Before we read the poem, I asked the class to look for words they didn't know or that looked like they were being used in ways that were different from what they were used to. As students went through the poem, they not only found individual words but phrases as well. We generated a list and talked about the meanings of the words and phrases.
I told the students to expect a quiz on vocabulary when we start work on the poem next week!
I told the students to expect a quiz on vocabulary when we start work on the poem next week!
