WEDNESDAY, October 15, 2014
- Work time!!
MONDAY, October 13, 2014
1.Modern Poetry
2.“Station in the Metro” / “Red Wheel Barrow”
3.“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
HOMEWORK
1.Short Story essay…DUE 10/20/14
2.Short Story Lit analysis packet due 10/20/14
3.Poetry Notebook (with explication) due 10/20/14
4.Song of Solomon novel and lit. analysis packet due 10/20/14
1.Modern Poetry
2.“Station in the Metro” / “Red Wheel Barrow”
3.“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
HOMEWORK
1.Short Story essay…DUE 10/20/14
2.Short Story Lit analysis packet due 10/20/14
3.Poetry Notebook (with explication) due 10/20/14
4.Song of Solomon novel and lit. analysis packet due 10/20/14
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THURSDAY, 10/9/14
1.Innovative Poets
2.Dickens TW—using outline feedback
Homework:
1.Poem for NB: “The Road not Taken” Frost-due Mon 10/13
2.Short Story essay…DUE 10/20/14
3.Short Story Lit analysis packet due 10/20/14
4.Poetry Notebook (with explication) due 10/20/14
5.Song of Solomon novel and lit. analysis packet due 10/20/14
1.Innovative Poets
2.Dickens TW—using outline feedback
Homework:
1.Poem for NB: “The Road not Taken” Frost-due Mon 10/13
2.Short Story essay…DUE 10/20/14
3.Short Story Lit analysis packet due 10/20/14
4.Poetry Notebook (with explication) due 10/20/14
5.Song of Solomon novel and lit. analysis packet due 10/20/14
TUESDAY, 10/7/14
1.Literary Criticism / View “The Raven”
2.Lit. Crit. of new poem (pop-out)
3.Essay—sign up as soon as you can
Homework:
Whitman “Song of Myself” numbers 1; 10,26 or 33; 52
Short Story essay…DUE 10/20/14 Lit analysis packet due as well
Song of Solomon : Complete Lit Analysis Packet as you read--DUE 10/20/14
Poetry Notebook, including explication, due 10/20/14
1.Literary Criticism / View “The Raven”
2.Lit. Crit. of new poem (pop-out)
3.Essay—sign up as soon as you can
Homework:
Whitman “Song of Myself” numbers 1; 10,26 or 33; 52
Short Story essay…DUE 10/20/14 Lit analysis packet due as well
Song of Solomon : Complete Lit Analysis Packet as you read--DUE 10/20/14
Poetry Notebook, including explication, due 10/20/14
FRIDAY 10/3/14
1.Literary Criticism
2.View “The Raven”
Homework:
Find & Analyze 2 Emily Dickinson Poems
Short Story essay…DUE 10/16
Song of Solomon : Complete Lit Analysis Packet as you read
1.Literary Criticism
2.View “The Raven”
Homework:
Find & Analyze 2 Emily Dickinson Poems
Short Story essay…DUE 10/16
Song of Solomon : Complete Lit Analysis Packet as you read
WEDNESDAY 10/1/14
1 Fireside Poets
2.AP Exam Multiple Choice Practice
Homework:
Read/annotate:
1.“The Raven”
2.One more chosen poem of Poe
3.One poem from Whittier, Holmes or Lowell
Poetry Explication (Due as part of Notebook on 10/20)
Short Story essay…DUE 10/16
Song of Solomon : Complete Lit Analysis Packet as you read
1 Fireside Poets
2.AP Exam Multiple Choice Practice
Homework:
Read/annotate:
1.“The Raven”
2.One more chosen poem of Poe
3.One poem from Whittier, Holmes or Lowell
Poetry Explication (Due as part of Notebook on 10/20)
Short Story essay…DUE 10/16
Song of Solomon : Complete Lit Analysis Packet as you read
MONDAY, 9/29/14
1.Puritan Poetry
2.Taylor “Spider”
3.Bradstreet “Burning…”
Homework:
Read/annotate: “Thanatopsis”, “Psalm of Life” (keep up with these. The NB is due at end of unit)
Poetry Explication (Due as part of Notebook on 10/20)
Short Story essay…DUE 10/16
Begin Reading Song of Solomon : Complete Lit Analysis Packet as you read
1.Puritan Poetry
2.Taylor “Spider”
3.Bradstreet “Burning…”
Homework:
Read/annotate: “Thanatopsis”, “Psalm of Life” (keep up with these. The NB is due at end of unit)
Poetry Explication (Due as part of Notebook on 10/20)
Short Story essay…DUE 10/16
Begin Reading Song of Solomon : Complete Lit Analysis Packet as you read
Unit 2: Intro & American Poetry
THURSDAY, 9/25/14
1.Prose Analysis TW intro
2.TW Outline
Homework
1. TED Talk: “Stephen Burt: Why People Need Poetry” Click on link or watch below right from this page!
3. Short Story essay…
4. Read pp 949-964 in Bedford. Notes on terms. Just skim the poems.
1.Prose Analysis TW intro
2.TW Outline
Homework
1. TED Talk: “Stephen Burt: Why People Need Poetry” Click on link or watch below right from this page!
- Watch (click on "interactive transcript" of you wish to follow along).
- Have an in-person conversation with someone about poetry!
- On Weebly site (below this post...find the Forum and click on NEWS to find the discussion), post a comment by MIDNIGHT Friday. Then post up to 3 responses by MIDNIGHT Sunday
3. Short Story essay…
4. Read pp 949-964 in Bedford. Notes on terms. Just skim the poems.
TUESDAY, 9/23/14Today’s Agenda
1.How to scan a poem
2.“The Tide Rises…”
HOMEWORK:
1.Write: (pop-out) How does the language and rhythm of “Tide Rises…” match its overall meaning and/or mood?
2.Read/annotate: Taylor "Upon a Spider...", Wheatley "On Virtue", Wigglesworth "Day of Doom" (keep up with these. The NB is due at end of unit)
3.Short Story essay…
1.How to scan a poem
2.“The Tide Rises…”
HOMEWORK:
1.Write: (pop-out) How does the language and rhythm of “Tide Rises…” match its overall meaning and/or mood?
2.Read/annotate: Taylor "Upon a Spider...", Wheatley "On Virtue", Wigglesworth "Day of Doom" (keep up with these. The NB is due at end of unit)
3.Short Story essay…
FRIDAY, 9/19/14
1.Bible / Lit Terms/ Active & /Passive Voice Test 2.“Convergence of the Twain” / Set up Interactive Notebook 3.Poetry terms : List these in the front of your notebook: Homework: 1.Bedford reading: 872, 898-907, 922-930 (notes on terms) 2.In notebook: “Do not Go Gentle…” “The Tide Rises…” 3.Independent Short Story Essay You should select, read, annotate, re-read, analyze, outline… |