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Tpcasting Exercise (Poem Interpretation Chart)

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TPCASTING EXERCISE

Directions: Use the TPCASTT chart below give an interpretation of the poems provided. You may rewrite the chart on your

own paper for more space. . EACH CHART MUST BE TURNED IN WITH THE FINAL PROJECT. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Point of

Directions of what you should do

Your Input

Interest

1. Write the title of the poem.

T- Title

2. Now predict what this poem is going

to discussed just by looking at the title

only.

P- Paraphrase

1. Read the poem.

2. Write what the poem means in your

own words. Do not give a deeper

meaning just write what it is talking

about.

C-Connotation

Tell the implied meaning of the poem.

(The “Deeper”

What is the deeper message?

Meaning)

A-Attitude

Tell the tone of the poem. What is the

(Tone)

feeling you get when reading it? Ex.

Fear, loneliness, joy, excitement, etc.

S-Shift

Tell about any changes that happened

in the poem. Example: The speaker

changes, the message changed, the

mood changed.

Given what you have read, write out

Theme

the overall meaning entire poem.

T-Title

Look at the title again and look and see

if your prediction was right. Does the

title actually fit the poem?

Tpcasting Exercise (Poem Interpretation Chart)