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Close Reading of poetry (continued)
50 SpringBoard® English Language Arts Grade 8
Check your Understanding
Questioning the Text: Using the text-based questions as a model, ask questions about the poem. Begin your questions with “Why” or “How.” Remember that you may not know the answer to the question, but you believe that the answer might be important to understanding the meaning of the passage.
Synthesizing your Understanding
Now that you have read the poem three times and studied its vocabulary and sentences, synthesize your understanding by applying the TP-CASTT strategy.
T—Title: Before reading a poem, stop to consider its title. Revisit the predictions you made about the poem before reading “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
P—Paraphrase: Number the three stanzas of the poem, and then work with a partner to paraphrase the main idea of each stanza in your own words.
Stanza 1: Stanza 2:
Stanza 3:
C—Connotation: What words or phrases suggest something beyond their literal meanings? What do you think the poet is saying in this poem? Go beyond the literal meanings or the plot of the poem.
A—Attitude: Describe the speaker’s attitude or tone. Use specific adjectives and explain your choices.
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