WARMUP: 10 minutes of vocabulary (work on your exercises or do whatever best helps you master your words. You can make flashcards, Kahoots etc. Whatever you like. You cannot be playing non-related games, screwing around on your phones etc.
LEARNING TARGETS: By the end of today’s class, you should be able to
- Explain what you need to know for the poetry unit
- Explain the difference between LITERAL and FIGURATIVE language
- Explain why poets use figurative language
Read the following poem and list any examples of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE that you find.
FOG: By Carl Sandburg
The fog comes
on little cat feet
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
QUESTIONS
- What examples of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE does Sandburg use?
- Why does he use them? (Why not just say “The fog comes in silently, hangs in the air for a bit then drifts off?”)
READ THIS ABOUT ONE OF MY FAVORITE GRAND HAVEN ALUMS. THINK ABOUT WHAT HE SEES IN POETRY AND HOW THAT MIGHT TRANSLATE TO YOUR LIFE.
SIKK ENGLISH 