The Sun Goes Down on Summer
The Sun Goes Down on Summer
Steve Lawhead's poem, "The Sun Goes Down on Summer" creates a picture of a student returning to school after a long sweet summer. But is that all there is to the poem? Aside from the obvious surface message, what deeper messages or themes do you read in this work?
Write a paragraph describing at least one deeper message (ex. loss of freedom, being true to yourself, etc.), in the poem. Include one topic sentence (a sentence with a subject and an opinion) for each deeper message you describe and then a concrete detail to back it up (example quote from the poem that illustrates your opinion). Finally, add your commentary about how that quote proves your topic sentence to be true. You need to write at least two commentary sentences for each concrete detail or example you provide. Finish with a concluding sentence.
Definitions
Concrete Details (CD)
Specific details that form the backbone or core of your body paragraphs (AKA facts, specifics, examples, descriptions, illustrations, support, proof, evidence, quotations, paraphrasing, plot references).
Commentary (CM)
Your opinion or comment about something -- not concrete detail (AKA opinion, insight, analysis, interpretation, inference, evaluation, explication, reflection).
Chunk
One sentence of concrete detail and 2 sentences of commentary – it is the smallest unified group of thoughts that you should write.
CONCRETE AND ABSTRACT NOUNS
Concrete Noun - A concrete noun names a thing that can be seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted.
Abstract Noun - An abstract noun names an idea, feeling, quality, or characteristic.
For the most part, nouns are characterized as persons, places and things. The last characteristic of a noun is the idea, which is abstract.
Concrete Nouns:
Examples: hotdog, friend, paper, television
Abstract Nouns:
Examples: courage, democracy, love, pride
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