Archives for March 2015

HW12G due 3/5: To the Virgins and Poetry Writing Workshop

March 4, 2015 By

1. Writing Workshop–An exercise in fresh imagery and tropes! Using your artifact for visual, emotional, spiritual inspiration, you are to write a minimum of 14 lines of verse. Stanzaic shape is up to you! Attention to rhyme and/or meter will be left to your discretion. I am interested in fresh image and trope! So, to best of your ability, bring the emotional, spiritual, visual essence of your artifact and its accompanying memories to life.

681 Cliches to Avoid!

2. To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time by Robert Herrick–Annotate closely, paying attention to how the nuances of the poem work independently and in concert to make meaning.

3. If you did not post your poetry explication on the forum, please do so by midnight tonight.

HW12C due 3/5: The Myth of Sisyphus and Forum Response

March 4, 2015 By

1. Class Forum–Complete the response by midnight tonight. Be sure to bring the printed response in class!
2.  Read and annotate The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus in the Pack.
3. Over the weekend, print out, read and annotate the following sections on Albert Camus:

  • Nuptials and Camus’s Starting Point
  • Suicide, Absurdity, and Happiness: The Myth of Sisyphus
  • Criticism of Existentialists
  • Happiness in Accepting One’s Fate

HW12G due 3/4: Poetry Explication

March 3, 2015 By

1. Poetry Explication–Choose one of the three poems (i.e. If We Must Die, On Turning 10, Reflections) and explicate it!  Post your explication on the class forum! Here’s a sample poetry explication!

The first paragraph

The first paragraph should present the large issues; it should inform the reader which conflicts are dramatized and should describe the dramatic situation of the speaker. The explication does not require a formal introductory paragraph; the writer should simply start explicating immediately. A sample opening sentence may be “In If We Must Die Claude McKay (thematic sentence).”

The next paragraphs

The next paragraphs should expand the discussion of the conflict by focusing on details of form, rhetoric, syntax, vocabulary, sound, and figurative language. In these paragraphs, the writer should explain the poem line by line (stanza by stanza) in terms of these details, and he or she should incorporate important elements of rhyme, rhythm, and meter during this discussion. Alternatively, you can explain the poem detail by detail.

2. Poetry Artifact–Bring in a childhood artifact that may serve as the inspiration for your next poem (in the spirit of On Turning Ten/Reflections).

HW10 due 3/4: The Alchemist

March 3, 2015 By

1. The Alchemist–Read and annotate up to p. 138 (“The sun was setting when the boy’s heart sounded..”
2. Class Forum–Introduction/Conclusion posting.
3. Second drafts are due Thursday!

HW10 due 3/3: Peer Editing and More

March 2, 2015 By

1. Peer Editing–In the process of thoroughly and meticulously reviewing your peer’s essay, provide candid and constructive feedback.
2. Conclusions–Print and bring to class tomorrow.
3. Vocab Posting–Post under Vocab #4

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