Dead Poets Poetry

First I think we need to talk about Robin

Williams

First I think we need to talk about Robin

Williams
Have you ever been affected by this man or
his work?
Robin Williams Oscar Tribute: https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLNhH8HAmm8
Robin Williams Tribute: https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZtnbeHWjx0

For me its
What Dreams May Come - https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmZ-FuBThuQ
Jack - https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9T72mBOKHA
Convocation Speech from Jack: https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9Kczkj15qM

First I think we need to talk about Robin

Williams
Have you ever been affected by one of his
movies?
Which one comes to mind? Explain which
movie, what you were affected/ surprised/
enraptured/ touched/ impacted by, and why.
If you have as many examples to pull from as
I do, try to narrow it down to 3!

Why start with Robin Williams?

Hes the actor Robin Williams what do we need to
know about why he would take on this role in this film?
He has chosen many roles in many films why these
film choices? What made him great in these roles?
He plays John Keating the English teacher in this film
why is he a good choice for this role?

Dead Poets Poetry

STUDY, RESEARCH PROJECT, AND PRESENTATION

We Begin with the Poems

Poetry Analysis review: What are the steps
that you remember?
Our Process (Review)
You MUST use your curiosity and academic
judgment in reading poetry. Ask yourself:
Is this important?
Why?
What does it tell me/ confirm/ inform/ suggest?

Why Do We Read Poetry?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS1esgRV4Rc

O Me! O Life! Walt Whitman

O Me! O life! of the questions of these recurring,
Of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities filld with the foolish,
Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I, and
who more faithless?)
Of eyes that vainly crave the light, of the objects mean, of the struggle
ever renewd,
Of the poor results of all, of the plodding and sordid crowds I see around
me,
Of the empty and useless years of the rest, with the rest me intertwined,
The question, O me! so sad, recurring-What good amid these, O me, O
life?
Answer.
That you are here-that life exists and identity,
That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.

What does this already tell us about the ideas

of the Dead Poets Society film?
Walt Whitman is suggesting/ instructing/ warning/
teaching us
How could this poem impact the way we live our
lives?
What else would we need to know about Whitman
to determine if this was the message he intended
for us to receive?
How might this poem fit into the Dead Poets
Society film?
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lj185DaZ_o

Choosing Groups and Poems

All poems from the film but one
Groups?
Poem Selection?