Wednesday, April 6th

*Stray  Books / Poems?
*Check Author Research
---Meanwhile, read explication instructions.

*Original Work!
*See "Suggestions on how to proceed"
---Steps 1-4 due Friday

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze an author's choices in poetry.

Tuesday, April 5th

*Stray Poems & Books?
*Model Explication:  "Eating Poetry"
*Info.:  Poetry Pandemonium
*Continue Author Research (10pts, due Wed.)
---Use at least 2 sources (yes, one may be Wiki) to answer...
------Poet's life-span
------Significant life experiences that may have influenced his/her work?
------Political/social issues that were of special interest to the poet (if any)?
---Works Cited

*OBJECTIVE:  Analyze an author's choices in poetry.

Monday, April 4th

*Return Books
*End of hour:  Collect Poems, 10pts
---------Title
---------Poet's Name
---------Year of poet's birth
---------YOUR name
*Begin Author Research (10pts, due Wed)
---Use at least 2 sources (yes, one may be Wiki) to answer...
------Poet's life-span
------Significant life experiences that may have influenced his/her work?
------Political/social issues that were of special interest to the poet (if any)?
---Works Cited

*OBJECTIVE: Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information.

Friday, April 1st

*"All Good Slides Are Slippery"
---7m, 1/2 page: Choose one (or more) quote(s) and respond.
---Discuss
*Collect Books Monday
*Find a poem by Monday
---Hard copy
------Poet's Name
------Poem's Title
------Year of poet's birth

------YOUR name

*OBJECTIVE: Reconsider poetry--what it's good for and how best to cope.

Thursday, March 31st

*Find A Poem:  Day 1
---Due Monday

Wednesday, March 30th

*Collect Vocabulary Notes
*1984 Essay Test
---Hold materials until end of period.

*OBJECTIVE:  Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of literature.

Tuesday, March 29th

*10 min:  Finish/Review Vocabulary Notes
---Notes Due Tomorrow
*Vocabulary Quiz
*Essay Test Preview
---Prewrite
*Essay Test Tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE:  Determine and clarify the meaning of unknown words