Make a reaction chart by making a line down the center of a page in your notebook. Label the left column “Line/Word or Phrase.” Label the right column “My Reaction.” Use this chart to track your responses to the ideas in the poem.
1. Listen as your teacher reads the first four lines of the poem aloud. In the left column of your chart, write a word or phrase that seems significant or that summarizes the main idea. In the right column, write your response to this idea.
2. Continue reading the poem on your own. Keep making references to the text and adding your reactions to them.
Listen to the poem being read aloud. Then read along as you listen to the poem a second time. Finally, read the poem aloud on your own.
Exchange notes with a partner. Comment on each other’s choice of notable words, or phrases, or summaries and on each other’s responses. For example, do you agree or disagree with what your partner wrote? Can you answer a question your partner had or share a related experience?