THINK ALOUD STRATEGIES

Utilizing strategies to analyze readings

Remember

Follow each step to

generate a general

understanding of

the reading

Think throughout

the reading

The end result will

enlighten you to

the point of the

reading

PREDICT PICTURE QUESTION MAKE CONNECTIONS IDENTIFY A PROBLEM SUMMARIZE USING FIX-UPS

TONE WORDS…CREATE… Scan stanzas 1 & 2

Pick out the tone words

Based on the tone words, I predict this poem will be …….

Because I can see images of …….

New blood joins this earth And quickly he’s subdued Through constant pained disgrace The young boy learns their rules 5 With time the child draws in This whipping boy does wrong Deprived of all his thoughts The young man struggles on and on

Read Stanza Three He’s known, a vow unto his own10 That never from this day, his will they’ll take away

I wonder…..(list a few thoughts concerning the direction of the poem)

Read Stanzas 4 and 5 What I’ve felt, what I’ve known Never shined through in what I’ve shown Never be, never see Won’t see what might have been

15 What I’ve felt, what I’ve known Never shined through in what I’ve shown Never free, never me So, I dubbed thee un-forgiven

I noticed in these two stanzas that…

Based on line 18, I predict that……

Read Stanza 6

I think the man is bitter because…

They dedicated their lives20 To running all of his He tries to please them all The bitter man he is

Read Stanza 7 Throughout his life the same He’s battled constantly25 This fight he cannot win A tired man they see no longer cares

I wonder if the battle is physical ? or mental? Or both?

I think the battle is between…

Read Stanza 8

The old man then prepares to die Regretfully, that old man is me

I understand now that the boy…

I wonder why…

Read Stanzas 9 and 10 I noticed in

these two stanzas that…

I wonder who is dubbed un-forgiven?

What I’ve felt, what I’ve known30 Never shined through in what I’ve shown Never be, never see Won’t see what might have been

What I’ve felt, what I’ve known Never shined through in what I’ve shown 35 Never free, never me So, I dubbed thee un-forgiven

Read Stanza 11

You labeled me, I’ll label youSo, I dub thee un-forgiven

I didn’t expect…..

For a clearer understanding, I better re-read stanza……

Video Analysis Watch the video …

decide whether or not the video enhances your understanding of the poem’s message

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYUMPKFYd6g

I think the point of this poem is to express…