Grasping Mood - Classic - Merrillville Community School

Core Uterary ElementsGrasping Mood - ClassicWe Real Coolby Gwendolyn BrooksWe real cool. WeLeft school. WeLurk late. WeStrike straight. WeSing sin. WeThin gin. WeJazz June. WeDie soon.• 47 •

Core Literary ElementsGrasping Mood - ClassicStudent WorksheetMood: The feeling created in the reader by the poem or story.Describe the physical location where you feel this poem most likely takes place.Explain which lines from the poem support your beliefs about this physical location.------- ------------ ------------------ ---------Who do you think are the speakers of the poem? In other words, who are the "'we"?Explain why you feel this to be the case.---- -------------------Considering what you have deduced about the location and the people in the poem,what is the overall feeling (i.e., the mood) created in the reader by the work?Explain why you feel this way.---------------------------------------• 49•

• 50 •Hip-Hop Poetry and The ClassicsGrasping Mood - Hip-Hop(A LIGHT MOOD POEM)A Roller Skating Jam Named ((Saturdays"by De La Soul, verse by Dove1 Oh Mr. Sprinkler, Mr. SprinklerWet me for one, Mr. SprinklerI'm heatin' high-five in a daze, no splitWith a yawn I trip to the dawn5 Out comes the bodies following the one ideaIt's clear, rattle to the rollHold back up the track, grab your roller skates y'allAnd let's zip on byZip-a-de-doo-dah, let's zip on by.10 Sun is on thick and the cheese is rollin' quickCome on, there's no time to hideSeason is twist, spinning and winningNo hackcy sack, let me inSpill on the bottom away, but it's okay, huh15 It's a Saturday(A DARK MOOD POEM)Follow Meby Sage Francis1 The secretive typeI like to creep in the nightWhen you hear me speaking under my breath to be polite(I'm talking about you)5 Inconspicuous, keep killing that sweet feelingThe mystique's buildingI only speak to the freakishly chic children

• 52Hip-Hop Poetry and The ClassicsGrasping Mood - Hip-HopStudent WorksheetMood: The feeling created in the reader by the poem or story.A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"by De La Soul, verse by DoveDescribe the physical location where you feel De La Soul poem most likely takes place.Explain which lines support your beliefs about this physical location.What is the overall feeling/mood created in the reader by the work?Explain why you feel this way.Follow Meby Sage FrancisDescribe the location where you feel Francis's poem takes place.Please support your beliefs.What is the overall feeling/mood created in the reader by the work?Please support your beliefs.-------------------------------- ----~

Poetry Writing Exercise: MoodCore literary ElementsLearning Objective:Standards Addressed:Materials needed:Methodology:Students will identify and utilize the poetic device of mood.9/10 W&O 1.3, 1.4; LRA 3.7, 11/12 W&O 1.1, 1.2; W 1.5, 2.2This worksheet.See below.List three descriptive words or phrases that define the following:For example:Striking out (baseball)1. shame 2. slump 3. gut-wrenching• A dark alley 1. 2. 3 .• A Sunday picnic 1. 2. 3 .• Valentine's Day 1. 2. 3 .• The Principal's Office 1. 2. 3 .• A stray dog 1. 2. 3 .Create a MOOD POEM:I. Determine the subject of the poem. (You may use the list... or not.)2. Determine the mood you wish to create in the poem.3. Choose an appropriate setting for the poem.4. Use vivid language to craft a specific .. feel."For example:Striking out (baseball)1. shame 2. slump 3. gut-wrenchingStriking OutAll eyes are on the last batterDa-duurnp! A heartbeat.The hot sun - unforgivingAs STRIKE THREE!!!Slumping back to the bench,Watching victorshead for the ice cream truck.His stomach in knotsNo taste for sweets.Mood Poem