1. Make sure you are reading when the bell rings.
Independent Reading
Make sure you are reading when the bell rings.

2. Vocabulary 1. Patricide –The act of murdering one's father.
2. Rancor- Bitter, long-lasting hatred; deep seated ill will
3. jocund – happy, joyful
Homework Journal: Write about Halloween. It could be a memory of a past Halloween, or your opinion about Halloween- is it only for little kids? Is it a good excuse to have fun, or is the focus on death and creepiness not healthy? Or, write about why you think so many people enjoy the scary, bloody, creepy parts of Halloween.

3. I can identify and describe major features of poetry (sound, structure, graphic elements, and poetic devices)

4. Two poets
ee cummings
Carl Sandburg

5. Loneliness
Why are the words arranged this way?

6. “I Will Wade Out” or “Chicago”
Read your poem. Annotate it- look for sound devices, literary devices, connotative words.
Answer the following on the page:
What picture or image is created by the poem?
How is the image related to the meaning of the poem?
What does the poem mean? What is a possible interpretation?
How does the writer use his tools to express this meaning? Choose one device or element (other than the visual element) and explain HOW it helps to express the meaning. This should be an IEL paragraph.

7. Find a friend on the other side of the room
Find a friend on the other side of the room. Let them read the poem you have. Then share your ideas about it.
After you have discussed “Chicago” and “I Will Wade Out,” share the visual poems you wrote.

8. Collect poems you wrote.
Collect “I Will Wade Out” or “Chicago”

9. Macbeth Act 3: Read the modern version of scene 1.
Read scenes 2 and 3 in your textbook, and be prepared to discuss.