12/3/15

• POW discussion of "A Few Words on the Soul" by Wislawa Szymborska. Turn in your annotated copy of the poem. Make sure that you have the topic, poetic idea, description of the speaker's situation and have noted the effects of prominent poetic devices.

• Discussion and notes: "Araby" by James Joyce. HW due Fri. 12/11/15: Make notes on the imagery used to create the oppositions of light / dark, sight / blindness, reality / illusion. in the story.

• HW due Fri. 12/11/15 (class will not meet until then because of EOC testing):
• After reading “Araby” by James Joyce, read “A&P” by John Updike. Annotate as usual for elements of fiction and vocabulary.

• Complete the assignment comparing "Araby" and "A&P". (Video is here.)

Here are the schedules for the next two weeks: