Monday,+March+31

Today's Objectives
RL.10.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development. RL.10.4 Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone RL.10.6 Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the US.

Background Knowledge
Discuss the PowerPoint introducing you to the Bolshevik Revolution. We will go to the computer lab this week to do further research.

Anchor Text: "The Twelve" by Alexander Blok
= Keep this in mind as you read..... = Question: How does the Bolshevik Revolution help us understand Blok's poem "The Twelve?" After reading the poem, we will go to the computer lab to develop a short (6 slide) PowerPoint presentation addressing this question. = Active Reading = Read and annotate "The Twelve" As you read, look for Blok's tone and "so what." Make specific notes on these at the end of the poem. Can you pinpoint 2 tones that really nail it? Can you state the "so what" in one sentence? (The link above has quite a bit more information than just the poem, in case you need some help.) = Homework = Read and annotate the poem.