Poetry

Today we started with a poetry warm up and then groups spent the rest of the day on their poetry projects.

Joyce Motifs

Today we started with a short quiz and then spent the rest of the period talking about motifs. Poetry tomorrow.

A Bit of History... Irish History

Today we started our look at Joyce with what was essentially an Irish history lesson. The notes are at GC, as are two Joyce-related assignments.

New Due Dates:
Portrait... Readings

• Chapter 1 by 3/29
• Chapters 2 & 3 by 4/5
• Chapter 4 by 4/7
• Chapter 5 by 4/12

Global Classroom

• Motif Assignment
• Discussion Board Posts (x2) by 4/5 and 4/11

Daedalus & Icarus

Today we talked about the myth of Daedalus and Icarus and then compared the poems "Musee de Beaux Arts" by W. H. Auden and "To a Friend Whose Work has Come to Triumph" by Anne Sexton, particularly in their treatment of the myth.

For homework, students should write a paragraph comparing the poems.

Godot PC

We prepped for the PC today by briefly talking about strategies for avoiding summary and increasing analysis using the Beloved essay prompt as an example. We spent the rest of the period on the Godot PC.

Godot Never Comes

Today we wrapped up the Godot presentations, talked a bit about symbol and motif, and watched Lucky's monologue on film.
Pressure Comp Tomorrow

Presentations

Today we discussed Waiting for Godot presentations. Groups were chosen and students began work on the presentation in class. Presentations will begin Friday.

Complimentary Characters

Today we did some questions on Vladamir and Estragon as complimentary characters and then talked about them. Bring your books tomorrow!

Godot Part 2

Today we talked about the second half of Godot, after a short quiz of course.

Senior Class Night Recap

Oh, and we had a quiz on and discussed act 1 of Waiting for Godot.

It Must Be Senior Class Night...

Today we worked as best we could, finishing up "The Hollow Men" assignment in class and then discussing it aloud. I will collect the written portion Monday.

The Hollow Men

Read T.S. Eliot's poem "The Hollow Men" and do the following:

1. ANNOTATE the poem. Mark features that stand out (e.g. repetition, rhyme, stanzification, alliteration, consonance, enjambment, syllables, figurative language, etc.), note difficult words or lines, indicate questions or comments, etc.
   PARAPHRASE the poem in simple, everyday sentences. Look up words if needed.
   SUMMARIZE the poem in a sentence or two.
2. Explain the TONE of the poem in a sentence or two. Use our list of tone words if you’d like.
3. Explain the THEME of the poem in a sentence or two.
4. Carefully answer the questions below. Refer to your work above and quote the poem where appropriate to support your responses.

• How does Eliot show the emptiness of the person(s) in the poem? What images does he use to suggest emptiness?
• What is Eliot's statement about life in this poem? How valid is his statement for today's world?
• What other aspects of the poem stand out (think structure, figurative language, etc)? How? Why? To what effect?

King Lear PC

Today we had the timed writing for King Lear, and I collected study guides. Tomorrow: "The Hollow Men"

Wrapping Up King Lear

Today we did the last of the Lear presentations (almost--sorry Dylan) and talked about the end of the play.

PC and SG Monday

More Acting

Acts 3 & 4 today. Looks like we'll finish the play tomorrow and be ready for the pressure comp on Friday!

Acting!

We got about 1/3 of the way through act 3 today. Tomorrow acts 3 and 4.

Act 1

Today we began King Lear presentations with all of act 1.