1. Reading–Anne Sexton’s The Double Image (pp. 146-150) and Plath’s Mad Girl’s Love Song (p. 162). Remember, you must annotate all reading. Focus your annotations on thematic and technical observations. These poems/poets set up our next poem: the confessional poem.
Archives for September 2016
Due 9/28: The Yellow Wallpaper
September 27, 2016 By
1. Research and take notes on Charlotte Perkins Gilman, author of The Yellow Wallpaper.
2. The Yellow Wallpaper–Read and annotate! Consider the feminist lens questions below to help shape your understanding of the short story.
3. Feminist Criticism–Print this handout and be sure to have it with you in class!
Feminist Lens Typical questions:
- How is the relationship between men and women portrayed?
- What are the power relationships between men and women (or characters assuming male/female roles)?
- How are male and female roles defined?
- What constitutes masculinity and femininity?
- How do characters embody these traits?
- Do characters take on traits from opposite genders? How so? How does this change others’ reactions to them?
- What does the work reveal about the operations (economically, politically, socially, or psychologically) of patriarchy?
- What does the work imply about the possibilities of sisterhood as a mode of resisting patriarchy?
- What does the work say about women’s creativity?
- What does the history of the work’s reception by the public and by the critics tell us about the operation of patriarchy?
- What role the work play in terms of women’s literary history and literary tradition?
Due 9/27: Blake and Wordsworth
September 26, 2016 By
1. Blake–Read and annotate The Lamb and The Tyger
2. Wordsworth–Read and annotate I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
Due 9/27: Class Forum
September 26, 2016 By
1. Class Forum–Please be sure to post in YOUR class forum.
2. Remember, if you need to email me, please send the email directly to sleon@beaconschool.org
HW due 9/26: The Sonnet
September 23, 2016 By
1. Sonnets are due Monday! This is the first of about a dozen original pieces that you will write for this class (excluding free write poetry). All formal poetry submissions must be formatted as follows:
They must be typed (times new roman or arial, font size 12) with the following heading in the upper left hand corner:
Your Name
Poetry Seminar
Date
1: Sonnet
Title is optional!
The basic requirements of a traditional sonnet are the following:
- 14 lines
- iambic pentameter
- rhyme scheme:
- Petrarchan: ABBA ABBA CDECDE or ABBA ABBA CDCDCD
- Shakespearean: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Stay true to your chosen subject! To receive full credit, you must meet ALL (including heading format) of the above requirements.