Fall '10--End of Term

Note: Please come to class with your poetry packet and each night’s assigned poem(s) marked up.

Week 14

Monday, 12/6—“My Papa’s Waltz” (12)

Tuesday, 12/7—Grammar Test on parts of speech and sentence elements.

Wednesday, 12/8—NO ENGLISH CLASSES (professional development day).

Thursday, 12/9—Read and mark up “The Chimney Sweep” (14) for practice in-class essay.

Friday, 12/10—No new homework. In class we’ll discuss Thursday’s practice essay.

Week 15

Monday, 12/13—In-class essay on a poem.

Tues, 12/14—Teacher’s choice.

Wednesday, 12/15—Sonnets: “The World is Too Much with Us” (17) and “Quixote” (18).

Thursday, 12/16—“A Martian Sends a Postcard Home” (10) and “Ode to My Socks” (22).

Friday, 12/17—Write an ode; see separate instructions.

Winter Vacation!

Week 16

Monday, 1/3—“Oranges” (25).

Tuesday, 1/4—“Dulce et DecorumEst” (24).

Wednesday, 1/5—“Traveling Through the Dark” (21).

Thursday, 1/6—practice in-class essay on a poem at sight.

Friday, 1/7—“Ozymandias” (26).

Week 17

Monday, 1/10—Master Vocabulary Test.

Tuesday, 1/11—“Those Winter Sundays” (13).

Wednesday, 1/12—Exam Review; see separate instructions.

Thursday, 1/13—Review.

Friday, 1/14—Review.