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Pairing poems and TTTC
Lesson objectives
You will receive your results
You will reflect on your results
We will consider a poem that responds to the Vietnam War
You will have some time to prepare for your presentations
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Lesson objectives
You will receive your results
You will reflect on your results
We will consider a poem that responds to the Vietnam War
You will have some time to prepare for your presentations
timer
1:00
Slide 1 - Tekstslide
Rate the word 1 to 4
1. I do not know the word, and I have never seen it before.
2. I've heard or seen the word before, but I'm not sure what it means.
3. I know the word and can recognise and understand it while reading, but I probably wouldn't feel comfortable using it in writing or speech.
4. I know the word well and can use it correctly in writing or speech.
Portmanteau word
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Word of the day
Portmanteau word (n) - A new word that is blended together from parts of existing words.
Can you think of any words that are portmanteau words?
Infomercial = information + commercial
Netiquette = Internet + etiquette
Chortle = chuckle + snort
Slide 3 - Tekstslide
For example
Motel = motor + hotel
Brunch = breakfast + lunch
Spork = spoon + fork
Microsoft = microcomputer + software
Amtrak = American + track
Slide 4 - Tekstslide
Go to the next website and explore the Vietnam war memorial.
Where is it?
How was it constructed?
Explore the images of the memorial.
Slide 5 - Tekstslide
www.defense.gov
Slide 6 - Link
Group read the poem.
1. How does the speaker feel about the stone? What is his relationship to it? (lines 5 - 10)
2. What does the speaker visualise as he looks at the war memorial?
3. Do the white veteran and the speaker share similar feelings? What are those feelings? (line 25 - 29)
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Themes: Which fits for this poem? What is the concept or topic?
Soldiers can struggle to distance themselves from memories of war
Soldiers can comfort each other by discussing their memories of war.
Soldiers are often frustrated that outsiders cannot understand their wartime experiences.
Soldiers distance themselves from their memories of war by focusing on the present and future.
Can you find evidence in the poem to support any of these themes?
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1. How does the imagery of some visitors being "inside" the memorial develop the poem's theme?
In your response, make sure to analyse diction by:
- naming specific diction that is unusual, interesting, or meaningful.
- explaining what the diction means, represents, or implies.
- using precise verbs.
Upload your paragraph in class notebook in TTTC tab.
Slide 9 - Tekstslide
In the poem, the speaker tries to suppress his emotions at the memorial.
1. Why do you think he does this?
2. Do you see this response in any of the characters in
The Things they Carried.
Find evidence to support your ideas.
3. How do O'Brien's musings on the act of storytelling add or detract to the ideas you noted above?
Slide 10 - Tekstslide
Concepts HL Lang Lit
The Things they Carried
Concepts we generated:
friendship or relationships,
trauma, storytelling, responsibility, guilt
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What is the theme (message from the author) on the concept of friendship?
Slide 12 - Open vraag
What is the theme (message from the author) on the concept of trauma?
Slide 13 - Open vraag
What is the theme (message from the author) on the concept of storytelling?
Slide 14 - Open vraag
What is the theme (message from the author) on the concept of responsibility?
Slide 15 - Open vraag
Step in, step out, step back
Pay
attention to the character’s ethics.
Decide
whether the character’s actions are wise or unwise.
What
is the character’s motivation?
Consider
the effects of the character’s behaviour on other
characters.
Look for repeatedly used words that describe the character.
Be aware of items associated with the character.
Read between the lines.
Is
the character “flat” or “round”?
Consider the historical time period of the character.
Finally, what does the author think?
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Pairing poems and TTTC
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