TP-CASTT

What is step one of the TP-CASTT method to understanding poetry?

• Title

• Paraphrase

• Theme

• Think

Which selections are part of the process for step one of the TP=CASTT method?

• Examine the title of the poem before reading it.

• Predict what the poem is about based only on the title - Write your prediction down.

• If the poem doesn't have a title, use the first line.

• Read the poem.

When is the best time to read a poem?

• Before starting any of the steps.

• Only after step one.

• While completing each step

• When trying to determine the theme.

What is step two of the TP-CASTT method?

• Attitude

• Paraphrase

• Connotation

• Title

What do you do during step two of the TP-CASTT method?

• Notice the speaker's tone

• Read the poem stanza by stanza

• Identify shifts in attitude

• After each stanza, put the poem in your own words along the margin.

What is step three of the TP-CASTT method?

• Attitude

• Theme

• Title

• Connotation

What do you do during step three?

• Read the poem for meaning beyond the literal

• Draw a circle around major shifts

• Look for figurative language and sound devices

• Annotate their meaning in the margin

What does annotate mean?

• To answer questions in order to check my understanding

• To write the definition of bold terms on my own paper

• To write my thoughts as I read a text

• To ball up my paper and throw it away

What step is "Attitude" in the TP=CASTT method?

• Step Seven

• Step One

• Step Three

• Step Four

What do we do when trying to determine the attitude of a poem?

• Read the poem

• Highlight proof of the attitude of the speaker in pink

• Determine the tone/attitude/mood of the poem

• Annotate the mood next to each highlight in the margin