Learning Tasks for Monday, March 10
Essential Question: How can literacy skills promote effective communication and understanding?
Objectives:
I can identify tone and irony in poetry.
I can analyze poetry for meaning.
1. Readings
We will read and discuss "homage to my hips" by Lucille Clifton and "Barbie Doll" by Marge Piercy.
2. Discussion Board Assignment
On your discussion board, compare "homage to my hips" and "Barbie Doll." How does the message of each poem intersect with the other? How do the tones of the two poems differ? Do these poems have anything to say to one another? To society? Your comparison should be at least 200 words in length.
3. Movie: Dead Poets Society
Learning Tasks for Tuesday, March 11
Essential Question: How can literacy skills promote effective communication and understanding?
Objectives:
I can make connections between poetry and learning.
I can analyze plot elements in film.
1. Movie: Dead Poets Society
2. Movie Response
- Do you think it is important to learn about poetry? Why or why not?
- Mr. Keating introduces students to the Latin phrase "Carpe Diem." Do you "seize the day?" Explain.
- Describe the setting of the movie. Why is it significant? How would the movie be different if it took place in a more modern setting?
- One of the central conflicts of Dead Poets Society is Individuality vs. Conformity. Select a character and analyze his/her struggle with this conflict. Is the conflict man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself, man vs. fate/divine/supernatural?
- Read the following quote by Professor John Keating from the movie Dead Poets Society. What do you think it means? Why? "We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.”
- Read the following quote by Professor John Keating from the movie Dead Poets Society. What do you think it means? Explain. "I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things a different way. The world looks very different up here . . . Just when you think you think you know something you have to look at it in another way..."
We will read and discuss "homage to my hips" by Lucille Clifton and "Barbie Doll" by Marge Piercy.
2. Discussion Board Assignment
On your discussion board, compare "homage to my hips" and "Barbie Doll." How does the message of each poem intersect with the other? How do the tones of the two poems differ? Do these poems have anything to say to one another? To society? Your comparison should be at least 200 words in length.3. Movie: Dead Poets Society
Learning Tasks for Tuesday, March 11
Essential Question: How can literacy skills promote effective communication and understanding?
Objectives:
I can make connections between poetry and learning.
I can analyze plot elements in film.
2. Movie Response
- Do you think it is important to learn about poetry? Why or why not?
- Mr. Keating introduces students to the Latin phrase "Carpe Diem." Do you "seize the day?" Explain.
- Describe the setting of the movie. Why is it significant? How would the movie be different if it took place in a more modern setting?
- One of the central conflicts of Dead Poets Society is Individuality vs. Conformity. Select a character and analyze his/her struggle with this conflict. Is the conflict man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself, man vs. fate/divine/supernatural?
- Read the following quote by Professor John Keating from the movie Dead Poets Society. What do you think it means? Why? "We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.”
- Read the following quote by Professor John Keating from the movie Dead Poets Society. What do you think it means? Explain. "I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things a different way. The world looks very different up here . . . Just when you think you think you know something you have to look at it in another way..."
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