SOUL MOON SOUPBY LINDSAY LEE JOHNSON

Drafting Poems

September 28, 2015

Today’s Objective:

I will BeginPlanning/Drafting

my Narrative Poems (3+)

Activities

Snippet: Reading

Mini-Lesson: Poem Requirements

Begin Planning

Reading Snippet

Focus: Figurative Language/ Imagery/ Word ChoiceText: “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou Textbook p. 485-486 Excerpt from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

The odors in the house surprised me. Somehow I had never connected Mrs. Flowers with food or eating or any other common experience of common people. There must have been an outhouse, too, but my mind never recorded it.The sweet scent of vanilla had met us as she opened the door.

“I made tea cookies this morning. You see, I had planned to invite you for cookies and lemonade so we could have this little chat. The lemonade is in the icebox.She took the bags from me and disappeared through the kitchen door. I looked around the room that I had never in my wildest fantasies imagined I would see. Browned photographs leered or threatened from the walls, and the white, freshly done curtains pushed against themselves and against the wind. I wanted to gobble up the room entire and take it to Bailey, who would help me analyze and enjoy it.

Reading Snippet

Questions:  1. Identify how figurative language is used in the line, “The sweet scent of vanilla had met us as she opened the door.”

2. Why do you think the author used the words “leered” or “Threatened” rather than “hung”? Explain the impact of these word choices.

By the END of class you should have…

Finish Text Conflict Chart Focus on Phoebe:

Internal ConflictsExternal Conflict

Focus Lesson: Theme

Theme: The lesson or message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader. Theme must be written as a complete sentence

because it is a thought about life or humanity. The theme must be a general statement. Examples:

Pride, love, and cruelty are often intermingled in human relationships. –- “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst

People care more about self-preservation than the lives of others. – “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson

Total equality is dangerous because our differences are important. – “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut