- Quiz! Please write down the first two stanzas of "If" on a half sheet of paper. Be careful to get the line separation and punctuation correct. 50 pts!
GRAMMAR
- PARENTHESES~ Read and take notes on Bedford 39b (under Punctuation, Part VII).
- Provide at least one example sentence for each application of parentheses.
POETRY
- Finish sonnet presentations.
- EQ: How do I know what the poem means based on its structure and devices?
HW
- Did you know that we have an original sonnet writer just across the hall? Look at Mr. Reno's blog and pick one of his sonnets to write an analysis. Answer in a 1/2 page analysis...
- What is this sonnet about and how do you know by looking at the structure, devices and punctuation? (It will be cheating if you ask him to explain. He knows of your assignment, so don't even think about it! :)
