FRIDAY

• NEW UNIT: POETRY

• General Notes on Poetry

• 1-2-3 Poetry Analysis
• 1: Basics (first reading: note definitions, look up unfamiliar references, mark shifts)

• 2: Figurative elements (2nd reading: determine what is literal and what is figurative, work out meaning and annotate for all figurative elements)
• simile, metaphor, personification       
• imagery
• symbol
• allusion
• paradox 
• irony
• apostrophe (not the punctuation mark)
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• 3: Meaning (3rd reading: use notes and ideas from steps 1 & 2 to come up with a topic and poetic idea/theme for the poem)
• topic: 1 word or brief phrase that covers the subject of the poem (love, fear, obligation)
• poetic idea: a sentence explaining what we are supposed to learn about the topic from the poem

• Discussion / Class annotation for "Reply to the Question: 'How Can You Become a Poet?'" by Eve Merriam

• AP PROGRESS CHECK: 

• I think we needed more time to do the paragraph response on the AP Classroom from Wed. I have cleared and reassigned it. If you had already submitted your paragraph for question 2 on Wed., I sent your response to you in your school email so you can use it again. 

• Due Sun. 11/8/19: Complete paragraph responses for BOTH questions 1 & 2 in the AP Classroom