Thursday 9-15-2011

Lit term: aside, blank verse

P 180 Death Be Not Proud (p 348) See video above.
With this poem we studied the meaning, the sonnet structure, the rhyme scheme, and the iambic pentameter. We started this by reading the first time for unusual words. We defined them and then reread for meaning. Different people paraphrased different sentences. No written assignment due this time. This is a process for dealing with difficult text.


Reflective essay
Pages 33 - 36 of Elements of Language.


Bring outside reading every day. I will check tomorrow and I will give time to read in class.

Reminders:
Tuesday, 9-20 Beowulf final test: multiple choice.
Tuesday, 9-27 Reflective Essay due.