Today we worked to make sense of a strange poem, "Attack of the Crab Monsters," by Laurence Raab, that makes several literal and thematic connections to our novel. In small groups, you annotated the poem and discussed relevant lines and stanzas. Each group then took turns sharing what they discussed, and then we annotated the poem as a class on the board. Afterwards, I showed you a short video clip, a trailer from an old B movie "Attack of the Crab Monsters," the film that was the inspiration for the poem. We discussed author intent and whether or not the poem makes more sense after having gained a little background knowledge. For homework, please read to 386 by Wednesday, and finish the novel by Friday! Click here for the text of the poem.
Click here to watch the video clip.
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