Proofreading warm up Monday, January 30, 2012 Each of the crew members offers their advise to Sam and them other kids. Corrected Each of the crew members offers his or her advice to Sam and the other kids.

Monday, January 30, 2012 CW: Define and interpret a sonnet HW: p.571 #1-6 and review poem for an open-book test TURN IN YOUR HOMEWORK FROM FRIDAY.

BEFORE: Quickwrite Think of a memory from your life that is both happy and sad at the same time. What is that memory? Be specific. What makes the memory happy? What makes the memory sad? Write a short paragraph to answer these questions.

DURING: Reading Guide p.568 As you read, look for answers to the matching activity below: Narrative poem Lyric poem Sonnet Quatrain Couplet Four lines of verse Expresses emotion 14 line poem Two lines of verse Tells a story

DURING: Background p.568 Tell something about the following after you read “background.” Li-Young Lee’s mother Communists Summer Palace Peking (now Beijing) Stone Boat

DURING: Reading Guide p.569 “I Ask My Mother To Sing” First stanza (I Do): Who is “she” in line 1? Second stanza (We Do): 1. Turn to a partner and explain what happened in the first stanza. Then, let them read the second stanza to you. What happens there? 2. Read the 2nd – 4th stanzas silently. Third stanza (You Do): 3. What is the name of the place the women are singing about? (Hint- it is in the second stanza.) Fourth stanza (You Do): 4. How do the women show that they are both happy and sad at the same time?

DURING: Critical Thinking 1. Is this poem a sonnet? Explain. Yes, this poem is a sonnet because it has 14 lines. 2. Does this poem contain a couplet? Yes, the last two lines of the poem are a couplet. 3. What makes this poem a narrative poem? This is a narrative poem because it tells a story. 4. What makes this poem a lyric poem? This is a lyric poem because it expresses emotion.

AFTER: p.571 Complete the writing activity on p.571 about a song that makes you especially happy or sad.