Weeks Three and Four
Note: As always, assignments might change so try not to get too far ahead!
Mon 1/28 S--Read and annotate "Traveling through the Dark" (p. 21 of reader)
Also, answer the questions below the poem here on Canvas
Word count minimum: 350 words
Tues 1/29--CPS DAY
Weds 1/30 or Thurs 1/31 L--
Please review poetic devices in your reader
Refer to my tips for writing an in-class essay on poetry here:poetry tips
Practice in-class essay at sight
In-class essay topic on Canvas here
Note: don't open this till you're ready to read the poem and write on it for 40 minutes
Try to simulate actual test conditions (e.g. time yourself, write in a quiet place)
Have your reader and a pencil ready (the poem will be from the reader)
Pass/fail assignment
Fri 2/1--English PD Day--no class
Please review sample essay on "The Crabs" (on Google Classroom under "Sample Essays")
Helpful instructions for reading and marking up poems are here (thanks to Dr. P for writing these up!)
M 2/4--S--Poetry In-class Essay #1
At home, as preparation/practice, do this freewrite or practice essay on Canvas (note: link not active yet)
Please review poetic devices in your reader
Refer to my tips for writing an in-class essay on poetry here:poetry tips
Tues 2/5 or W 2/6 L--Read and annotate "Ozymandias" on p. 26 of your reader.
Annotate version of poem on Google Classroom:
Block B: click here (to be posted during class)
Block G: click here (to be posted during class)
Thurs 2/7 or Fri 2/8 L--Practice essay #2
Practice in-class essay at sight
In-class essay topic Practice In-class Essay #2
Note: don't open this till you're ready to read the poem and write on it for 40 minutes
Try to simulate actual test conditions (e.g. time yourself, write in a quiet place)
Have your reader and a pencil ready (the poem will be from the reader)
Pass/fail assignment
Please review poetic devices in your reader
Refer to my tips for writing an in-class essay on poetry here:poetry tips
Mon 2/11 S--Poetry In-class Essay #2
Please review poetic devices in your reader
Refer to my tips for writing an in-class essay on poetry here:poetry tips
Some other poetic devices to review:
enjambment
allusion
irony
form (sonnet)
iambic pentameter
Pick other poems from the reader or elsewhere to read and write on for practice
Read the sample essay on "The Colonel" on Google Classroom under "Sample Essays"
Weds 2/13: Common classroom on comma usage!