CERCA Slides by Grade
Grade 3: Analysis of Baseball
How does Swenson use techniques such as repetition, rhythm, and rhyme to show the joy of playing baseball? (CCSS.RL.3.2-3.6)
Grade 4: It Couldn't Be Done
How does Edgar Albert Guest use sound and repetition to show the power of setting your mind to accomplish something? (CCSS.RL.4.1-4.5; CCSS.W.4.2)
Grade 5: Jabberwocky
How does the poem “Jabberwocky” show readers how sound can create meaning and imagery, even when the words don’t make sense? (CCSS.RI.5.1-5.4; CCSS.W.5.2)
Grade 6: Annabel Lee
How does the poet use sound to convey the beauty of a lost love? (CCSS.RI.6.1-6.6; CCSS.W.6.2)
Grade 7: We Wear the Mask
How does the poet use sounds to convey the conflict the speaker explores in the poem? (CCSS.RI.7.2-7.4; CCSS.W.7.2)
Grade 8: Paired Poetry: Invictus and Much Madness is Divinest Sense
Compare and contrast the way the two poets use rhyme, alliteration, and assonance to convey the theme of personal strength. (CCSS.RI.8.1-8.9; CCSS.W.8.2)
Grade 9: To Althea From Prison
How does the poet use elements of sound to communicate the difficulty of imprisonment and the power of the human spirit in "To Althea From Prison"? (CCSS.RI.9-10.5; CCSS.W.9-10.2)
Grade 10: Revenge
How does Landon use sound to convey the emotion of the speaker toward her former love? (CCSS.RL.9-10.4; CCSS.W.9-10.2)
Grade 11: They Flee From Me
How does the poet convey the drama of a romance using elements of sound? (CCSS.RL.11-12.4; CCSS.W.11-12.2)
Grade 12: Let Evening Come
How does the poet use the sound of poetry to convey her emotions about death? (CCSS.RI.11-12.4; CCSS.W.11-12.2)
