PART 1: PERFORMANCE TASK

1. Group yourselves into 5

2. Pick from any of the literary selections from Lesson 1: Of Poems and Poets
a. Grief, joy, Death of the Just
b. First a poem must be magical
c. Proem
d. Be Gentle with me, o Poet
3. Discuss your selected poem in class
4. Use the question in the activities in the book as a guide in your discussions
a. Grief, joy, Death of the Just
i. Making sense of words and expressions in the text p. 94-95
ii. Examining and responding to the text p. 95
iii. Noting and appreciating literary craftmanship p. 95-96

b. First a poem must be magical

i. Making sense of words and expressions in the text p. 98
ii. Examining and responding to the text p. 99
iii. Noting and appreciating literary craftmanship p. 99
iv. For you to do p. 100

c. Proem
i. Making sense of words and expressions in the text p. 98
ii. Examining and responding to the text p. 99
iii. Noting and appreciating literary craftmanship p. 99
iv. For you to do p. 100

d. Be Gentle with me, o Poet

i. Making sense of words and expressions in the text p. 102
ii. Examining and responding to the text p. 102
iii. Noting and appreciating literary craftmanship p. 103
Note:
- You may use the questions and activities to guide your discussion in class
- Make a visual presentation to aid you in your discussion
- Each presentation must po 5-10 minutes
MAKING SENSE OF WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS IN TEXT

Answer the question below.

1. How are these paired words related in meaning?

a. JOY – GRIEF b. WOUNDS – HEALS c. PIERCING – SOOTHING

It's possible to grieve All wounds need to heal. Piercing is an intense
with your whole heart, Healing occurs when a discomfort to one’s skin.
and still sense your joy. clean laceration or a Soothing is an antonym for
You can feel rage, and surgical incision is closed piercing.
be aware of joy waiting primarily with sutures,
patiently for you to Steri-Strips, or skin
return, and take deep adhesive.
comfort in that.

2. What does the expression “eats_away” in the poem “grief” connote?

a. destroys b. consumes c. erases d. energizes

3. What is the full form of the word “Tis” in line 2 of the poem “Joy”?

a. that is b. this is c. it is d. these

4. What does the expression “turning to” mean in the opening line of the poem “Death
of the Just” ?

a. facing b. returning c. becoming d. changing

5. What does “sod” in the last poem refer to?

a. sun b. sand c. soil d. sea

EXAMINING AND RESPONDING TO THE TEXTS

Answer the following questions.

1. Which of the three poems uses metaphors? What are the metaphors used?
2. Which poem explores the topic by mentioning what it is and what it isn’t? Is this
technique effective? Why or why not?
3. In “Grief”, what image does a piercing thorn evoke?
4. In the first line of “Joy”, why is joy described as “sweet”? What does this mean?

NOTING AND APPRECIATING LITERARY CRAFTMANSHIP

A. One of the poems makes use of rhyme at the end of the lines. List the rhyming
words and indicate the rhyme schemeor the pattern of arrangement of the rhymes.
B. The three poems are actually poetic definitions of the concepts mentioned in their
titles. Unlike scientific definition, poetic definition uses figurative language and cites
metaphorical images to show what the item may be compared to.
Complete the chart below to show the comparisons made between the concept and the
object and where the similarity between the items lies. The first item is done to serve as an
example for you.

What is true to the items

Term defined Item to which it is compared
compared
Both can cause wounds but
PIERCING THORN with grief, what is wounded is
one’s heart.
A. Grief They need each other to
HUMAN HEART
function.
Both can make a person
GERM
slowly waste away.
Both can cause wounds that
DEADLY SWORD
will lead to one’s death.
Both can reduce pain or
SOOTHING BALM
B. Joy discomfort.
Both happen relatively quickly
LIFE-TEARING WOUNDS in which skin is torn, cut, or
punctured.
C. Death of the Just