Weeks 3-5: 1/24-2/7

Tu 1/24 L: Read and annotate:

- "My Papa's Waltz" (p. 12 in reader)
- Assignment on Canvas here: Loud Words on "Papa"

Th 1/26 L: Read and annotate the following two poems:

- "River Merchant's Wife" (last page of reader)
- "Traveling through Dark" (p. 21 in your reader)
- Assignment on two poems on Canvas here

Fri 1/27: NO CLASS

M 1/30 S: Read and annotate "The Crabs"

Tu 1/31 S: Poetry In-class essay #1

Th 2/2 L: Read and annotate "Ozymandias" on p. 26 of your reader.

Fri 2/3 S: Practice essay #2

- Do not open until you have 40 uninterrupted minutes in which to take the practice essay.
  - Try to simulate actual test conditions (e.g. time yourself, write in a quiet place)
  - Have your reader and a pencil ready (the poem is in the reader)
- Please find your question here: practice essay #2

M 2/6: Optional: Common Classroom

I highly recommend going to the CC writing workshop if you want some tips or advice on writing an in-class poetry analysis.

Tu 2/7 L: Poetry In-class essay #2

Sample Essay on "The Colonel" (It's helpful to read sample essays to get a sense of what I'm looking for in an in-class poetry analysis).

Fri 2/10-- L: Grammar Day!

Review participles and gerunds
- Re-read about participles in HGW, pp. 130 -132 and Workbook, p. 51 and do exercises on p. 52.
  - Review gerunds in Workbook, pp. 53 & 54 and do exercises on p. 53.
Read about infinitives in Workbook p. 58 and start exercises on p. 59.
Also, read and take notes on Gatsby, Chapter 1 (we'll discuss on Monday).

For English 1, '18: Grammar

Gerunds; read about gerunds in Workbook, pp. 53 & 54 and do exercises on p. 53.
Participles: read about participles in HGW, pp. 130 -132 and Workbook, p. 51 and do exercises on p. 52.

Read and annotate "The Crabs"