Tuesday, March 11th

*Poetry Essay Test--Begin NOW.
*Meanwhile, I'll check your test materials.

*How long does it need to be? 50 minutes long.

Monday, March 10th

*Prepare: 30 words/numbers to use as a reference during tomorrow's essay-test.

Friday, March 7th

*Check "Joy" & "Sorrow" response
*Discuss
*Review poetry quiz
*Info: in-class essay

*Monday: Work-day to prepare for essay.
*Tuesday: In-class essay

Thursday, March 6th

*Check "Lamb" & "Tyger" response
*Discuss
*Read "Infant Joy" & "Infant Sorrow"
*1/2 page: Why does Blake write these poems in pairs? In other words, can you see any advantage in doing so?

Wednesday, March 5th

*Check "Cloud" work
*review Crane quiz
*Discuss "Cloud" and answer to question
*William Blake's prints
*Read "Lamb" & "Tyger" together
*1/2 page: Based on BOTH of these poems, explain Blake's ideas about God.

Tuesday, March 4th

Snow Day

Monday, March 3rd

*Absentee quizzes
*Review "Tables Turned" bonus
*Read "I wandered lonely as a cloud", do vocab, and complete 5-entry dialogue journal.
*Also, answer the following in at least 1/2 page of writing: Is this poetry completely obsolete? What place or purpose, if any, does Wordsworth's poetry have in today's day and age? Explain.