1. Class Forum–Post forum response by midnight tonight and bring in printed copy tomorrow.
Archives for February 2016
HW due 2/10: Slaughterhouse Five and Class Vocab
February 9, 2016 By
1. Slaughterhouse Five–Be prepared to discuss the novel’s ending.
2. Class Forum–Post vocab word following proper format.
3. Final Thesis (and supporting evidence) due Thursday (Friday for 10A).
HW due 2/10: Iambic Pentameter and More
February 9, 2016 By
1. Working with your assigned couplet, write one line of iambic pentameter continuing the couplet. Your line must be a thematic continuation of the original.
2. Print, read, and annotate (including scan) the following two poems:
HW due 2/9: Weekend Homework
February 5, 2016 By
1. Fundamentals of Poetry–Be sure you know the highlighted sections of the handout for a quiz on Tuesday!
2. Poetry Journal–Write ten couplets using Iambs throughout! Ensure that your couplets are actually written in iambs. If your verse is truly written in iambs, you should HEAR the rhythm of each line of verse. Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day (classic iambic pentameter) has a clear rhythm because of its meter. So, you should HEAR the rhythm in your couplets. Subject/theme is totally up to you!
3. Print and Scan the following poems:
Death, Be Not Proud by John Donne
Loving in Truth, and Fain in Verse My Love to Show by Sir Philip Sidney
HW due 2/9: Evidence and working thesis
February 5, 2016 By
1. This weekend you will lay the foundation for our next essay. This is the heavy lifting if you will…the hard work. Naturally, you have chosen either 1984 or SH5 as the subject. Hopefully, as you read both novels, you tracked the author’s treatment of chosen themes through his use of various devices/elements. This will be helpful as you gather evidence this weekend ultimately leading to your working thesis. You must bring in collected evidence and the accompanying thesis Tuesday. Group your evidence under various points of analysis. For example, suppose this point of analysis: Montana Wildhack represents the objectification of humanity. Then, that point of analysis would be followed by supporting/illuminating evidence. Keep in mind, there should be logical cohesion across the body of your essay.
Full disclosure, if you do not thoughtfully/meaningfully gather evidence, then your thesis will be as thoughtless/meaningless as your collection effort. Naturally, the thoughtful/meaningful gathering requires that you have closely read your chosen text.
First Draft–2/23
Final Draft–2/25
2. The Alchemist–We start this unit in the new week, so if you would like to buy your own copy, click the link.