Lesson 1.3 - The Architecture of Poetry (TPCAST)
Learning Goals: By the end of this lesson you will be able to
(1) communicate their opinions and interpretations of what poetry is in an even clearer way both orally and in writing;
(2) make richer and increasingly more insightful connections between the ideas in poetry and their personal knowledge, experience, and insights, and connect these to the world around them.
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Do you wish you could have superpowers? Would you like to change time, see into the future or speed travel? What would your superpowers be?
50 words. Respond to 2 classmates' postings.
1. What are the advantages of a poem compared to a photograph, article or essay regarding these factors:
- teach a lesson
- move people emotionally
- to move people to take action
Survey on today's lesson
Read the poem Victoria Soto by Kayla Czaga and My Papa's Waltz by Theodore Roethke.
Both poems describe tragic events and incidents, and both deal with children. Use your own personal interpretation of each poem to answer the following questions.
1. How effectively does the poet share her/his message in these poems?
2. Does she/he use any special figurative language or techniques considering the poems are about tragic events to children?
3. What was your overall impression or feeling of these poems?
** 50-75 words for each poem and PDF and post to Moodle below.