1. Discussion of explication of "I Hear America Singing"
2. Explicated the poem "I Too" by Langston Hughes 3. HOMEWORK: compose your own "I Too" poem. DUE Friday, September 2 MUST BE TYPED!
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. Presented Creative projects: Killer Angels and Invention of Wings
2. Began poetry unit - handout and journal notes 3. Began explication of "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman 1. Presented Creative projects: Killer Angels and Invention of Wings
2. Began poetry unit - handout and journal notes 3. Began explication of "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman 1. Introduced Creative Interpretation Project - Killer Angels and Invention of Wings DUE: Tuesday, August 30 (see attached assignment/rubric below) 2. React to quotes from Killer Angels and Invention of Wings 3. American Themes discussion
1. Introduced Creative Interpretation Project - Killer Angels and Invention of Wings DUE: Monday, August 29 (assignment/rubric attached below) 2. Stand and Deliver: 300 word journal assignment 3. React to quotes from Killer Angels and Invention
1. Discussed Primary Source letters for Killer Angels and Invention of Wings
2. Read 300 word journal entries with partner and selected 2 best sentences to Stand and Deliver 3. Discussed 3 new journal questions and recorded answers with a partner. See Mrs. Kirby for list of questions. Collected summer assignment 300 word journal entry
Prepared 4 Socratic Seminar questions: see below IB 10 Socratic Seminar Using your novels, prepare evidence for all questions. You have 20 minutes Question 1: With reference to the work you have studied, analyze the techniques used by the writer to evoke an emotional response in the reader. Question 2: With reference to the work you have studied, show how sub-plots or secondary themes contribute to the reader’s understanding and appreciation of the work as a whole. Question 3: How are challenges to authority presented in the work you have studied, and what impact have such challenges had on the reader? Question 4: The personal history of a character in a non-fiction account can have a significant influence on the way meaning is constructed by his/her writing, actions/behavior and beliefs/values. Comment on specific instances of such influence in the work you have studied. Socratic Seminar - discussed first 2 questions HOMEWORK: bring answers to Socratic Seminar for finish our discussion on Wednesday.
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