Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Thursday, Feb. 28th (section 1)

Agenda: 

1. Students finished discussion on Pike by Ted Hughes. Turned in Worksheets.






2. Students turned in edited poems.

Homework: 

Complete worksheet for The Hunting Snake by Judith Wright.

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Monday, Feb. 25 (section 3)

Agenda: 

Three poems were reviewed: Continuum, the Hunting Snake and Pike. The study of Pike will continue next class.

Homework: 

1. All three worksheets of the above poems will be turned in.
2. Write your version of A Birthday, by Christina Rosetti. The following template:

First stanza: 
My love is like <insert naturally occurring symbol of a>;
My love is like <insert naturally occurring symbol of a>;
My love is like <insert naturally occurring symbol of a>;
My heart is <a> than all of these
Because my <b> has come to me. 

Second stanza:
Directive + image of decorum to supplement <a>;
Directive + image of decorum to supplement <a>;
Directive + image of decorum to supplement <a>;
Because the <c> of my life
Is come, my  <b> has come to me.  

Example: 

     My love is like a well fed babe
          nestled 'gainst a swollen breast;
     My love is like the speckled sand
          meeting water shore to shore; 
     My love is like the swelling blur 
          above the heat and before recompense;
     My heart's cup run over more than all of these 
          Because my love has come to me. 

     Chisel rocks into light-shifting shapes,
         and toss them at the feet of more; 
     Mill cloth with silk and vermillion dye,
          and drape it across a binding scroll;
     Simmer sauces of wine and rare design,
           to dash tender and succulent against the teeth.
     Because the genesis of my life
          Is come, love has come to me.
          
                                      -Mrs. Lee

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Monday, February 18th Poetry Worksheets Protocol

Poetry Worksheets Protocol

Poetry Worksheets that are completed after a class lecture are being handed back. Once you've received your worksheet, following the following procedure:

     A. Happy with your score, then fold it in half and paste it into your poetry book.

     B. Would you like to get back full points?
               1. Complete Worksheet with correct answers.
               2. Make an appointment
               3. Recite poem with no less than 3 errors.
               4. Show Mrs. Lee corrected worksheet
               5. Paste correct poetry worksheet into book.


Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Wednesday, February 13th (Section 3)

Agenda: 

Today we reviewed the poem, A Birthday, by Christina Rosetti. Students also completed their worksheet on Composed Upon Westminster Bridge by William Wordsworth.

Homework: 

Students are to read Continuum by Allen Curnow and complete a worksheet for his poem next class.

Monday, February 4, 2013

Tuesday, Feb. 5th (section 3), Wednesday, Feb. 6th (section 1 and 2)

Agenda: 

Descriptive papers were handed back to students with rubrics and comments. Students were to hand-in a second descriptive paper that reflected correction and learning from first attempt. Many students opted to take back their homework for a second revision on their second attempt. The second revision is due on Thursday, Feb. 7th for section 3.

Homework (for Section 3): 

1. Complete the worksheet attached here, using your own observations of the poem. DO NOT RESEARCH your answers as it hands over the authority of the poem to an external source and also takes away the the experience of uncovering meaning and arriving at a personal response--our very goal when analyzing literature. Also, the document is not editable, so please print it out and then write out your answers with your poem booklet next to you.

2. Rewrite your descriptive paper with it in mind that you are to
   a. Write a plan (Paragraph 1: orientating the reader to the situation and setting; Paragraph 2: allowing for movement for the writer, changing focus; Paragraph 3: interaction or movement of some sort experienced by the voyeur or the parties involved)
   b. Use 5 senses (auditory, visual, somatosensory gustatory, and olfactory)
   c. Complex, compound and simple sentence structure
   d. Literal sentences but with interesting verb choices and much detail
   e. Figurative language infused with personification, onomatopoeia, metaphors, similes, and other forms of imagery.

Homework (for Section 1):

 1. Rewrite your descriptive paper with it in mind that you are to
   a. Write a plan (Paragraph 1: orientating the reader to the situation and setting; Paragraph 2: allowing for movement for the writer, changing focus; Paragraph 3: interaction or movement of some sort experienced by the voyeur or the parties involved)
   b. Use 5 senses (auditory, visual, somatosensory gustatory, and olfactory)
   c. Complex, compound and simple sentence structure
   d. Literal sentences but with interesting verb choices and much detail
   e. Figurative language infused with personification, onomatopoeia, metaphors, similes, and other forms of imagery.

2. Read through the book of poetry. Be able to pick out a few poems that you would like to especially look into and read. Read Composed Upon Westminster Bridge by Williams Wordsworth. No need to annotate.