Week of 1/6/26
January 6
Lesson:
–Course Overview
–Read and discuss “Do Not Go Gentle”
–Identify familiar poetic devices (metaphor, imagery,repetition, rhyme scheme
Homework:
Bring a Poetry Notebook to class everyday starting tomorrow
January 7
Lesson:
-Hand out syllabi
-Read and discuss “Order” by Rosenberg, (pg. 39)
-Identify patterns of end-stop, enjambment, and caesura
Homework:
Return signed syllabus on Thursday
January 8
Lesson:
-Review Unit 1 definitions and notes (slides)
-More notes: The 3 major sub-genres of poetry (slides)
Homework:
Review unit 1 vocabulary definitions for quiz Tuesday
January 9
Lesson:
-“Dulce Et Decorum Est” Owen (+listening to recording)
-BEGIN working through page 8 of reader as a class
Homework:
-Finish reading and annotating Unit 1 if unfinished in class
-Review unit 1 definitions for quiz on Tuesday