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■ Connotation:
– an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition
to its literal or primary meaning.
■ Denotation
– the literal or primary meaning of a word, in
contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word
suggests.
The Rules of “Trash”ketball
■ Each group will be asked a question and answer the question
together
■ If the group answers the question correctly, they will then choose a
member to shoot the paper “basketball” into the trashcan
– The member can either shoot from the “free throw” line (1
point), the “three point” line (3 points), or make a “trick shot”
from the three point line (5 points).
– If the member makes the shot, the team will receive the
number of points assigned to the shot taken
– If the member doesn’t make the shot, the team will not receive
any points ;)
The Rules of “Trash”ketball Continued
■ If the group doesn’t answer the questions correctly, the next group will be
allowed to attempt to answer the question
– If the question isn’t answered correctly by the next group, then it will be
passed on until each group has had an attempt to answer it
– If the question is answered incorrectly by all of the groups, its potential
points will not count for anyone
■ Members of the groups can work together to answer the question, but only one
member can attempt to make the shot
■ Each member of the group has to go at least once before members can have a
second turn
■ After answering the question, the member only has one attempt to make the
shot into the trashcan
– This is an “all or nothing” shot, so choose your shots wisely!
QUESTION 1
of a bright bikini…
In these lines, the poet uses a simile that has the ironic effect
of making the minnows seem-
a) curious c) beautiful
b) threatening d) humorous
Answer
b) threatening
QUESTION 7
Trust that there is a tiger, muscular
Tasmanian, and sly, which has never been
seen and never will be seen by any human
eye.
Which definition best matches the use of the word trust in this line?
a) to believe
b) to place in the care of another
c) to permit to do something without fear of consequences
d) to extend financial credit to
Answer
a) to believe
QUESTION 9
What is the term for: an idea or feeling that a
word invokes in addition to its literal or primary
meaning?
Answer
Connotation
QUESTION 10
I crawled out of my tent and stood slowly, my muscles stiff from
yesterday’s hike, my bare feet tender on the rocky dirt.
Which definition best matches the use of the word tender in this
sentence?
a) showing gentleness and concern or sympathy
b) sensitive to pain
c) young, immature, and vulnerable
d) requiring tact or careful handling
Answer
b) Sensitive to pain
QUESTION 11
A group of lines forming the metrical units within
a poem is called a?
Answer
Stanza
QUESTION 12
What is the literal or primary meaning of a word,
in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word
suggests?
Answer
Denotation
Safe
QUESTION 13
in caves of contentment, bears sleep.
Through vast canyons, horses run while slowly
snakes stretch beyond their skins in the sun.
I must trust all this to be true, though
the few birds at my feeder watch the window
with small flutters of fear, so like my own.
In the last three lines, the tone of the poem shifts from —
a) strident to optimistic
b) bleak to playful
c) objective to moralistic
d) hopeful to apprehensive
Answer
d. hopeful to apprehensive
QUESTION 14
Believe that bees
by the billions find unidentified flowers
on unmapped marshes and mountains.
In these lines from “The Fox”, the poet uses descriptive language that emphasizes-
a) the fox’s joyfulness
b) the speaker’s self-awareness
c) the fox’s vulnerability
d) the speaker’s fears
Answer
c) the fox’s vulnerability
TPCASTT
■T: Title
■P: Paraphrase (each stanza)
■C: Connotation (+/-)
■A: Attitude (Tone)
■S: Shift
■T: Title
■T: Theme
A Blessing by James Wright
■ First: Completely read the poem all the way through without marking
anything
■ Second: Using the TPCASTT strategy, read the poem again and mark each of
the elements in the poem
■ Third: Answer each of the questions that follow the poem
– Read both the question and all of the answer choices before choosing
an answer
– Support each answer with evidence from the poem
You all will have 25 minutes to read the poem and respond to the 8 questions.
After everyone is finished, we will go over the poem and correct answers as a
class.
Three W’s
■ Now What? (how does this fit into what we are learning, does it
affect our thinking, can we predict where we are going)