Tuesday, April 16, 2016

Do Now: What is the theme of "Ex-Basketball Player"? Do you agree with the author's message about life?
Classwork:  Keystone Poetry Prep
1. Ex-Basketball Player
Analyze the sentence structure and the author's use of figurative language.
Analyze the visual clues the author prompts the reader to imagine.
How do the poetic devices combine to reveal the author's theme.
2. Negotiations With a Volcano
What would it be like to live here - 

when this might happen...

 Analysis of irony, figurative language, tone, and additional poetic devices.
Homework: Re-read the poem and answer the Multiple Choice Questions.