AGENDA:
This week we have been presenting our poets.
Have a good spring break and if you want to begin to prep for the AP exam, check out this link:
http://www.learnerator.com/ap-english-language
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Poet Presentation links
Links for Poet Presentations--we begin Monday
Poets.org
www.poets.org/poets
Modern American Poetry
www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets.htm
Poetry Society of America:
www.poetrysociety.org/psa/poetry/crossroads/qa_american_poetry/
Geraldine dodge readings:
www.dodgepoetry.org/past-festivals/
www.pbs.org/wnet/foolingwithwords/main_festival.html
CHECK WITH Ms. Gamzon for recordings of poets reading their poems
www.poets.org/poets
Modern American Poetry
www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets.htm
Poetry Society of America:
www.poetrysociety.org/psa/poetry/crossroads/qa_american_poetry/
Geraldine dodge readings:
www.dodgepoetry.org/past-festivals/
www.pbs.org/wnet/foolingwithwords/main_festival.html
CHECK WITH Ms. Gamzon for recordings of poets reading their poems
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Poetry Paper #3
AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Ms. Gamzon
Major Paper #3: Poetry Project
Students will
select an American poet from the list provided. They will be asked to read a
collection of
poems by the poet, a biography or compilation containing biographical
information
about the poet,
and a work of critical analysis by an established scholar about the poet
analysis
by an established
scholar. The 5-7 page paper with MLA citation should contain introductory
biographical
information about the poet (1-2 pages), and then a close reading and analysis
of
two of the poet’s
major poems. The analysis of the poems should focus on the use of rhetorical
devices such as
voice, form, figurative language, and other poetic devices such as imagery,
rhyme and meter.
In doing scholarly research, students should also be able to cite commentary
on the poems from
published scholars. Internet sources must be kept to a minimum and cited
properly.
List of poets to
choose from:
John Ashberry
Margaret Atwood--Breasia
anne Sexton--Serena
anne Sexton--Serena
W. H. Auden
Amiri Baraka
Elizabeth Bishop
Anne Bradstreet--Frieda
Gwendolyn Brooks
Lucille Clifton
Billy Collins--Jahde
Hart Crane
E. E. Cummings--Cameron
Emily Dickinson--Rose
Rita Dove--Brian
T. S. Eliot--Ethan
Robert Frost--Honesty
Jane Hirschfield
Henry W. Longfellow--Katherine Fuss
W. S. Merwin
Marianne Moore
Mary Oliver--Olivia
Sylvia Plath--Alyssa
Sylvia Plath--Alyssa
Ezra Pound
Theordore Roethke
Carl Sandburg--Bayleigh
William Stafford
Wallace Stevens
Mark Strand
Richard Wilbur
C. K. Williams
James Wright
Monday, March 7, 2016
Poet Presentations
POET PRESENTATION
POET PRESENTATION
Poet Presentation Handout for Class Presentation
*Information needed in your poet presentation:
Due Date: Mon, 3/15 Begin presentations in class
* Birth Date and Birthplace
* Death Date/Place of Death
* Early Influences:
* You must include at least three events or people that influenced your poet.
* Education:
You must include the role or significance that this education had in later life for your poet.
* Major Accomplishments your poet has made:
Awards, etc. This must include the dates.
*Significance to the field of Poetry:
You must explain why this poet is worthy of note in his field of expertise.
*Contemporaries:
You must include the names of at least three other poets who wrote at the same time as your poet. Please include their roles.
*Famous Poems:Analyze two
Poet Presentation Handout for Class Presentation
*Information needed in your poet presentation:
Due Date: Mon, 3/15 Begin presentations in class
* Birth Date and Birthplace
* Death Date/Place of Death
* Early Influences:
* You must include at least three events or people that influenced your poet.
* Education:
You must include the role or significance that this education had in later life for your poet.
* Major Accomplishments your poet has made:
Awards, etc. This must include the dates.
*Significance to the field of Poetry:
You must explain why this poet is worthy of note in his field of expertise.
*Contemporaries:
You must include the names of at least three other poets who wrote at the same time as your poet. Please include their roles.
*Famous Poems:Analyze two
Friday, March 4, 2016
Huck Finn--Notice and Note Key Passages
AGENDA:
Find key Notice and Note passages in Huck Finn Ch. 1-15
HMWK: Read to Ch. 23 XXIII
Find key Notice and Note passages in Huck Finn Ch. 1-15
HMWK: Read to Ch. 23 XXIII
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Huckleberry Finn Ch. 1-15 TOPIC ANALYSIS
AGENDA:
In groups of 4, work on analyzing CH. 1-15 in Huckleberry Finn for the following topics:
Group 1 CHARACTERS--present a character directory chart
Group 2 SYMBOLS--present drawings of key symbols
Group 3 SETTING--Create a map of the story so far--you may use your cellphone--spatial
Group 4 PLOT--what are the key events chronologically (a timeline of character conflicts)? Note any subtle changes in Huck's behavior
Present findings to whole class
In groups of 4, work on analyzing CH. 1-15 in Huckleberry Finn for the following topics:
Group 1 CHARACTERS--present a character directory chart
Group 2 SYMBOLS--present drawings of key symbols
Group 3 SETTING--Create a map of the story so far--you may use your cellphone--spatial
Group 4 PLOT--what are the key events chronologically (a timeline of character conflicts)? Note any subtle changes in Huck's behavior
Present findings to whole class
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