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Writing Fluency Exercise

#27 - Fluency: Machines - 10.21

The poet W. H. Auden wrote, “Machines are beneficial to the degree that they eliminate the need for labor, harmful to the degree that they eliminate the need for skill.”

Do you agree? Why or why not? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer. Be sure to use SHOWING writing practices!

You may also choose to write about whatever is on your mind.

Remember to keep writing the entire time to increase fluency!

Before Beginning Interpretive Work

Make sure the comprehension work from Tuesday is done first. See Tuesday's module for details!

Make sure the analysis work from Wednesday is done after comprehension. See yesterday's module for details!

Poetry Reading/Writing Cycle Day 3: INTERPRETATION

Small Group Discussion:

Meet with others who read the same poem as you.

Discuss the Interpretive Question: What is the message of the poem?

Use your THEME Subjects lists from yesterday to help generate ideas

Remember that you are trying to come up with MANY possible answers, and you should make a list of all the ideas you come up with!

After ___ minutes, end your small group discussion and transition to independent writing.

Writing about the Theme/Message:

The message/theme is what the author seems to believe about that topic/subject. It is an idea about what life is like or what people are like (human condition).

Now that you have read, analyzed, and discussed this poem, write a statement about our interpretive question: What is the message of the poem?

To answer this question, you will write a theme statement.

Use the template in this resource to guide your statement.

Remember that the "abstract concept" is the single word subject of the message. Here is a list of theme subjects that will help you with this step.

Write the statement on the same paper as your poem, or on a sheet of notebook paper that you attach to the poem.

Cranes examples:

The short story, "Cranes," by Hwang Sunwon, is about redemption and reveals that it is never too late to make up for wrongdoing.

The short story, "Cranes," by Hwang Sunwon, is about identity and reveals that even war cannot destroy who we are in our core.

The short story, "Cranes," by Hwang Sunwon, is about loyalty and reveals that friendship can save us from living a destructive life.

WHAT SHOULD I BE TURNING-IN FROM THE THREE DAYS OF WORK:

Your annotated poem

Your notes from your discussions

Your theme statement