2. Bellwork Important dates Table of Contents p. 32 -- Ballads
Tomorrow – meet in B-14 Lab upstairs/end of 9 weeks/all make- up work due
Thurs. – essay revisions due
Thurs./fri. – bring your phones/ipods and headphones to class
10/28 pep rally schedule
Table of Contents p Ballads
Think of a ballad, like one you would hear on the radio. What are some of the common features we could expect to hear in all ballads?

3. “TwA Corbies”
p. 205

4. “Lord Randall”
p. 206

5. ABC’s of comparing and contrasting (p.32)
(Partners) Using the alphabet, find a word beginning with each letter that describes a main character
Use a-m for the mother and n-z for the son
Ex: a=anxious; m=morose

6. “Get up and bar the door”

7. It Says-I Say (p.33)
(Partners) using a two-column chart, rework the text so that it is written in more modern language
Try going stanza by stanza

8. Ticket out the door
Go back to our bellwork question: what common elements do you see in all of these ballads?
Post your note to the door on your way out