Hello folks,
First off, let me apologize for the added delay. I love my job and am desperate to begin the year with you, but I must see to it that my family is ok first. So, hang in there. I will do my best to make it worth your wait. In the meantime, here is the plan for the next two days:
9/19: My Life has stood – a Loaded Gun and I felt a Funeral, in my Brain by Emily Dickinson
Both poems are in the The Bell Jar Unit Poetry. In class read and annotate both poems. Then, answer the following questions in one paragraph (be sure to have a proper topic sentence):
How are the poems thematically related? How does Dickinson develop the theme in each poem?
Conclude class with small group discussion.
HW: Print and read the following sections of the Confessional Poetry Guide:
- Introduction
- Anne Sexton (Bio and The Truth the Dead Know)
- Sylvia Plath (Bio and Ariel)
9/20: Read and annotate Her Kind by Anne Sexton and Lady Lazarus by Sylvia Plath. As we use these poems and those of Emily Dickinson to practice writing topic sentences, keep in mind that we are actually (and more importantly) laying the thematic foundation for our first unit. I remind you that this involves sensitive subjects such as depression and suicide.
After reading the poems, in bullet form identify the primary devices (i.e. metaphor, symbolism, etc) used in each poem to develop theme.
So, if you have taken all assigned work seriously and completed it meaningfully, we will be good to go on 9/25! Can’t wait to meet you!
