1Week 15Agenda Turn in Unit Plans Imagism Poetic turnsSemester Wrap-upSemester Wrap-up Our Exam MeetingHOWModern Poetry WORKSIMAGISMHOW Modern Poetry WORKS (What is the “aesthetic”?)3Imagism: The Aesthetic Foundation of Contemporary Poetry (1912)1. “Make it new!” (Ezra Pound)a. Language: common speech; exact wordb. Topics “absolute freedom in choice of topic.”c. Forms: free verse. “A new cadence means a new idea.”d. Aesthetic: rejected the sentiment and artifice of Romantic and Victorian poets. Concentration is the essence of poetry.4Ezra PoundIn a Station of the MetroThe apparition of these faces in the crowd;Petals on a wet black bough.5gAmy LowellPeacePerched upon the muzzle of a cannonA yellow butterfly is slowly opening 6and shutting its wings.2Hilda Doolittle (H.D.)Pear TreeSilver dustlifted from the earth,higher than my arms reach,you have mounted,O silverO white pear,your flower-tuftsthick on the branchbring summer and ripe O silver,higher than my arms reachyou front us with great mass;no flower ever openedso staunch a white leaf,no flower ever parted silverfrom such rare silver;fruitsin their purple hearts. 7Influenced By Imagism Wallace Stevens D.H. Lawrence Marianne MooreT S EliotT.S. Eliot8William Carlos Williams"No meaning but in things!”9William Carlos WilliamsThe Red Wheelbarrowso much dependsupona red wheel“No meaning but in10a red wheelbarrowglazed with rainwaterbeside the white chickens.but in things!”11“The Pardon” Read this poem independently, applying whatever reading strategies that are useful.12 Multiple readings followed by “this is a poem about….” SROS Question Flood3Strategy: ProgressionPoems typically present readers with one or more progressions from beginning to end. With a partner, discuss the poem. Highlight the points in the poem where you developed new 13understandings. Resolve questions you have. Share things you noticed. Together, look for changes in time, location, or increased understanding on the part of the narrative voice.What changes do you see in “The Pardon”?Progression and Poetic TurnsMany poems have a turn somewhere after the halfway point that leads to a change or development in meaning. Rdf thi ti d l t t thReaders aware of this convention and alert to the possibility of this change are less likely to miss the extension of meanings presented by the text.Elizabeth Bishop “One Art”Adrianne Rich “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers”14Semester Wrap-UpLearner Developmental Stages Dependent Moderately self-directed Participants in their own educationSelf-directedSelf-directed What is YOUR developmental stage? Is it the same in ALL your classes? For all your learning? What are the implications of this information for us as teachers?16THINK LIKE A TEACHER! What do these students know and know how to do? What do they need to learn next?learn next? What instructional choices am I making? What are my instructional options?17THINK LIKE A TEACHER! What is the best approach for this group of students at this point in their learning?Are my instructionalAre my instructional strategies addressing the learning needs of ALL my students?18Where is your bookmark???4Rethinking the Classroom STOP thinking about teaching. START thinking about learning!19STUDENT learning (not yours!)Donald Graves:“Get students off teacher welfare!”20Kyleen Beers“Instruction, NOT instructions!”21James Moffett “How differently would you teach if your students did not HAVE to come to class?”22Reflecting on Learning (PACT) From the rubric…Level 3 Reflections on teaching practice are based on sound knowledge of research and theory linked to knowledge of students in the class.Ch i t hi ti b dChanges in teaching practice are based on reasonable assumptions about how student learning was affected by planning, instruction, or assessment decisions.Writing TheoristsJames MoffettDonald Murray Peter Elbow5Reading and Literature TheoristsLouise RosenblattKyleen BeersBob ProbstJudith LangerREMEMBER what you want to accomplish!26Teaching TheoristsKelly GallagherNanci AtwellJim BurkeRemember WHO should be doing the intellectualintellectual work!“Effective teaching is quite different from the teaching that is typically found in most classrooms.”Allen Odden and Carolyn KelleyPaying Teachers for What they Know and Do (2002)6Course and Unit Organizers Use the organizers… 5 minutes of individual review, note taking, reflective journal commenting. Identify terms and phrases that you are uncertain about.5it di i ith t315 minutes discussion with a partner32Unit Plans If you are NOT handing in your Unit Plan this evening, you must complete and sign an Incomplete form. This is protection for both of us regarding completion and grading time.For Next Time Teacher Curriculum Center (Library basement) at 5:30 promptly! (This is your scheduled examination time.) Bring new version of Ideology/ Epistemology/ ggypgyPedagogy chart AND reflection.Final Thoughts You are teaching STUDENTS! Show, Don’t Tell! Learning is easy when it is meaningful.Get students off“teacher welfare!”Go forth and prosper!Get students off teacher