Comparing texts

Learning Objective/Kaupapa:

•Analyse specified aspects of several written texts using supporting evidence.

The value is….. RESPECTThe Competency is …..PARTICIPATING AND CONTRIBUTING

Do Now/ Nā Mahi: PRE-READINGDiscuss the following situations with

a partner:

A friend of yours gets into a fight. Do you?

a) help him/her.b) walk away

You know another student in your class is being bullied. Do you?

report it.ignore it.

People in other countries are starving to death. Do you?

contribute to charities that help them.

ignore it.

4. Why did you make these choices?

CONTENT

What is it about?• What is happening to Akanni, Denladdi and

Chinwe in the poem?• How does the speaker feel about these things in

the first three stanzas?• What happens in the last stanza?• How might the speakers feelings have changed

by the end of the poem?• What are the key themes or ideas?• Think back to the pre-reading activity. How do

these ideas link to this poem?

In pairs

Work together – I want EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE!

TONE

The mood and attitude of the poem• Choose two of the following words to

describe the mood of the poema) Angry b) happyc) Regretful d) Thoughtful e) excited f) guilty• Write a sentence to explain what the

attitude of the poet is towards people only looking after themselves.

On your own – FEEL IT!

LANGUAGE

Imagery• What do the following images suggest to you?

– ‘Beat him soft like clay’– ‘Stuffed him down the belly of a jeep’– ‘my savouring mouth’– ‘my bewildered lawn– ‘A knock on the door froze my hungry hand’

• What is the poet trying to convey through each of these images?

Choice of words• How does the poet distinguish between people he knows

and people he does not through his choice of language?

In groups

Really attack these quotations!

STRUCTURE• How the poem looks on the page• What do you notice about the way the poem looks on the page?• Why do you think the poet indents parts of stanzas 1-3?

• How the poem is organised into stanzas.• Summarise each stanza.• Why is the poem broken up in this way?

• How the ideas develop.• Look at the time of day in each stanza – how does this suggest a

progression or pattern through the poem?• Why do you think the poet created this pattern?

• Does it follow a convention?• Look at the repeated sections. They alternate with ‘verse like’ sections.

What convention might this suggest?

In groups

Work together – I want EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE!

OPINION

What do you think?

• What do you think about the ideas portrayed by Osundare?

• Would you have helped Akanni, Danladi or Chinwe?

• Why or why not? ON YOUR OWN

This means work in silence

It is really important for you to learn to make up your own mind! Your opinions are VALUABLE!

Pass the parcel – did we achieve our Kaupapa

Comparing textsLearning Objective/Kaupapa:

•Analyse specified aspects of several written texts using supporting evidence.

The values are… respect and DIVERSITYThe Competency is …..MANAGING SELF.

Do Now/ Nā Mahi:

Write down instructions for a year 10 student telling them the key steps to attacking a quotation.

Do Next….Copy this

C = Content and ContextT = Tone and Writer’s messageL = Language analysisS = Structure

O = Opinion and audience.

Your feedback

• More about context

• How do the interpretations of a poem’s language change the meaning overall.

• Can we write our own poems?

• What is CTLSO?

• Why do we have definite answers for what is right or wrong?

• Structure in more detail.

• How long are we doing loyalty for?

• Are stanzas that important?

• Why do we need to know this?

• Is there another way to help without getting involved?

• How do I really attack a quotation?

• Why are all the poems racist stuff?

• Why are we only covering poems?

LANGUAGEImagery• What do the following images suggest to you?

– ‘Beat him soft like clay’– ‘Stuffed him down the belly of a jeep’– ‘my savouring mouth’– ‘my bewildered lawn– ‘A knock on the door froze my hungry hand’

• What is the poet trying to convey through each of these images?

Choice of words• How does the poet distinguish between people he knows and

people he does not through his choice of language?

• How does the meaning of the poem change as we interpret the language used in different ways?

In groups

Really attack these quotations!

STRUCTURE• How the poem looks on the page• What do you notice about the way the poem looks on the page?• Why do you think the poet indents parts of stanzas 1-3?

• How the poem is organised into stanzas.• Summarise each stanza.• Why is the poem broken up in this way?

• How the ideas develop.• Look at the time of day in each stanza – how does this suggest a

progression or pattern through the poem?• Why do you think the poet created this pattern?

• Does it follow a convention or form eg. Sonnet or Haiku?• Look at the repeated sections. They alternate with ‘verse like’ sections.

What convention might this suggest?

In groups

Work together – I want EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE!

OPINIONWhat do you think?• What do you think about the ideas portrayed by

Osundare?• Would you have helped Akanni, Danladi or Chinwe?• Why or why not?

• Is there a ‘right’ or

‘wrong’ way to react

to this type of situation?ON YOUR OWN

This means work in silence

It is really important for you to learn to make up your own mind! Your opinions are VALUABLE!

Your feedback

• More about context

• How do the interpretations of a poem’s language change the meaning overall.

• Can we write our own poems?

• What is CTLSO?

• Why do we have definite answers for what is right or wrong?

• Structure in more detail.

• How long are we doing loyalty for?

• Are stanzas that important?

• Why do we need to know this?

• Is there another way to help without getting involved?

• How do I really attack a quotation?

• Why are all the poems racist stuff?

• Why are we only covering poems?

All year – there are 3 key questions as part of this theme.

They are nice and short and a good way into the topic – we are doing different types of text next.

They are not all racist but about culture and loyalty because that is our key Q this term

Probably to phone the police or tell a teacher.

So you can comment on it in your 1.8 assmnt

Can you be more specific?

Yes. Be patient

Pass the Parcel