 4 and 5

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Question 2

• How does the speakers mood change in Dust of
  Snow.
• A. the speaker feels better
• B. the speaker feels worse
• C. the speaker gets angry

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Question 3

• Look back at Elevator. What is the speaker
  doing on the elevator?
• A. reading
• B. Talking to a friend
• C. daydreaming

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Question 4

• Which is the best subject for a Haiku?
• A. history of the world
• B. a sleeping animal
• C. a persons birthday party

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Question 5

• In Happy Thought, what is the mood?
• A. worried
• B. serious
• C. happy

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Question 6

• Look back at Daybreak in Alabama. Which lines
  from the poem appeal to the sense of sight?
• A. 8 and 9
• B. 11 and 12
• C. 18 and 19

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Question 7

• In Daybreak in Alabama, how do the first six
  lines in the poem make you feel?
• A. gloomy
• B. hopeful
• C. excited

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Question 8

• In Graffiti, what does the speaker disagree
  with?
• A. the sad writing on the wall
• B. the need to iron a skirt
• C. the hugs from aunts and uncles

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Question 9

• What kind of poetry is Graffiti?
• A. rhyming
• B. haiku
• C. free verse

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• Write in complete sentences and use correct
  punctuation.
• Remember to try your best.
• Good luck and have fun!

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Question 10, 11 and 12

• What kind of feeling do most of the speakers in
  the poems have in common?
• What was your favorite poem and why?
• What was the genre of the unit?