Heads up: You will need to find a partner in this class and one will need to bring a piece of poster board on block day. PLEASE make it colorful if you can!
EQ: What purpose does poetry hold in inspiring people and propelling movements?
"Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes.
Well, son, I'll tell you:
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor—
Bare.
But all the time
I'se been a-climbin' on,
And reachin' landin's,
And turnin' corners,
And sometimes goin' in the dark
Where there ain't been no light.
So, boy, don't you turn back.
Don't you set down on the steps.
'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.
Don't you fall now—
For I'se still goin', honey,
I'se still climbin',
And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
EQ: What purpose does poetry hold in inspiring people and propelling movements?
"Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes.
Well, son, I'll tell you:
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor—
Bare.
But all the time
I'se been a-climbin' on,
And reachin' landin's,
And turnin' corners,
And sometimes goin' in the dark
Where there ain't been no light.
So, boy, don't you turn back.
Don't you set down on the steps.
'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.
Don't you fall now—
For I'se still goin', honey,
I'se still climbin',
And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
Discuss the EQ: How can poetry help propel a movement?
Journal 3: How has poetry been used to propel the Civil Rights Movement?
- Watch MLK's speech, I've Been to the Mountain Top. As you watch, record the lines and features you notice in the speech.
- Now let's watch one by Maya Angelou. What made her poem beautiful.
- Now write a detailed paragraph: How did each of these encourage people to continue fighting for their rights?
HW: Who will bring the poster board tomorrow?
Poetry Poster Project
Before we begin our work in understanding poetry and using that knowledge to practice SAT writing, we must first get some necessary vocabulary, some a review and some fresh.
Before we begin our work in understanding poetry and using that knowledge to practice SAT writing, we must first get some necessary vocabulary, some a review and some fresh.
- Tomorrow (block) you and one partner will have the first half of the class time to create a poster to teach your assigned device. Please do a bit of planning so that you can quickly execute this poster tomorrow.
- Here is the quizlet list.
- Assign devices
- Your poster must include:
- the term
- the definition
- a stanza (that's a fancy name for a paragraph of poetry) which reveals an example of the poetry device
- a graphic illustration to help teach the device
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