Mon 1/26--Read and mark up "The Crabs"
Practice in-class essay at site
See Canvas for in-class essay topic
Note: don't open this till you're ready to read the poem and write on it for 40 minutes
This is an "S" assignment (it's just practice for next Monday's in-class essay!)
Tues 1/27--Read and mark up "Pastoral" by William Carlos Williams (attached below)
Write 3-5 sentences on your sheet pointing out a tension or conflict you've noted in the poem. You can point out more than one conflict or tension if you wish.
E.g. in "The Blessing," you might say that there's a tension or conflict between the speaker's everyday existence and the joy he experiences when petting the horse. Or you might say there's a tension between the loneliness that marks the horses' everyday experience and the love the horses have for one another...
S-E assignment
Weds 1/28--Read and mark up "The River Merchant's Wife" (to be attached and handed out in class)
Write 3-5 sentences on your sheet pointing out a tension or conflict you've noted in the poem. You can point out more than one conflict or tension if you wish.
E.g. in "The Blessing," you might say that there's a tension or conflict between the speaker's everyday existence and the joy he experiences when petting the horse. Or you might say there's a tension between the loneliness that marks the horses' everyday experience and the love the horses have for one another...
Identify at least TWO poetic devices this poem uses and write them on your sheet
S-E assignment
Thurs 1/29--Read and mark up "The Chimney Sweeper" for practice essay
Write practice in-class essay at home
Topic now posted on Canvas.
I suggest you don't read the poem or the question until you've set a timer and are ready to write the essay.
Fri 1/30--STUDENT HOLIDAY (lucky you!!)
Mon 2/2--In-class essay on a poem at site