For Mr. Cook's Class

I've decided to make the assignment a little easier for you. Look for your name below. Follow the directions and have your notes ready in class tomorrow morning.

Mai O, Patrice K, Lucas O read "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" by William Carlos Williams & "To a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Triumph" by Anne Sexton. Complete say-play-suggest (also called say-play-imply)*** notes for "Landscape" and TPCAST+Theme** notes for "To a Friend". You'll find directions for each type of notes below.

Clare P & Olivia D read "Musee des Beaux Arts" by WH Auden. Complete say-play-suggest (also called say-play-imply)*** and TPCAST+Theme** notes. You'll find directions for each type of note-taking below.

Jason C & Eleanor K read "Icarus" by Edward Field. Complete SOAPStone+Theme* and Say-Play-Suggest (also called say-play-imply)*** notes. Directions for the notes are below.

Maryka G & Shae L read "Waiting for Icarus" by Muriel Rukeyeser. Complete SOAPStone + Theme* and TPCAST + Theme** notes. You'll find directions below.

Sarah Z & Tucker H read "O Daedalus, Fly Away Home" by Robert Hayden. Complete SOAPStone+Theme* and TPCAST+Theme** notes. Directions are below.

* What are SOAPSTone + Theme notes?

SOAPSTone + Theme stands for "speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, subject, tone, and theme"
What does the poem state or imply about the speaker of the poem?
What does the poem state or imply about the occasion--the dramatic situation or circumstances--of the poem?
What does the poem state or imply about the audience for the poem?
What does the poem state or imply about the speaker of the poem?
What does the poem state or imply about the subject matter or topic of the poem?
What seems to be the tone of the poem? How do you know?
What themes are developed in the poem? How?

** What are TPCAST + Theme notes?

TPCAST + Theme stands for "Title, Paraphrase, Connotation, Attitude, Shift, Title again, and Theme"
Before reading the poem write down your first impressions of the title? What does the title suggest about the poem?
After reading the poem but before doing other analysis paraphrase the poem in your own words?
Now look at the images and suggestive word choices; what are the connotations of those images and word choices?
Now consider the attitude (tone!) of the poem. Ironic, wry, enthusiastic, celebratory, grave, weary, nostalgic, etc.
Look for a shift in the poem. It might be a dramatic turning point; it might be a shift in tone; it might be a shift in style or form.
Now look at the title again. What do you think about it now that you have studied the poem?
What themes are developed in the poem? How?

***What are say-play-suggest (also called say-play-imply) notes?

What does the poem literally say?

How does the poem play with language? (Consider figurative language, suggestive imagery, repeated sounds, line breaks, rhythmic patterns, other kinds of patterns (like extended metaphors, juxtapositions, etc.), placement of words on the page, slippery tone, shifts in narrative, style, form, etc.)

What does all the saying & playing in the poem suggest or imply?

I'm looking forward to our poem discussion tomorrow.

all the best,
Mr. James Cook