9/9/15

 

• POEM OF THE WEEK: Due Friday, 9/11/15
• 2A- "How to Write a Poem" by Allen Lee Taylor
• Make sure you look up and apply words and allusions to the context of the poem, analyze figurative language and its effect, work through the poem in chunks (not lines), and determine the topic (main subject of the poem) and poetic idea (what the poet is trying to express about the topic). 
• 4A- "Constantly Risking Absurdity" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
• (TIP: Watch Charlie Chaplin walk)
• Make sure you look up and apply words and allusions to the context of the poem, analyze figurative language and its effect, work through the poem in chunks (not lines), and determine the topic (main subject of the poem) and poetic idea (what the poet is trying to express about the topic). 

• Beowulf
• Section 2 analytical review for text annotation
• HW for Fri. 9/11/15: Study for character test
• List of characters
• Video of name pronunciations

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Wed. 9/23/15 @ 9:00 am: College Fair
• Thurs. 9/24/15: Senior GPA distribution
• Mon. & Tues. 9/28 & 9/29: Senior portraits