Friday October 2

4U1 - Here is what we did in class on Friday; get it done if you were not here

The Dramatic Monologue

“Porphyria’s Lover”

Read the poem several times before attempting the questions.  Support your answers with proof from the poem.

1.                Identify the speaker, the silent listener, and the critical moment in the speaker’s life?

2.                What imagery establishes the setting at the outset of the poem?  Give four examples. What mood does it create?

3.                How is Porphyria portrayed at the beginning of the poem?   

4.                What characteristics of the speaker are gradually revealed?

5.                How does Porphyria’s lover justify killing her?

6.                Quote two lines (one where she is alive and one where she is dead) that indicate the change in the lover’s relationship.  Explain your reasoning.

7.                How is irony used in the poem?  Name it, define it and explain your choice.

Presentations start on Tuesday

Poetry quiz on Thursday (quiz outline on Monday)

3C1
-finish all handouts, questions for Act 2
-study for the quiz on Tuesday

Tuesday October 25

4U1
-worked on "My Last Duchess"
-will finish it on Wednesday

Don't forget to meet in Lecture Hall on Wednesday

Change of Plans - Thursday will be a group work period, so spread the word if you see this post

3C1
-finished Act 2, scene 3 and questions

Wednesday - read Act 2, scenes 4 and 5

Thursday October 20

4U1
-peer editing editorials - editorial is due Monday

Friday
-research in the library

Monday
-poetry "To His Coy Mistress"

3C1
-finish Act 1 questions for Romeo and Juliet
-review sheet for Act 1

Friday
-watch Act 1
-finish review sheet

Monday
-Act 2, scenes 1 and 2

Friday October 14

4U1
-another practice editorial
-returned editorial outline
-what is a dramatic monolgue?
-what is an archetype?
-analyzed "The Goblet"

Homework question - What is the irony of the "The Goblet"?  Look at the first 3 stanzas versus the last stanza?  The irony can be stated in a paradoxical anthesis.  Can you say it that style?
Over the Weekend
-work on your editorial (rough draft is due Wednesday)

3C1
-read cast of characters, prologue and opening part of Act 1, scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet
-complete questions 2-9 on homework sheet

Over The Weekend
-work on your verbal/visual; due Monday or Tuesday

Thursday October 13

4U1

-editorial practice/worksheet

-finished "puce fairy book"

-introduction to "The Goblet" (Echoes 67)

-complete list of symbolic associations, read the poem and summarize what is happening in each stanza

Tomorrow

-finish analysis of "The Goblet"
-introduction to Dramatic Monologue
-What is an archetype?

Monday
-poetry seminar outline

Tuesday

-library period; research seminar topics

Wednesday

-peer edit editorials

Thursday

-poetry

Friday

-editorial due

Reid - over the weekend, to catch up, read any of the following essays that you have not read:
in Echoes - Forget Prince Charming, Sojournors, Snapshot: Lost Lives of Women, Cellphones and The Death Penalty: Justice For None
in Reading Stategies - Growing Up Native, The Skier, Medical Care That's Not Fit For A Horse
Remember to photocopy missed notes tomorrow


3C1
-worked on verbal visual

Tomorrow - characters, prologue and act I of Romeo and Juliet

Monday or Tuesday - verbal visual due

Wednesday October 12

4U1
-final analysis of 'puce fairy book' (here are the charts, hopefully you can read them - homework is below the pictures)

-tonight: work on editorial chart; due tomorrow

homework on "puce fairy tale"

1.  Summarize the poem in one sentence.  We will vote on the best one.
2.  Using your approaches to literature chart, how do you see the feminist approach in the poem?  How do we see each of three stages in the poem.  Hint the feminine, feminist and female stage are all seen in the poem through the stereotypes, refusal to give in and independence.

3C1
-introduction to William Shakespeare worksheet - due Friday
-introduction to Shakesperian language - completed in class

tomorrow - work period on verbal visual (if you are going to say that you have it completed at home, have a back up plan for work - work on Shakespeare worksheet or some other work - if you bring nothing I will assign you a short story to work on)

Tuesday October 14

4U1
-review of editorial assignment - due next Thursday
-review of narrative (overall look back at the narrative essays - the good, the bad and the ugly)
-introduction to poetry
-"puce fairy book" poem from Echoes 36

Extra Questions
You will need to use the world wide interweb (the one with email) to find these answers.  Good Luck!

1.  The title "puce fairy book" is actually an allusion to a book called Blue Fairy Book.  What is it, when was it published, what does it contain and what is the connection to this poem?

2.  What is the custom of binding feet?  To what line does this custom relate to and how does it help develop a 'big idea' of the poem?

Bring Echoes all week

3C1
-introduction to Romeo and Juliet

Tomorrow:  Bring Romeo and Juliet textbook

Friday October 7

4U1
-meet in the library - research your editorial topic
-on the weekend - more research - Happy Thanksgiving!
-we begin poetry on Tuesday (bring Echoes)

3C1
-work period for verbal visual essays
-on the weekend - continue to think about/brainstorm on the verbal visual - Happy Thanksgiving!
-we begin Romeo and Juliet on Tuesday - bring the textbook

Wednesday October 5

Thursday is test day for everyone!

Study tonight!

Tuesday October 4

4U1
-test outline given
-read and analyzed "Cellphones"
Homework - finish worksheet on "Cellphones"

-tomorrow: We will discuss the following:
1.  What is the connotation of each of the 5 listed agencies of torment and misery in paragraph 1?
2.  Write down 3 allusions used in the essay?  What is the purpose of each allusion?
3.  What is the irony of the last line?

Test: Thursday

3C1
-finished "Barney" and corresponding worksheet
-test outline
-review game 
-formal review handed out

-tomorrow - review and introduction to group assignment

Test: Thursday