Poetry Analysis Continued

Today we finished our look at Robinson's "Richard Cory." Students should have steps one through five of the analysis complete.

Faulkner & Richard Cory

After spending the first part of the period with As I Lay Dying, we started practicing the steps of poetry analysis with Robinson's "Richard Cory." More poetry tomorrow.

More Meter

After our brief meter quiz, we spent some time applying the concept of sound echoing sense in poetry. Faulkner tomorrow. More poetry Monday.

Fun with Meter

Today we took some notes about poetic meter, practiced some mnemonic devices, and shouted a bit.

No, not THAT kind of reaper...

We spent today reviewing poetry terms, focusing the whole period on Jean Toomer's "Reapers."

Poetry Intro... Tomorrow

We spent the short period today clarifying Faulkner. Poetry tomorrow. Bring Sound and Sense.

Moodle is Down

As some of you have already figured out, the AP Moodle site is down. The county office of education (where we are hosted) is transitioning to a new server, so we are in limbo for the moment. All should be cleared up early next week. For now, concentrate on your dialectical journals.

Those of you who were absent Friday should check out the blog (http://staianoap.blogspot.com/) where you will find the details of the journal assignment. You should be 40 to 60 pages or so in to As I lay Dying by Monday.

Embrace the confusion!

Mr. Staiano

Faulkner Friday

We spent much of the day on the As I Lay Dying introduction (notes will be posted at Moodle if it comes back up this weekend). I also introduced the dialectical journal assignment (below) and we read and discussed the beginning of the novel.
New Due Dates:

• Read through section 31 (w/ Moodle posts and DJ entries) by 10/26.
• Read through the end  (w/ Moodle posts and DJ entries) by 11/2.
• Bring Sound and Sense next week.

PC Preparation

We opened the day with some final thoughts about Antigone and the study guide, and then spent the rest of the period talking about pressure comp grading and looking carefully at The Awakening essays.

Antigone Quick-Writes

Today we spent the period writing and talking about Antigone, writing about the first three bullets in period 3 and adding the 2nd through 4th bullets in period 4.
Due date change: PC and SG due on Thursday

Antigone

Today we started with a quotation analysis warm-up, finished sharing the term posters from last week, and, in 4th period, started our Antigone quick-writes.
New Due Date: Antigone PC and SG due Wednesday, 10/17

Homecoming

Today we had something like class. It was brief and poorly attended, but class none-the-less.

Terms Hunt: Part 2

Today we finished the first part of the terms hunt--everyone should have this complete, even the queen candidates and their escorts--and moved on to part two. We will finish this, those of us who manage to attend class that is, tomorrow.

Wednesday

Today we began with a short look at a quotation from Antigone, introduced the terms "allusion" and "stichomythia," and then began the term hunt assignment below.

Quizzing Old School

Today, after a quick irony WU, we had our Antigone quiz and discussed it.

Irony?

Today we had a bit of fun at Alanis Morissette's expense, deconstructing her song "Ironic" in search of actual irony. There is a new assignment, the Irony Forum, at Moodle, due 10/12.

Hey, I didn't make this stuff up...

Today we spent most of the period on the Greeks. The notes are at Moodle. At the end of the period we went over the prompt for tomorrow's timed writing.
HW: Have Antigone (yes, the whole play) read by 10/9.

Norming

Today we wrapped up the 'Eleven" essay norming activity we began yesterday. Tomorrow, the Greeks!

Tangents

Today we talked a bit about the study guide, wrapped up our discussion of The Awakening, and talked far too much about Voodoo Donuts. We wrapped up the period by reading and highlighting the "Eleven" scoring guide. We will use this in class tomorrow.