Complete journal #1. See guidelines above.
Tuesday:
1. Read “A Pure High Note of Anguish” by Barbara Kingsolver. Underline lines that you agree or disagree with
AND write notes in the margins to show your thinking. We'll discuss in class. Due block day.
This clip may provide context for the dancing children reference in Kingsolver's essay. It was taken from a news clip on the day the Towers fell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrM0dAFsZ8k
2. Revise your "I am From" poem for block day. I am looking for sensory detail and clear, original voice.
Due block day.
Due block day.
Block day:
1. Read "Killing Chickens" (in packet I gave you on Tuesday). Think about the following questions and annotate or write your reflections on a separate piece of paper:
How does the writer draw you into the experience in the first few sentences? What is she doing specifically in terms of writing "moves"?
What images do you notice? How does her imagery change with each chicken? Why does she do this?
What is this essay about, besides killing chickens?
In the end, what have we learned about the writer and the human condition she is considering?
2. Finish journal #2, if you didn't already in class.
Friday:
Read and annotate Elvis Costello's "Rocking Around the Clock".
Underline and comment upon lines which show Costello's voice most clearly. Where is his voice most compelling? What is revealed about Costello through his words? Underline his best verbs. How does the structure of the hours change as it gets later in the day? Why? Due Monday, 9/16.
1. Read "Killing Chickens" (in packet I gave you on Tuesday). Think about the following questions and annotate or write your reflections on a separate piece of paper:
How does the writer draw you into the experience in the first few sentences? What is she doing specifically in terms of writing "moves"?
What images do you notice? How does her imagery change with each chicken? Why does she do this?
What is this essay about, besides killing chickens?
In the end, what have we learned about the writer and the human condition she is considering?
2. Finish journal #2, if you didn't already in class.
Friday:
Read and annotate Elvis Costello's "Rocking Around the Clock".
Underline and comment upon lines which show Costello's voice most clearly. Where is his voice most compelling? What is revealed about Costello through his words? Underline his best verbs. How does the structure of the hours change as it gets later in the day? Why? Due Monday, 9/16.
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