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As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

Monday, November 30, 2009

Homework for the week of 11/30

Monday - Ch. 11 p. 822-830, "Traveling through the Dark" p. 835, write mc questions on the ning.

Tuesday - Ch. 12 p.838-853, "Quinceanera" p. 859, write mc questions on the ning.

Wednesday - Ch. 13 p. 864-875, Ch. 14 p.885-891

Thursday - Ch. 15 p. 903-906, Ch. 16 p. 915-916

Friday - Outside Reading blog post due Sunday 7 a.m.

Be sure to get a copy of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston by Monday, 12/7.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

If you missed class on Tuesday, 11/24

Please take a look at the poem "Sorting Laundry" on page 767. We will be discussing it in class on Wednesday.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Homework for the week of 11/23

Monday - Chapter 7 p.756-766 - Read and take notes. Ning response to "The History Teacher" 769

Tuesday - Chapter 8 p. 779-781 and Chapter 9 p. 791-795 Read and take notes.

Wednesday - Outside reading 50-100 pages. Blog post due 7am on 12/6.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Online Poetry Assignment

Due Monday, November 22, 2009

This week you have read from Sound and Sense regarding imagery, simile/metaphor, personification, apostrophe, metonymy/synecdoche, symbol, and allegory. Choose three of the aforementioned devices, and find a song or poem that clearly demonstrates each device. Post each example as a blog post on the ning. Use the device as the title of the post, copy and paste the poem or song with the title and author in the post, and underline the examples of the device. You may not use any poems from Sound and Sense. Please see my post as a model of this assignment.

http://englishbaione-doda.ning.com/profiles/blogs/imagery-1

Monday, November 16, 2009

Homework for the week of 11/16

Check email for ning. Then make sure you join the 12th Grade AP Literature Group.

Monday - Read and take notes on p.668-677. Read and annotate "Break of Day" on p.677. http://englishbaione-doda.ning.com/

Tuesday - Read and take notes on p.686-692. Read and annotate "Naming of Parts" on p.692.
http://englishbaione-doda.ning.com/

Wednesday - Read and take notes on p.700-703. Read and annotate "The Widow's Lament in Springtime" on p.704. http://englishbaione-doda.ning.com/

Thursday - Read and take notes on p.714-724. Read and annotate "To His Coy Mistress" on p.730. Outside Reading Choices due tomorrow. http://englishbaione-doda.ning.com/

Friday - Read and take notes on p.734-745. Online assignment http://englishbaione-doda.ning.com/

Friday, November 13, 2009

Poetry Begins Monday

Don't forget to bring Structure, Sound, and Sense to class on Monday.