Dulce and Difficulty

Starter 4

1. What devices are used in this poem?  List them.
2. What's your favorite part?  Why?
3. What's the message/perspective of this piece?

Poem Share
Share the poems you wrote last night in your groups.

Reading Poetry Notes
Useful Habits

1. Willingness to Probe: Dig deeper, ask questions, persevere.
2. Capacity for Uninterrupted Thinking:  Don't get distracted, stay focused, read in one sitting.
3. Receptivity to Deep Thinking:  Be willing to grapple with complex and difficult ideas/language.

Reading Poetry = Two Way Radio

1. Power and clarity of the transmitter (the poem)
2. Sensitivity and tuning of the receiver (the reader)

Language is 4 Dimensional

1. Intelligence
2. Sensory
3. Emotional
4. Imaginative

Strategies for Reading:

1. Read it more than once.  You will find new insights each time.
2. Have a dictionary out, and actively use it.
3. Read out loud if possible, so you can feel the sensation of the words in your mouth.  If this would make you look crazy, silently form the sounds of the words in your mouth and head.
4. Pay attention.  You can't "skim" poetry- you should be in constant dialogue with the text.

Dulce Et Decorum Est (page 241 of reader)

Read and annotate.  Make sure that in your annotations, you do the following:

1. ID and label devices
2. Vocab
3. Have at least one annotation for each of the 4 dimensions of language above.

Difficulty/Curiosity Journal

Complete and TYPE the assignment linked above.

HOMEWORK

1. Dulce:  Finish reading and annotating.  DUE: Start of class, Thursday.
2. D/C Journal:  Finish typing this.  PRINT IT.  DUE: Start of class, Thursday.