Poetry Annotations- Richard Cory

•Use a highlighter or a pen/pencil.

•Write your thoughts in the margin.  You must have at least 10 comments.

•Highlight or underline words that have strong connotation. 

•Think about what those words actually mean.

•Then think about the connotation of those words.

•What does the author want you to think or associate with the subject or speaker of the poem?

•Highlight or underline examples of imagery

•Words or phrases that appeal to your 5 senses

•Highlight or underline examples of figurative language.

•Similes, metaphors, personification

•Figure out who the speaker of the poem is. What is the Point of View?

•Read the title.  What does it tell you about the poem’s meaning?

Your annotations are due tomorrow.

S.E. Hinton

S.E. Hinton Bio

Complete your "Complex Text" Chart.

Write this on the back of your theme paper (chart):

What is the purpose of this article? (Choose 1)

•To persuade people to read The Outsiders

•To inform people about the plot of The Outsiders

•To inform people about S.E. Hinton

•To entertain people by making them laugh at S.E. Hinton’s writing.

Now, find five examples from the text that support your claim about the purpose of the piece.