Please donate a book before Friday. Last day for essays is Friday unless you have asked for an extension.
I collected the sky poems today. We did the vocab. test on 1-70. Marks were lower than they should be. Some students will need to work hard before next week's final test. Study.
We read a poem by John Updike called, Ex-Basketball Player. You can google it if you were absent. Ask me for a poetry package.
Due Monday: A formal, literary paragraph on the Lorna Crozier poem about the abused boy or the Updike poem about Flick.
Crozier poem question: Discuss the attitude toward child abuse revealed in the poem. Be sure to support your thesis with sufficient proof and follow our literary-must haves sheet, cite correctly, incorporate quotations, and discuss the quotations in detail so there is a clear connection between the evidence and your thesis.
Updike question: Discuss the character of Flick. Create a thesis that defines the attitude toward this young man revealed through the poem's imagery.
Also due Monday: HAVE YOUR NOVEL READ. HAVE YOUR 25 POST-ITS CHOSEN. BE READY TO DISCUSS THE APPEARANCE VS REALITY THEME.
