Introduction

IntroductionIntroductionWelcome to Ms. Carmichael’s Welcome to Ms. Carmichael’s

English 3 ClassEnglish 3 Class

Creating a poem about Creating a poem about me, myself and I!me, myself and I!

Name:_____________Title (of Poem):_________________

I will never_____________________I will never _____________________And I will never __________________I will always_____________________

To consider my biggest dream fulfilled I would have to ______________________ by _____________________

Directions: Fill in the blanks appropriately according to you as a

person!

ExampleExample

Ms. CarmichaelABSOLUTE Affirmation

I will never give up,I will never bungee jump,

And I will never crush a dream.I will always see the daffodils in March as

absolute truth of the power of optimism.

My goal for this year is to do my best to make sure all my students are successful.

The American DreamThe American Dream

An Introduction

Suite Madame Blue

Sweet Suite

Homophones

Wife or prominent female figure

A woman who runs a brothel

Homonyms

Color Feeling

What is America being personified as in this song?

• What is your evidence?

Wife or prominent female figure

A woman who runs a brothel

Personified: Giving human qualities to something non human

Annotate as you listen

What is America being personified as in this song?

• What is your evidence?• Write a 5-7 sentence paragraph drawing a

conclusion and defending your response with at least one SPECIFIC example from the song.

Wife or prominent female figure

A woman who runs a brothel

DiscussionDiscussion

Turn to the person sitting behind you and compare your responses. If you disagree, try to persuade them to your point of view with your evidence. If you agree, add to

your evidence.

What is the tone of the song?

• TONE: Attitude of the author—how does the author feel about the subject?

I’m a fool

I wait long ago

I long for the past Discuss with your partner and

come to a consensus on a tone using a good adjective.

Identify OpinionsIdentify Opinions• Given the Given the tonetone and and personificationpersonification, ,

how does the artist feel about current how does the artist feel about current America?America?

Identify Your OpinionsIdentify Your Opinions• How would you personify America?

Explain your choice and why in 1-2 sentences on the card provided. Turn in to the 4th period box before you leave.

Great beginnings

page 10 Writing handbook.

PERSONIFICATION

Definition in your own words Part of speech?

Picture—what does it look like?

Use it in a sentence

Personification ReviewChoose one of the following ideas to personify in your own way. You should

have a minimum of five sentences when you are done.

Trees Leaves River OceanStars Flame Car ChairCup Paper Computer ChainsawCampfire Sun Clouds Pluto

(planet)

Example:Regular, boring sentence: The train whistle blew in the night.Personified sentence: The lonely train whistle cried out in the night.

Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley •First African American in the United First African American in the United States to States to publishpublish a a book of poetry. book of poetry.

•Published in England firstPublished in England first•Document had to be signed by men who Document had to be signed by men who had examined and found her to be had examined and found her to be worthy and “smart enough” to be a poet. worthy and “smart enough” to be a poet.

““To His Excellency, General To His Excellency, General George Washington”George Washington”

• Ode to George Washington. • America is personified as the goddess

Columbia. – female counterpart of Christopher Columbus (District

of Columbia, Columbia pictures, Columbia records etc.)

• Often depicted holding a liberty pole, propping up a shield of the United States, standing beside a bust or depiction of George Washington, or offering food to a bald eagle.

Personifying AmericaPersonifying AmericaAuthor Styx Wheatley

Background

Tone

Main idea

Why do you think these interpretations are so different?

Look over your notes from yesterday…

• The American Dream is a national ethos of the US in which freedom includes a promise of the possibility of prosperity and success. – In Styx’ opinion, has the American Dream

changed from Wheatley’s day to today? Explain.

How do the poems show that the American vision or ideal has changed?

Theme• Broad idea or message that is conveyed

by a work. • What is one theme that we have already

looked at?

Phyllis Wheatley: 1753-1784

Styx:

1970’s-1980’s

You:

1990’s-2000’s

How would you personify How would you personify America? America?

• Queen/Princess• Well respected

celebrity• Soldier• Mother/Father/

Caregiver

• Drunk• Gambler• Not respected

celebrity• Hacker• Thief

PositivePositive NegativeNegative

Your Turn Your Turn • Define your idea of the American Dream and

personify America. Thinking about current events and the two poems we looked at today, how would you personify America? Would she be the goddess that Wheatley sees or the “lady of questionable morals” Styx sees? Decide how you would like to personify her and write a poem based on your ideas. Remember to think about the American dream definition and what it means to you.

Your poem should have at least 10 well thought out lines

Writing is NOT Scary

• Why is writing an important skill to Why is writing an important skill to master? master?

• What kind of papers do you typically What kind of papers do you typically write? write?

• What shape is your writing? What shape is your writing?

Audience, Mode and Purpose

Your audience is simple to determine. Essentially, you ask yourself: to whom am I

writing?

Academic Audiences

vs. Non-Academic Audiences

Identify the audience for the following types of writing—Be

Specific1. The New York Times-

Americans—What type of Americans? -New Yorkers-Educated-Businesspersons-Liberals

2. A memo from an employer3. A love letter4. A text you send to your mother5. A text you send to your friend6. Harry Potter7. Fifty Shades of Grey

This requires good NOUNS and ADJECTIVES

• REMEMBER? Great beginnings page 10 Writing handbook.

Mode: The main purpose of this mode is…

Sub-Modes

Narrative Writing:-relates a personal

experience-tells a story based on a

real or imagined events.

-culminates in theme

Personal NarrativeNarrative Fiction

Expository Writing: -gives information-explains something-clarifies a process-defines a concept

Compare and ContrastDivisionClassificationExemplificationDefinitionReaction

Persuasive Writing:-attempts to convince

the reader of something

-based on a topic that is limited, debatable, and meaningful.

Argumentative Writing

Descriptive Writing:-describes an object,

place, or person -helps reader visualize

description

To entertain or to explain/teach or to reflectTo inform

To persuade

To explain/teach or to reflect

First you have to decide… First you have to decide…

• Queen/Princess• Well respected

celebrity• Soldier• Mother/Father/

Caregiver

• Drunk• Gambler• Not respected

celebrity• Hacker• Thief

PositivePositive NegativeNegative

Gambler

Reckless

Selfish

Risk taker

Rich/poor

Come up with at least 6 adjectives that describe what you chose.

Gambler

Reckless

Selfish

Risk taker

Rich/poor

How do these adjectives apply to America?

America is selfish because…

America is reckless because…

America is a risk taker because…

America is rich/poor because…

Use literary elements..

• PERSONIFICATION• Simile

– America is like a gambler…• Onomatopoeia

– Pow! Bang! Whap! Ooh!• Alliteration

– The garish gambler