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for Real Purposesfor Real Purposes Teach Argument, Not PersuasionTeach Argument, Not Persuasion Increase Text Complexity Increase Text Complexity

Reading for Informational TextReading for Informational Text

English Language ArtsDetermine an author’s point of view or purpose

in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.

History/Social Studies Identify aspects of a text

that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts).

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O Captain My Captain by Walt Whitman

O Captain my Captain! our fearful trip is done,The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won,

The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;

But O heart! heart! heart!O the bleeding drops of red,

Where on the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead.

O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;Rise up--for you theflag is flung for you the bugle trills,

For you bouquets and ribboned wreaths for you the shores a-crowding,For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;

Here Captain! dear father!This arm beneath your head!

It is some dream that on the deck,You've fallen cold and dead.

My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still;My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;

The ship is anchored safe and sound, its voyage closed and done;From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;

Exult O shores, and ring O bells!But I, with mournful tread,

Walk the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead.

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Students analyze Walt Whitman’s “Oh Students analyze Walt Whitman’s “Oh Captain! My Captain! to uncover the poems Captain! My Captain! to uncover the poems analogies and allusions. They analyze the analogies and allusions. They analyze the impact of specific word choices by Whitman, impact of specific word choices by Whitman, such as rack and grim, and determine how they such as rack and grim, and determine how they contribute to the overall meaning and tone of contribute to the overall meaning and tone of the poemthe poem..

Using Poetry to Teach the PastUsing Poetry to Teach the Past

What can we learn from extended metaphors in What can we learn from extended metaphors in poetry?poetry?

Extended metaphors compare two people, places or Extended metaphors compare two people, places or things at the same length and in several ways without things at the same length and in several ways without using like or as. We learn more about a subject and using like or as. We learn more about a subject and understanding it better when it is compared to understanding it better when it is compared to something else. Lincoln to captain of shipsomething else. Lincoln to captain of ship

““Discussion is an important tool of learning. It Discussion is an important tool of learning. It engages students, broadens their perspectives, engages students, broadens their perspectives, and promotes meaning-making, decision-and promotes meaning-making, decision-making, and higher-level thinking. Discussion is making, and higher-level thinking. Discussion is difficult, even for adults. We converse, we difficult, even for adults. We converse, we share, we argue, we report, and we think we share, we argue, we report, and we think we have discussed. But true discussion is have discussed. But true discussion is purposeful interchange of ideas through which purposeful interchange of ideas through which meaning has the possibility of being revised and meaning has the possibility of being revised and extended.” extended.”

--from --from Classroom DiscussionClassroom Discussion by Dixie Spiegel (2005) by Dixie Spiegel (2005)

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The whole theme of the movie was "carpe The whole theme of the movie was "carpe diem" or seize the day and that pretty much diem" or seize the day and that pretty much fits the theme of that poem well. fits the theme of that poem well.

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How do we get students to engage higher level How do we get students to engage higher level thinking using poetry?thinking using poetry?

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