1) Attendance2) "Truth" by Gwendolyn Brooks
Questions to check understanding - whole class or in small groups:
a) What's the poem's title about? What is the opposite of truth?
b) We've recently defined some old, familiar terms - Metaphor, personification, connotation, and symbol... what examples of these do you find in this poem?
c) What does propitious mean?
d) Think of some examples of times when it is better to live in ignorance than to face the truth. How do those real-life examples fit the theme of this poem?
3) A Literary Response to a Poem - Library
In a minimum of 250 words, explain the theme of the poem, "Truth," by Gwendolyn Brooks.
You will want to include the following elements:
- A clear thesis statement that uses both the title and the author's name
- Transitional phrases
- No re-telling
- At least 8 sentences
- Sentence variety - try having some really short sentences and build one or two really looooooong sentences
- at least 6 short supporting quotations (even a word or two from the poem counts as support)
- a memorable last line/conclusion
Take a look at the exemplars about "The Dumka" for ideas. Two were handed out on Friday.
Here is the 6 point scale that you will be marked on.
You will want to include the following elements:
- A clear thesis statement that uses both the title and the author's name
- Transitional phrases
- No re-telling
- At least 8 sentences
- Sentence variety - try having some really short sentences and build one or two really looooooong sentences
- at least 6 short supporting quotations (even a word or two from the poem counts as support)
- a memorable last line/conclusion
Take a look at the exemplars about "The Dumka" for ideas. Two were handed out on Friday.
Here is the 6 point scale that you will be marked on.
4) Rough Draft due at the end of class... print it and write your name on it.
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