Tuesday

 THIS WEEK'S WRITING CONFERENCES

Taking ACT or SAT soon? VIEW TEST PREP DOC HERE

• Poem of the Week (POW): 
• Notes on writing poetry analysis essays. [Handout]
• Practice responding to AP prompts by outlining for this week's poem. 
• 1B: "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop (prompt & outline)
• 4B:  "Digging" by Seamus Heaney (prompt & outline)
• If you were absent, listen to the audio explanation of how to write a basic poetry analysis then work out an outline that responds to the prompt for your poem (links above). Turn in poem and outline.
• HW due Thurs. 10/26/17: 
• topic- general subject of the poem; one word or a short phrase
• poetic idea- what the poet is trying to communicate about the topic; theme
• figurative language- identify and explain how poetic devices (metaphor, imagery, etc.) contribute to the poetic idea.
• 1B: "Crossing the Swamp" by Mary Oliver
• 2B: "Modern Love" by George Meredith

• Beowulf: 
• Concluding Assignment for Beowulf - Due Sun. 10/29/17 by midnight

• College Admissions Essay Conferences are ongoing. See schedule with the link at the top of this post.