We read our USSR books for 15 minutes. We are half way through April. Get reading!! Try to beat your March score.
We read the poem "Cherries". We focussed on reading strategies. How do you make sense of a poem?
Follow the steps we've been using:
Pre-reading: Find out about the author, the form, (lyric?) look at the question you're being asked to write on. Think about what your attitude toward war is? What is a politician's attitude toward war? A soldier's? A mother's? A child's? Engage in the topic before you start reading.
1st Reading: Look for what is happening and define any new words. Who is speaking? Setting? Etc.
2nd Reading: Significance of the title? Key symbols? Key verbs?
3rd Reading: Look for techniques: juxtaposition, tone, personification, metaphor, allusion
What attitude toward war is revealed in the poem, "Cherries"? If you do not have the poem, be sure to get a copy from me.
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