HW12G due 2/10: Poetry and Tongue Twisters

February 6, 2015 By

1. Print out and annotate the following two poems. Focus your annotations on sound and theme!

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas

2. Tongue Twister–Get funky with alliteration, assonance, and consonance and create your own Tongue Twister. Let’s have fun with this!

3. Six Word Poem/Story–finalize your six word poem/story! Please print these neatly on any size paper up to 8×11! NEATLY! I would like to post these, so feel free to get funky creative in presentation!

4. Closely review the poetic terms and poetry fundamentals handouts!!!

HW12C due 2/5: Registration and More

February 4, 2015 By

PLEASE, IF POSSIBLE, BRING IN A REAM OF COPY PAPER! I WOULD BE QUITE GRATEFUL…

* Be sure you closely read the course syllabus in preparation for review!*

1. Tonight you should register for the class website, Blackboarddreams.com. To do this, you must scroll to the bottom of the homepage and click “Register.” Your username should be your Full Name (First and Last).  Be sure to register by midnight tonight. I will shut down registration at that point. 

2. A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow–Read and annotate the poem  with a focus on theme. Most importantly, answer this question: What makes this a poem? Annotate and answer the question on the printed poem.

3. Common Human Emotions–Remember, at the end of class I wanted you to identify (to the best that you are able) the emotion with which you are most closely acquainted…good, bad, or in between.  All you have to do is identify that emotion. We will work with them a bit tomorrow.

HW10, Due 9/26 (9/27 for 10G)

September 25, 2013 By

1. Read and explicate Daddy.  Be sure to print out this poem and bring it to class.  Explicate the poem on the printed page.  More than any author thus far, the writer’s life (context) is key to fully understanding her work. An explication entails a more detailed break down of a piece of literature (i.e. line by line). [Read more…]

HW10, Due 9/24 (9/25 for 10G): Lady Lazarus

September 23, 2013 By

1. You will read and explicate two Sylvia Plath Poems over the next couple of days.  Tonight, we read and explicate Lady Lazarus.  Be sure to print out this poem and bring it to class.  Explicate the poem on the printed page.  More than any author thus far, the writer’s life (context) is key to fully understanding her work. [Read more…]

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