Day Nine

Wednesday January 29
Period C
Thursday January 30
Period D

We looked at this...snappy video about Shakespeare's background.

Day Three

Monday January 13
Period C

Tuesday January 14
Period D

Today we read and analyzed two more poems from your poetry packet: "Tenement Room: Chicago" and "The .38" and then we practiced identifying figurative language with a handout I provided.

Day Two

Friday January 10
Periods C, D

Today your first AOW was due.

We went over the final exam.

We read and analyzed "The Writer" in your poetry packet and you had an assignment to write a letter to yourself. See me for details.

Day One

Wednesday January 8
Period C

Thursday January 9
Period D

For your first Article of the Week assignment, you need to do the following:

Visit this page on the New York Times website: click!

• Carefully look at the photograph.
• Carefully read the poem
• Carefully read the excerpt from the article that they printed on the page. (If you want, you may click the link to read the entire article.)

Then, on loose-leaf paper, answer these two questions:

1. Why do you think this particular poem was paired with this photo and this article from The New York Times? What specific elements do the three pieces have in common? Describe them.

2. Which do you like best: the poem, the image or the article? Why?

This is due on Friday.