2. AUGUST 8 2 nd, 3 rd and 6 th Period: (1) Return to the groups you were in yesterday. (2) Research the person your group chose yesterday. Remember that tomorrow you must have completed your visual aid. It must explain (in detail) who you chose and why you chose them. Your work must be NEAT and visually pleasing. IF you need to print something let me know. 4 th Period: You will complete the same steps listed above only you will be going to the library for research and printing. You are an honors class and will be expected to footnote your sources. If you quote, paraphrase, or summarize a source you must cite it. 5 th and 7 th Period: (1)Start / Complete Art Discussion (2)Discuss Poetry Responses; receive first quarter poems. (3)Handout Calendar

3. Poems for Discovery Today you will work with ONE partner. Please choose one. “The World is Too Much With Us” The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Now read the rest with your partner Close reading means we: o Read CAREFULLY o Do not skip or bypass details o Seek out a relationship with writer’s craft and meaning o Identify speaker o Identify situation As you read: o Annotate o Paraphrase o Identify Sections o Note Literary Devices o Ask Questions

4. Poems for Discovery #2 “Elegy for Jane” Roethke (1)Read closely and annotate. (2)Pair/Share with your partner. (3)Who is the speaker? What is the situation? Writing the Chunk of Analysis: (1)Now in a paragraph or two address the following prompt: 1970 Poem: “Elegy for Jane” (Theodore Roethke) Prompt: Write an essay in which you describe the speaker's attitude toward his former student, Jane.

5. Thesis Statement Topic Sentence What will you prove? Direct Quotes Paraphrase Claim Commentary ANALYSIS Data Opinion, Insight, Analysis Reaction, Explication, Feelings, Reflection Data and Commentary should be presented in a 1:2 ratio