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Close Reading of poetry (continued)
ACTIvITy 4
Synthesis Questions
Your teacher may choose or ask you to choose one of the following assessments as a way of showing your understanding of the texts you have read.
Writing Prompt: Review the tributes to public and private leaders that you have examined in this workshop. Revisit the work you have done with both poems and the painting, and consider how the poets and artist used details to honor someone that they respected. Choose a person you know or a figure you admire and write
a poem to convey the influence this person has had on you and/or the world. Use detailed imagery and other literary techniques to communicate your tone and theme.
Debate/Discussion: Prepare to debate or discuss people that you think deserve
to be honored by a tribute. Can you think of other forms of tribute, in addition
to poems and paintings? With a partner or small group, brainstorm and prepare notes on individuals or groups that are worthy subjects of a tribute. Be prepared to explain why and how these subjects should be honored in a class discussion.
Multimedia Presentation: You have been introduced to two written texts and one painting that represent tributes to admired individuals. Each of these works is better understood when the audience knows the context and background of the work. What other texts or media could be added to this collection? Locate a song, poem, photo, artwork, or other written text that pays tribute to someone who is admired, whether that person is famous or a personal acquaintance. Prepare to present the original text along with background information about the tribute’s creator and subject.
Reflection
Think about what you have learned from your close reading and analysis of the texts you have examined in this workshop.
1. How can writers and other kinds of artists use their work to pay tribute to people they admire?
2. In this workshop, you have learned how to make meaning of three different texts.
How can you use what you have learned to help you as you encounter challenging texts in the future? What strategies best helped you as a learner during this workshop? When and why would you use these strategies in the future?
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