Tue, Mar 23, 2010
Pd 1
1. AR rdg & log
2. Essays returned
3. Grade reports
4. Begin Macbeth p73-74 to Witches
Pd 2
1. AR rdg
2. Hand in essays, revision of up to 1 paragraph, and explanation.
3. Quiz on "Frankenstein”
4. The Victorian Pd handout. Discuss for quiz Thur
6. Tennyson’s “Break, Break, Break” p781, Read and discuss using TPCASTT
HW: Do TP-CASTT for “Break, Break, Break” p781 (See below for explanation. Also search TPCASTT online.)
www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/things/PDF/TP-CASTT.pdf
TP-CASTT
Title: What predictions can you make from the title? What are your initial thoughts about the poem? What might be the theme of the poem?
Paraphrase: Summarize the poem in your own words.
Connotation: What is the connotative meaning of the poem? Find examples of imagery, metaphors, similes, etc. and elaborate on their connotative meanings.
Attitude: What attitude does the poet have toward the subject of the poem? Find and list examples that illustrate the tone and mood of the poem.
Shift: Is there a shift in the tone/attitude of the poem? Where is the shift? What does the tone shift to?
Title: Revisit the title and explain any new insights it provides to the meaning of the poem.
Theme: What is the overall theme of the poem?
