Monday, May 11: Assigned questions on schoology for "The Metro," "The Red Wheelbarrow," and "Chicago."

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"The Metro" by Ezra Pound.

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"The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams. 

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Chicago by Carl Sandburg. Click here for a video representation of the poem. ​

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Tuesday: Completed questions on 3 modern poems.

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Wednesday: Day 1 of the GD on the 3 poems.

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Thursday: Added Preacher Don't Send Me by Maya Angelou.

 

Friday: completed questions on "Preacher Don't Send Me."

 

Monday, 5/18, Finished Day 2 of the GD on Modernism and Imagism. Kids who were absent can write a formal paragraph on the theme of "Chicago." The makeup paragraph is due before the next class session. 

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Tuesday: Defined Naturalism. Watched "Sleep Forever" and talked about the isms that it represents. 

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Monday, 5/12: Begin reading "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder. We got to the top of page 45.

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Tuesday: Answer the questions on Act I as a class--not in writing. Begin reading Act II; we read up to page 71 of the text. 

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Wednesday: Complete reading Act II; discuss the questions. Then, started reading Act III, got to page 98. 

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Thursday: Complete reading of Act III.

 

Friday: Complete the 500 word Free Write on Our Town before class on Monday.

 

Monday, 5/19: Discuss the Free Writes. Assigned Final Exam.

 

Final Exam: Students will write a 1-2 page formal essay answering one of the following questions:  

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Tuesday: Added Preacher Don't Send Me by Maya Angelou.

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Thursday: Day 2 of the GD on the 4 modern poems. The makeup is on schoology.

 

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Wednesday-Friday: worked on final; 4th hour begin their fishbowls. 

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Monday,  Final fishbowls. Essay and poem #4 due at the start of class on Monday. 

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