Hooray! You did it!

Congratulations on finished 1st Semester. This was a tough one and you made it! Rest and recovery so you're ready for Tuesday :)

If you haven't sent me your Literary Device Dictionaries, don't forget to do so.

Mrs. K

"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept it; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense." -- Emerson

A few practice questions...

HERE are a few practice questions we reviewed in class today!

Studying for your final...

Spend some time this weekend preparing for your final!

Be able to:

• match titles to authors
• put literary movements and major works in chronological order
• identify parts of a poem (couplets, octaves, sestets, quatrains, couplets, caesuras, end-stops, enjambed lines, etc.)
• perform basic scansion
• read and annotate a poem
• write briefly about the poem you read

HERE is a practice poem. Read and annotate it. Can you place the literary movement? What kind of sonnet is it? Could you create a thematic inquiry statement about it?

For the exam you will be expected to write 2-3 paragraphs about the poem you read, considering literary devices, patterns and theme.

Today

Hi all!

In case you missed today we spent the hour working on literary device dictionaries. We will study for the final next Monday.

Over the weekend plan to review the finals study guide and collect questions for Monday.

Don't forget your Outside Reading Book tomorrow!

Tomorrow (Wednesday) we will have Outside Reading conversations and work together on understanding our chosen selections. Be sure to bring your copy!

Missing Hamlet Essays

I've now graded all of the 6th Hour essays I received. There are a number of you who never turned one in! This surprises me given the incredible amount of time I gave you to work on them. I never had any conversations about extra time or extended due-dates with any of you. Please turn these in this week and know that they will be severely penalized for lateness.

A lesson for college -- if you cannot make a deadline, you MUST have a conversation with your professors before the due date.

Important Reminders

You have a Romantic Poetry test next Tuesday (January 19th)

Your Outside Reading book is DUE (fully read) on Wednesday, January 20th.

Your literary device dictionary is due at your final.


Work like busy bees! We're almost there.