Constructed Responses Moonrise Moonrise by Jenette Purcell City
Constructed Responses Moonrise
Moonrise by Jenette Purcell � City night sky gives itself to me again when I have so little left to receive it. I am dark, crumbling and you are rivers and trees away searching your own night sky for a sign. The strong gates of your heart are wide open to me always, but, if only. So I wait, as seasons before, decades before, fathers and mothers before me still inside watch and listen. Suddenly, bamboo, bones, fiber, fences, water, glistening koi, * all the tiny rooms, paths and places I hold your memories relax in audible, reverent wonder at the fullness forming on this horizon’s edge. *koi: colorful fish that symbolize love and friendship
Constructed response question �In Moonrise, identify a theme and explain how theme is developed throughout the poem. Use evidence to support your response.
Tips to remember when answering constructed responses! � You are limited to 5 lines! There is NO space for summaries!! ◦ 1 st sentence ~ address/answer the question specifically (thesis statement) ◦ 2 nd sentence ~ a quote or paraphrase from the text that specifically supports your first sentence. ◦ 3 rd sentence ~ your analysis, explanation, elaboration or connection of 2 nd and 1 st sentence. ◦ 4 th sentence ~ Closing statement, inference, or significance.
First sentence ~ Answer the question making sure to specifically identify any of the literary terms the question asks for, your thesis. Question In Moonrise, identify a theme and explain how theme is developed throughout the poem. Answer ◦ In Moonrise, theme “love is complicated” develops through the changing mood.
Sentence 2 ~Use specific details and examples from the text to support your sentence 1. Question In Moonrise, identify a theme and explain how theme is developed throughout the poem. � Answer: ◦ When the speaker says, “…you are rivers and trees away…” she implies that separation has complicated their relationship, creating a mournful mood.
Sentence 3 Analyze, elaborate or connect the text to sentence 1…DO NOT SUMMARIZE! Question In Moonrise, identify a theme and explain how theme is developed throughout the poem. � Answer ◦ There is a shift in the mood when the speaker says, “Suddenly…” and is followed by a “reverent wonder”.
Sentence 4 Closing statement, inference, or significance. Question In Moonrise, identify a theme and explain how theme is developed throughout the poem. � Answer ◦ The dual mood shows how love can have its ups and downs and is complicated.
Final answer � In Moonrise, theme love is complicated develops through the changing mood. When the speaker says, “…you are rivers and trees away…” she implies that separation has complicated their relationship creating a mournful mood. There is a shift in the mood when the speaker says, “Suddenly…” and is followed by a “reverent wonder”. The dual mood shows how love can have its ups and downs and is complicated. �FINAL THOUGHT! WRITE SMALL!!!!!
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