Lesson 1.4 - MORE POEMS FOR ANALYSIS: BIG 5 AND TPCAST
Learning Goal(s): By the end of this lesson you will be able to
(1) communicate their opinions and interpretations of poetry in a clear, coherent manner;
(2) make increasingly more insightful connections between the ideas in poetry and their personal knowledge, experience, and insights, and connect these to the world around them.
This page contains all the lectures for this lesson.
If you are experiencing slow internet and couldn't view the videos, you can listen to the audios instead.
Have you ever been robbed of a possession? How did you feel.
Think about what a Journal means to you. Then answer the questions below.
1. What is the meaning of a Journal?
2. Have you ever written in a Journal before? Explain.
3. What sorts of ideas do you put in a Journal?
4. Do you think you should write your personal thinking and opinions in a Journal? Explain why or why not.
Answer the above questions. 100 words **PDF and post to Moodle below.
[in Just-]
e e cummings
in Just-
spring when the world is mud-
luscious the little
lame balloonman
whistles far and wee
and eddieandbill come
running from marbles and
piracies and it's
spring
when the world is puddle-wonderful
the queer
old balloonman whistles
far and wee
and bettyandisbel come dancing
from hop-scotch and jump-rope and
it's
spring
and
the
goat-footed
balloonMan whistles
far
and
wee
The Big Five is another analysis system that contains some cross-overs with the TPCAST analysis system
This assignment is due before Friday's Class
Using the BIG 5 Analysis Chart - FILL IN WITH COMPLETE SENTENCES - your analysis of (1) The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost, or (2) "Stopping by Woods on a Winter Evening" by Robert Frost
Upload the analysis of the Robert Frost poem you chose here.
Please write full and complete sentences in the BIG 5 Analysis Chart.
Save it as a PDF FILE to upload
Choose one of two poems found in the UNIT 1: POETRY (20 hours) block under RESOURCE FOLDER: the poems are titled Mending Wall by Robert Frost or Without Hands by Lorna Crozier. Answer the following questions in complete sentences:
1. What insights have you gained about your own life today by reading this poem?
2. What possibilities can you imagine for your future life now that you might not have considered before reading this poem?
3. What assumptions about gender roles are revealed in the poem?
4. What effect has the poet achieved by using common words and familiar situations in unfamiliar ways?
5. Indicate one word or line in this poem that provides a key to understanding the poet’s intention.
Submission Format: PDF (include your name, date and assignment title); Double spaced, Times New Roman, 12 pt font.
Create a video/audio of one of your favourite songs. Share a short clip from your song with the lyrics. Explain your interpretation of the lyrics using the TPCAST method of analysis. Of course, give your overall opinion of the song and how it makes you feel.
Upload the link to your video here.
**2 minutes including the clip; clip should be about 30-45 seconds; Put on a word/Google Docs and PDF/Post to Moodle
Use TPCAST analysis to determine what you believe are one or more THEMES in the poem Birches by Robert Frost. Also, identify similes and metaphors and highlight them in the poem.
Submission Format: PDF (include your name, date and assignment title); Double spaced, Times New Roman, 12 pt font.