Form

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Form Structurein Poetry

• A Loaf of Poetry
• lesson of the moth
• We Alone

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Essential Question

• How can a poems form affect its meaning?
• A poems form can help a reader understand the
  poem, help reinforce the meaning, and help
  determine the pace of the reading.

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A Loaf of Poetry

• Lets think about baking bread.
• How many of you have ever baked a homemade loaf
  of bread?
• On a sheet of notebook paper, jot down the steps
  for making a fresh loaf of bread.

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SOAPS

• Title of Poem A Loaf of Poetry
• Author Facts Naoshi Koriyama
• Japanese teacher
• Translator of poetry
• Subject comparing writing poetry to baking
  bread
• Occasion experience as a teacher feelings
  about poetry
• Audience general audience
• Purpose to show how poetry relates to common
  tasks
• Speaker unknown narrator

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lesson of the moth

• What do you know about Dale Earnhardt, Sr.?
• Create a wordsplash and list what you know about
  him.

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SOAPS

• Title of Poem lesson of the moth
• Author Facts Don Marquis
• Newspaper columnist
• Considered one of Americas finest humorists
• Subject risking your life for happiness versus
  choosing boredom and safety
• Occasion personal experience
• Audience general audience
• Purpose encourages readers to make sure their
  life is worth living
• Speaker Archie, the cockroach

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We Alone

• Lets think about the word valuable.
• What things do you think are valuable?
• What does society define as valuable?

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SOAPS

• Title of Poem We Alone
• Author Facts Alice Walker
• Georgia native
• Won Pulitzer Prize for The Color Purple
• Subject how society chooses the value of
  material goods
• Occasion personal experience
• Audience general audience
• Purpose encourages readers to value the simple
  things in life
• Speaker unknown narrator probably someone who
  wants to change society