Poetry Terms Tests 1 and 2

Here is the schedule for your poetry terms tests...

Monday, October 15th- Flash cards due
Wednesday, October 17th- Test #1, Lyric- 8 types of meter
Tuesday, October 23rd- Test #2, ALL TERMS

Remember: You must get at least an 80% on TEST 2 for a grade to be recorded! Let's not take this test more than 1 time!

Writing To Dos or... Please Don'ts

As I am reading your paragraphs from the 8 steps of writing process, I am seeing some repeated problems as I move student to student. I am going to place a list here, so you can reference this and pay attention to some issues that may arise in your own writing...  You aren't alone ;)

* Oh, and my caps are not yelling.. they are emphasizing ;)


DOs and DON'Ts

1. Do not use 2nd person pronoun YOU... It is very informal!! We will be writing predominately in 3rd person in this class.. and most of your classes! (He, she, it, they, etc. And remember anteceedent usage)

2.  Please remember to use transitional words between your sentences. They are to indicate to your reader the RELATIONSHIP between your sentences.. they are not to be dropped in... and I know they are on the list, but we are going to throw out "First, Second, Third" and "In conclusion" and "In summary"

3.  When you are including quotes in your writing (which you will be doing A LOT), you must have some of your own words in EACH sentence. You cannot have a quote in a sentence by itself. Use the tag line and/or implement it into your sentence in a grammatically correct manner.

4.  When you mention the author in the tag line or the introduction to a quote, you do not need to mention their name in the parenthetical citation.

5.  Speaking of parenthetical citation, double check that you are doing yours correctly.. check punctuation, etc.

6. Explain your examples! Don't throw an example out there and expect the reader to make the connection. Explain how it supports your thesis.

7.  Don't end your paragraph with someone else's words (a quote); you need to have the last word.

Due: Friday, October 12th

1. Pick 2 of the following questions (1 from each chapter). Restate the question (remember a thesis is an answer to an intellectual question), answer the question, support it with ample evidence that is accompanied with evidence from the text (documented correctly). Remember your structure of writing!
Do your best! Think beyond the obvious! Build a theory!

1.     How does the structure contribute to Kip’s story? 

2.     What is Kip’s REAL purpose of his quest and what does it tell us about Kip?

3.     Does James Joyce do a good job making his readers feel as if they are a part of the dinner table?  Why or why not?

4.     Do you think the lack of dinner gatherings says anything about today’s society?  Why?



2.  POETRY terms- Flash cards due on MONDAY.  Test #1 will be WEDNESDAY of next week.

PLAN Test- Wed. and Thurs

Remember- the PLAN test is on Wednesday and Thursday.
Bring 2 #2 pencils.
Report at 8:30 on WEDNESDAY... 7:30 on THURSDAY

Wednesday-
4th Hour: My room
2nd Hour: Lecture/Elliott Hall
6th Hour: Lecture/Elliott Hall

Thursday-
5th: My room

Due: October 9th

1. Read chapter 2 of How to Read Like a Professor. Annotate and then organize your annotations into Cornell notes.
2. Be ready for quiz over chapters 1 and 2, annotation/Cornell notes and some reasons why we study literature.

Due: October 5th

1. "Why we study literature" ad poster due today.

Due: Wednesday or Thursday (10/3, 10/4)

1. Read through the close reading questions and then annotate the poem, "Spring and Fall"
2. Read through and annotate the reasons "Why We Study Literature"

Bring both to class next class period.