Poetry Recital

I know I've been putting it off, but we need to complete the poetry recitals. Be prepared to read either tomorrow or after break.

Save the date!

Wednesday April 27th at 2:15 in the EVL Mr. Hampton will be speaking with us in relation to the novels we've just read. Be sure to arrange plans accordingly. Of course, if you can't come it's your loss!

You can use this timer

Time yourself.

Timing

Time yourself reading and writing about with this poem (40 minutes).

Time yourself reading and writing about this poem (40 minutes).

For each assignment incorporate, two literary elements, one literary device and explain how it contributes to the meaning of the poem.

Have these completed by Thursday.

Twelfth Night

This week you must see our school's production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. It offers an interesting counterpoint to Hamlet, written that same year. You should read a little about the play. If you like you can watch a recent film version here.

This week you are to finish your novels by Friday. By Wednesday you are to have watched either an interview with Toni Morrison or Edwidge Danticat - and write a blog that somehow links statements made in the interview with your reading of their respective novels.

Likewise, by Friday you must have one blog that deals with the end of the novel.

This Week

In class I'll be bringing you to the library to get a copy of our next novel. We'll finish it in two weeks, and then proceed with the textbook. You'll need to read 30-50 pages every night. I'd like to see a blog by Wednesday on your first impressions of the book, in which you demonstrate your keen literary understanding and unique insights into the work. By Friday I'd like a follow-up blog entry in which you continue themes established in your first.