Evaluating Garcia's Poem(s)

Diana Garcia, poet and author

Goal: Evaluate individual quotations from Garcia's poem(s) "On Leaving, On Staying Behind" for deeper meaning

Agenda: 
Journal
Survey
Precis Check/Journal Check
Individual Meetings
Quotation T-Charts

*Take THIS SURVEY for a group that is coming to talk to our campus next week. You can be honest; your answers are confidential and only to help the group coming to speak with us to understand you.

1. Journal 
What makes a home feel like home?

2. Precis Check/Journal Check 

• Two days ago, we wrote a precis on the interview by Ortiz Uribe. 
• Yesterday, we answered 3 questions on Garcia's poem in our journal: 
• What are these poems about? What’s the time, place, and occasion?
• What’s the daughter’s situation? What’s the mother’s situation?
• What ideas or images stand out to you?
• I'm going to go around checking today for these assignments, one-by-one. 
• If you did not finish either of these assignments, please use this time to do so. 
• If you did finish, start looking through Garcia's text and highlight 4 of the most meaningful quotes you can find.

3. Individual Meetings 

• During the time you finish your assignments from yesterday, I'm calling you outside for 30 seconds-1 minute each to give you your grade report showing where you stand as of today. 
• This is important because I don't want anyone to be failing at the quarter, so we need to stay diligent and make up missing or low assignments. 

4. Modeling Claim and Evidence Organizer 

• In her poem, Garcia wants us to know her story from multiple perspectives so she writes two PARALLEL poems. 
• Today we are going to analyze Garcia's poems by breaking down 3 meaningful quotes for each poem. 
• You will create a T-Chart on a poster with your group and split it into two sections. I'll show you a sample in class: 

5. SOAPSTone for Garcia's Poem(s)

• Complete this SOAPSTone form about Garcia's poems, "On Leaving, On Staying Behind" 
• You can work with people, but the work submitted should still be your own form. 

Reminders: 
Tomorrow is the last day of the grading period. If you are trying to turn anything in for a regrade, please give it to me no later than lunch tomorrow. Grades will be updated before we head into the weekend.