"One Perfect Rose" and "To Satch"

Poetry Quiz

Goal: Students will analyze poetry

I. Brief intro to the author's of both poems

Dorothy Parker
(1893-1967)
-Grew up in NYC
-Fashion writer, drama critic and author.
-Published volumes of short stories and poems
-Sarcastic attitude  For example, when she was told that President Calvin Coolidge, known for his poker face and rigid manner, had died, she replied, "How can they tell?"

Samuel Allen
(1917- present)
-Born in Columbus, Ohio
-Law degree from Harvard University
-Eventually concentrated in writing and became a college professor of African Literature

-His poem, "To Satch" is about Satchell Paige, Legendary black baseball pitcher -1948
-Satchell Paige once said, "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?"  He had one of the longest professional baseball careers in history.

Quiz

After the quiz, students will write a journal:

Pick one of the poems from our packet, and discuss how you or your life relates to it.  Use specific examples from your life and the poem.
Turn your journal into www.turnitin.com

1 page minimum

11.A.2.4.1 Identify main ideas and supporting details from the text
11.B.2.1.1 Interpret personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, satire imagery, foreshadowing and irony