Initiate evaluation process for poetry tournament
Deconstruct The Crying of Lot 49
Tuesday 11/17
- Examine circuit boards and hieroglyphs
- Seminar on chapters 1 and 2 of Crying
- Initiate Poetryoutloud tournament
- Poetry annotation set into practice
1) read chapter 3 and 4 of Crying
2) list every person and place name in the book so far, define the name in terms of its allusion and explain in the context of the book (e.g. San Narcisso is the Saint of narcissism, which is ascribing sainthood (the ultimate in good character) to a negative personality trait indicating excessive self-love. The Narcissus is a flower named from the Greek myth. Attracted to a pool to look at his reflection, the Greek hunter of the same name drowned while infatuated with himself. In the context of the book, many self-infatuated and attractive characters behave in self-destructive ways.
3) download, print, and annotate your assigned poem from the 64 poem tournament . All poems found on the Poetryoutloud.org web site.
Ah! Why, Because the Dazzling Sun Aine
The American Soldier" Anna;
Amor Mundi Syd;
And If I Did, What Then? Caleb
An Apology For Her Poetry Natalie
April Love Taylor
As Kingfishers Catch Fire Madison
The Author to Her Book Jessica
Battle-Hymn of the Republic Allison
4) be ready to present and defend your analysis in the next classThursday 11/19
- partners discuss their poems
- Select a winner for each pair
- seminar on Lot 49
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