Friday, December 6, 2013

Learning Objectives:
I can…

• critically analyze a poem
• analyze a speaker's use of inflection to convey thoughts and emotions
• present a dramatic text convincingly
• understand and apply the key elements of poetic analysis

Opening:

1. Article of the Week: "India Launches First Mission to Mars"

2. Review Tone Paragraphs…I will read each aloud and you guess the TONE.

Work Period:

3. At the top of page 284, write some predictions and thoughts about a poem called "Choices", by Nikki Giovanni

4. "Choices" by Nikki Giovanni

• Read aloud #1
• Read aloud #2

5. Write down the following term in your journal:

Inflection: when speaking or reading aloud, varying the tone and pitch of the voice.

6. What do the following mean:

• pitch
• volume
• tempo
• phrasing

7. Rehearsal: Read aloud "Choices" together to practice the four elements of good inflection.

8. TPCASTT "Choices" modeled

Closing:
9. Discuss the Title Revisited and Theme.