- Because the Guidance Counselors will be leading class on Friday, the Vocabulary & Spelling #23-24 QUIZ took place today.
- After the quiz, the students had a very brief time to read silently (because most of the class did not have a book).
- We then got into our poetry lesson. I started by introducing the concept of explication. I connected it to informal explications that they've already done-with their lyrics & "Introduction of Poetry".
- We then discussed the idea that it is important to know when/why the author was writing. Often times the time period or region of a writer influences the content of their work. With that, I introduced the Feminist Movement because today we read poems by Sylvia Plath & Adrienne Rich-both self-proclaimed Feminists.
- We read the background of Sylvia Plath, then explicated "Mirror". We also briefly discussed "Metaphors" long enough to figure out the answer.
- I then transitioned to homework. We ended the period by reviewing the Found Poem assignment.
- Homework: Read Adrienne Rich's "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" and answer the questions. Meet in the English Computer Lab on Friday.
This blog is meant to keep my Composition & Literature students updated on my class. If you forgot what we did in class, or if you were absent, please check in here to find out what happened in class. This will be updated at the end of each class day.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Comp/Lit 10: 3/30/2011
Vocabulary & Spelling #23-24 and Poetry (Feminism)
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