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An allusion is a brief, usually indirect, reference to a person, place, or event that is real or fictional.
acTiViTY 3.13 continued
Have partners explore the
words chaired, threshold, and withered by creating visual representations of the terms. Have students write a brief comparison of the terms chaired and withered.
Have students brainstorm
words that remind them of the words chaired, threshold, and
withered. Then students should list examples of each term.
Challenge students to
choose a word used by the author to create a visual
image and write a paragraph about whether or not the author was successful in his word choice.
8 Discuss the title and the poem’s appropriateness to Mike Costello’s death. Do a shared reading, a choral reading, or ask for seven volunteers to stand and do an oral reading, with each student reading a stanza of the poem.
Evaluate students’ responses and/ or oral responses to check for understanding of tone, theme, and imagery as well as their ability to provide relevant textual evidence for support.
If you determine that your students would benefit from additional practice in literary analysis before the Embedded Assessment, consider revisiting the SIFT strategy from Activity 3.8 and applying it to additional chapters in Tangerine.
my Notes
Working from the Text
4. In Tangerine, on “December 1” Mr. Donnelly “read some lines from a poem called ‘To an Athlete Dying Young.’ ” Read the poem again carefully. What lines do you think Donnelly read? Which lines would be most appropriate to memorialize Mike’s death?
Most likely Mr. Donnelly read the lines about setting “you at your threshold down” (line 7) and “smart lad, to slip betimes away/From fields where glory does not stay” (lines 9–10). He might also have read the last three stanzas, which focus on the benefit of dying at the height of one’s physical powers.
5. Briefly research the symbol of the laurel. What is laurel literally and symbolically? What is a tradition that involves laurel? Who started that tradition and why? What are some expressions about laurel that we still use today?
Laurel is a type of leafy shrub with glossy leaves that the ancient Greek and Romans used to weave into wreaths to be placed on the heads of victorious soldiers, statesmen, and athletes. Today we use the expression, “Don’t rest on your laurels” to suggest that people should not assume their victories or exalted positions are permanent.
Check Your Understanding
On “December 1” the memorial for Mike Costello includes an allusion to “To an Athlete Dying Young” and the dedication of a laurel oak tree. Why are both appropriate tributes to Mike?
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it mean for the athlete to “set ... the fleet foot on the sill of shade” and “hold ... up ... the still-defended cup”? Who will “flock to gaze” at the athlete’s “garland”?
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