Teaching the Poem Fog

Teaching the Poem Fog

Key Components	Activities
	Before (H.W. from Session One)	After (Session Five)
Pre-Reading Activity	Discuss what is fog\cat-characteristics	Predictions inferences : fog- wetness\inability to see cat: cleanliness\ agility
Basic Understanding	Read poem get to a first level of comprehension .	LOT questions about the content.
Analysis and Interpretation	Thick or thin fog\fogginess Cat feet: partial or the whole cat	Hots: use of cat & fog as similes   Application to ones life – partial\whole Metaphorical usage
Bridging Text and Context	Connection between lifestyle of poet and our poem	Same.
Post-Reading Activity	Have you ever been in a fog? What happens when you feel foggy? Have you ever had a cat as a pet? Short writing task on above	Generating  possibilities Life comes and goes etc.
Reflection	Did you like the poem? Why or why not?	Synthesizing What did you learn from this poem about yourself – does it change you in any way?
Summative Assessment	none	Application to your own life Comparing  \ contrasting