Today we compared "Design" to "To a Waterfowl". Students used the smartboard to break the poems down.

Poetry HW

Students are to read through chapter 14 of Sound and Sense.

Today students annotated "To a Waterfowl".

Poetry

Students are to annotate "To a Waterfowl" and be prepared to share their notes and analysis tomorrow. Also, we will discuss the poems from the essay prompt.

Poetry Essay

The students completed an essay from the 2007 exam. The task calls for analysis of "A Barred Owl" and "The History Teacher".


Essay

Poetry

Today students analyzed "in Just-". As a result of varying interpretations, I have asked students to find a critical interpretation of the poem that supports their own and bring it in for discussion.

HW

Students are to read through chapter 10 in Sound and Sense over the weekend. Today we analyzed "My last Duchess" and "Metaphors".

Poetry

Today students annotated and discussed "To his coy mistress"

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