due Friday 2/12

Write a sentence for each of the three Cartier-Bresson photographs in each of these categories:

composition (you've written at least one of these already)

value

scale

line

perspective

point of view

fore-, middle-, background

focus

A discussion of "Cherrylog Road,", p. 658, is due Monday.

due Wed. 2/10

Read the rest of "Roman Fever," pp. 113-119.

Due Thursday: discussion of "La Migra," p. 653.

due Tuesday 2/9

Read "Roman Fever," p. 110, part I, paragraphs 1-24.

Due Thursday: Read "La Migra," pp. 653-654. (Do notice that the poem goes on to p. 654. Use the usual format, choosing five individual words to discuss, then writing a discussion.

due Friday 2/5

Analysis of "The Behavior of the Hawkweeds."

Important: include your chart(s)!

due Thursday 2/4

1. Read paragraphs 1-39 (pp.35-top of 39) of "The Thing in the Forest."

2. Work on analysis of "The Behavior of Hawkweeds."

due Wed. 2/3

Re-read "A Conversations with My Father";

Write a discussion of "The Vacuum" and [Stop All the Clocks]

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

proof-read