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.
Here is the poem
Spring and All by William Carlos Williams (USA. 1883-1963)
Use the TPCAST Analytical System to analyze Williams' poem. HINT: Williams was also a practising medical doctor. **You can do it in Chart/Point Form
Create a Chart for TPCAST analysis of the poem. Use headings for each of the Tpcast Elements
1. TITLE: write your opinion about it;
2. PARAPHRASE: select five new words and phrases used in the poem that you don't know and rewrite them using your own words.
3. CONNOTATION: what words and phrases in the poem have meanings beyond their literal meaning? One example in the poem is the phrase: sluggish / dazed spring approaches. The adjectives "sluggish" and "dazed" give human qualities to the Spring which is coming. Spring is made to seem like a human being bringing warmth and light to the dead winter scene. It is also a shift in the weather and therefore a shift in the tone. We can all agree that the Springtime is positive and healing for everyone. Notice that I have also "paraphrased" the lines from the poem by putting the phrase into my own words:
Spring is a human being bringing warmth and light to the dead winter scene.4. ATTITUDE write your impression of the feeling and tone of the poem.
5. SHIFT locate at least one physical and one emotional/tone change.
6.THEME: write your interpretation of the poet's intention and meaning.
In total you should be writing at least 150-200 words in several paragraph forms. Double space, 12pt text, save as PDF file and post to Moodle below.
This is your weekend Homework. It is due before Monday's class, so please upload it to MOODLE as a PDF document by Sunday at midnight (China time).
Read the poems Victoria Soto by Kayla Czaga & 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 using TPCAST analysis to understand the poems before you answer the following questions:
1. How effectively does each poet communicate their "theme" in their poems? Think about who the "speaker" is; what is their "attitude"; who is their "audience"; as well as the mood and tone they create.
2. Do the poets use "connotation" i.e. figurative language or other techniques to provide deeper meanings to the literal words in the poems? This helps communicate their "theme."
3. Are their any big "shifts" and changes in setting, tone and attitude? What effect do the shifts have in helping you understand the meaning of the poem.
4. What are your overall impressions and feelings about these poems? Use emotional and vivid words instead of just saying :"I like ..." or "I don't like ...."
** For this assignment write approximately 100 words for each poem. Double space, 12 pt. Save your work as a PDF file so that the teacher can write comments and notes directly on the document. Upload and post on Moodle below.
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
The poem is available in the Resources Folder in the POETRY UNIT file.
I have downloaded it here for you.