THE MAIN HANDOUT
(Contains all of the poems)
Today, we read pages 2-5 carefully and gave some thought to how sonnets are structured. A number of the sonnets we will read in this class and which you'll see in history class as well break from these structures, deliberately and to great effect. It helps to know the form they deviate from in order to see how useful that deviation is in supporting the meanings of the poems.
HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY NIGHT, DUE TUESDAY
Complete the worksheet distributed in class. (This is for the poem found on on page 13 of the poetry handout)
HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY NIGHT, DUE THURSDAY (no class on Wednesday)
Complete the worksheet passed out in class. (This is for the poem found on page 9 of the poetry handout)
THURSDAY'S HOMEWORK, DUE FRIDAY.
On Thursday, we will look at some sample passages together. One of the sample passages is on "Arms and the Boy," by Wilfred Owen, and the other is on "A Song," by Charles Alexander Richmond. You will be doing similar work of your own for Friday, and your final product should closely resemble the work done in the sample for "A Song."
The Assignment:
WRITE A PARAPHRASE/MODEL PASSAGE ON ONE OF THE POEMS IN THE PACKET, NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHER HOMEWORK OR THE REFERENCE SHEETS BELOW. YOU SHOULD PICK A POEM, WRITE A PARAPHRASE OF IT, AND IN A FEW SHORT PARAGRAPHS, EXPLAIN THE LARGER MEANINGS IN THE POEM. (YOU WILL BE ASKED TO DO THE VERY SAME THING ON THE FINAL EXAM USING A POEM I'LL GIVE YOU THEN.) YOUR FINAL PRODUCT SHOULD BE A PAGE OR TWO IN LENGTH.
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