Introduction to poetry

1. Mr. Verlin South Philadelphia High School December 15, 2014 Introduction to poetry

2. Preliminaries • Turn to Elements, p. 455, and read the Mark Strand quote: “Ink runs from the corners of my mouth. / There is no happiness like mine. / I have been eating poetry.” • In your notebooks, respond to the following prompt: “People have different feelings about poetry. Some people know they love it. Others think they hate it. Maybe you are somewhere in between. Reread the quotation. Why do you think Mark Strand uses the metaphor of eating to express the pleasure he gets from reading poetry?”

3. Objectives: • The students will be able to define some of the elements of poetry. • The students will be able to analyze how Carl Sandburg uses these elements in “Jazz Fantasia” (PA 1.2C and 1.3A, C, D and F) • The students will be able to write a free-verse poem that imitates a sound (PA 1.4A).

4. Focus Lesson: Introduction… • Literary Terms • Alliteration • Onomatopoeia • Rhythm • Meter • Rhyme • Quickwrite: Elements… p. 535 • Pre-write • Draft • “Jazz Fantasia” • Emotions evoked • Imagery (sights and sounds)

5. Focus Lesson: Introduction… • Literary Terms • Alliteration • Onomatopoeia • Rhythm • Meter • Rhyme • Quickwrite: Elements… p. 535 • Pre-write • Draft • “Jazz Fantasia” • Emotions evoked • Imagery (sights and sounds)

6. Focus Lesson: Introduction… • Small Groups • Divide into groups of 4 max. • Answer the “Reading Check” and “Thinking Critically” questions in Elements… p. 538. • Each group will report out on one question.

7. Homework: Free Verse Poem • Free verse lacks any sustained patterns in rhymeand rhythm. • Write a 10-line poem in free verse. Each line must have at least 5 words. • Due Dec. 18.