Goals: Enjoy poetry and take an active role in analyzing it! Also...prepare for AP Literature Exam.

1. Have an open mind! Don't shut down if the poem is long and/or hard to understand. Don't shut down if you don't like the subject matter of the poem.

2. In your notes, identify the subjects in each poem. See the 50 Common Subjects handout. A poem can definitely cover more than one subject.

3. Identify the tone of each poem. Use the Tone word handout and remember tones can shift.

4. Votes will take place after analysis, contemplation, and discussion.

5. You will write an AP style essay over one of the "TOP 8" poems when we get to the end, but until then, you will complete smaller assignments. For every 8 poems 1-8, 9-16, 17-24, 25-32, you will choose one poem to heavily annotate OR complete a graphic organizer for TPCASTT.