Respond to "Song of Myself" by responding to the prompts below.
Make sure you give reasons (evidence) for your responses.
You will need these responses in order to participate in assessed discussions.
(SOAPStone + Theme)
Speaker: Who is the speaker of the poem? What do you know about him or her?
Occasion: What is the occasion of the poem? What is the event that prompts the speaker to speak?
Audience: To whom is the speaker speaking? What do you know about him or her?
Purpose: What is the purpose of the poem? Why do you think the poet wrote the poem?
Subject: What is the subject of the poem? (This is a different from "what is the topic of the poem?")
tone: What is the tone of the poem? What is the speaker’s attitude toward the subject of the poem?
Theme: What is the theme of the poem? What is the poet pointing out about people, society, or life? State the theme succinctly.
(Special thanks to Mr. Gallagher at Malden High School.)
2 comments:
I was just looking through this, and this is a great explanation of SOAPSTone! I don't go to the high school you teach at, but it's a good resource.
ALSO, I couldn't help but noticing -- that's not a picture of As I Lay Dying, but Avenged Sevenfold. (Unless you were trying to be funny, which it is achieved, but that's not the right band)
This is As I Lay Dying: http://www.100xr.com/100_XR/Artists/A/As_I_Lay_Dying/As.I.Lay.Dying-band-2004.jpg
*notice, not noticing..
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