Tuesday, December 1st

1. Discuss “Taxpayer Money,” “Pine Cones,” and “World of the future, we thirsted.” 

Discussion questions for small groups: 

Major guiding features in your group's discussion must be: 

• "Can I prove this?" 
• "Is this accurate to the text in front of me?"
• "Are we hitting style and structure as hard as we are hitting generalized plot?"
• "How are we determining meaning?"
• "Are we framing this in 'our world' in a manner that is inaccurate to the text's meaning?"
• "Are our themes 'Disneyesque'? Too neat.. optimistic?" 

#1 What do you notice about Nye's style overall? What are specific characteristics of Nye's writing that you see repeated in these three final poems that you have seen represented in earlier poems? 

#2 How do these stylistic choices work to develop or support different thematic issues? Theme is a cumulative effect of other devices at work... What would be thematic issues addressed in each poem, and what is Nye's message (Thematic statements) about these issues? 

#3 Discuss other "cumulative" devices..   (tone.. characterization... mood... imagery). Make clear connections between the use of these devices and the impact they have or create. 

#4 Discuss TPCASTT findings. 

Second task for small groups: 

Update your world issue chart. Be specific to the poems. For instance, if I have "violence" as a subject, I would add "To Jamyla Bolden" to that box. 

Homework for Friday: 

• Poetry Beyond Notes assignment- we will review expectations, and and I’ll answer any questions you may have on Tuesday. This is due Friday, Dec. 4th BEFORE class time. Be ready to discuss.
• Practice poetry test. This is due Friday, December 4th BEFORE class time. Be ready to discuss. 
• Add the Kami extension. See directions in the Schoology folder. Annotate the author’s note of ITW using Kami extension.  This is due Friday, December 4th BEFORE class as well. Be ready to discuss.