due Tuesday 2/2

1. Read "A Conversation with my Father," p. 31-34.

Come up with a claim concerning "The Behavior of the Hawkweeds."

2. Due Wednesday: write a discussion of "The Vacuum," p. 603, and [Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone], p. 609, as you did for the two previous poems, but think in terms of one discussion in which you compare the two poems, not two separate discussions.

Each of these poems is spoken by someone who is mourning the loss of someone he was close to. Take it from there. Don't forget the three words part.

3. Due Friday: a discussion of "The Behavior of Hawkweeds." Put your claim at the top; then discuss. Length: a page or two, typed, double-spaced.

criteria:

claim:

supportable

important

non-obvious

specific

discussion:

sense of a beginning, middle, and end

argues your claim, doesn't leave it behind

uses evidence and is specific

quality of evidence

patient, thoughtful

sense of discovery; you keep thinking throughout

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