Final Poetry Work Day

Today we worked on projects and drew presentation order out of the sorting hat (complete presentation is available at the handouts page).

Essay Topics Due Tomorrow!

Don't forget your poetry HW tonight:

1. Paraphrase the plot of this poem. Briefly, what is it about?
2. What is the overall tone of the poem?
3. Note a few literary techniques stand out in this poem.

Period 4: "Woman" by Nikki Giovanni
Period 6: "Richard Cory" by E. A. Robinson