Mon, Dec 14, 2020

• Discuss "Farewell to the Troops

Read in class Part 2 -- Lyric Poems pg 315

• Read Poetry Defined and Lyric Poetry in American Literature pg 316

• Author Focus -- Walt Whitman

Assignment: from "Preface to Leaves of Grass" and from "I Hear America Singing"

• Build Background, Journal, Analyze Literature pg 319

• Read "Leaves of Grass" pg 320-321 Do Mirrors and Windows (M&W)

• Read "I Hear America Singing" pg 322 Do M&W pg 322 and ??? 1-5 pg 323, Analyze literature ???

Objectives After studying this lesson, students will be able to

• read, interpret, analyze, and evaluate a poetic preface describing what makes a democratic nation and a poem celebrating working people.

• identify common themes and elements in Whitman's writing.

• understand and analyze Romanticism and FreeVerse.

Tue, Dec 15, 2020

• Discuss "Leaves of Grass" and "Hear America Singing"

• Review for Semester Test

Wed, Dec 16, 2020

• Semester Test 1 & 4

Thu, Dec 17, 2020

• Semester Test 7

Fri, Dec 18, 2020

• Christmas Break Begins