due Thursday 10/15

1. introduction and conclusion of essay.

2. Please read "Pied Beauty," page 695, and do a "true-false quiz, just like last night.

A. T or F: the exact definition of some of the words of this poem matter.

B. T or F: this is a happy poem.

C. T or F: this poem has an elaborate rhyme scheme.

D. T or F: alliteration contributes to our understanding of the tone (implied attitude) of the poem.

E. T or F: some of the poem's rhythms are syncopated.

due Wednesday 10/14

1. Work on your introduction and conclusion of your essay. The essay, plus your chart, is due Friday. Handwritten chart is okay.

2. "My Papa's Waltz," p. 691: in a comment on this post, say "statement (a) is true/false because . . ." Briefly give one reason and one supporting quotation from the poem. Don't repeat someone else's reason.

(a) T or F: this poems is about happiness.

(b) T or F: the sound of the poem matters. Sound could refer to rhythm, rhyme, or other.

(c) To or F: the imagery in this poem makes for a multi-sensory experience.

due Tuesday 10/13

Five body paragraphs of your short story essay.

Optional: think about their order. Re-arrange? New transitions?

Optional: ask yourself in the case of each paragraph, "have I isolated and analyzed?

Optional: have I mentioned my claims key words?

Due Friday 10/9

1. Make more progress on your short story essay. Due Monday: all five body paragraphs.

2. Email me a body paragraph.

thank you!

Due Thursday 10/8

More progress on your essay. Ideally you are writing your third body paragraph for tomorrow.

due Tuesday October 6

1. Your iambic pentameter exercise if you haven't handed it in already.

2. a draft of a chart analyzing your short story analysis. Include four pieces of evidence (quotations), a handling and grappling column, and an implication/line of inquiry column. AT LEAST ONCE in your second column, choose a word from the quotation and think about its denotation and its connotation.

Thank you!

Due Friday, Monday, and Tuesday

Tonight's homework is to discuss the poem "Morning Song," p. 675.

There will be no class on Friday. (However I will be here for my other classes including Art and Community, those of you in that class.)

Due Monday:

1. Discuss two poems in one discussion: "Morning" 676 and "A Description of Morning" 677.

2. Be ready for a quiz on ONE of the four short stories we have read in our anthology from which you have been collecting images. Your choice. It will be on literary terms. Closed books, no notes. BUT you must bring a list of quotations from the story that you can use as examples in responding to questions like "what is the setting of your story?" or "what is the imagery like in your story?

3. Keep bringing to class the list of images you have compiled from the four stories.

4. Hand in your iambic pentameter exercise by Tuesday (or before).