Jan+31+and+Feb+1+2018+AP+Lit

Daily Learning Target(s): By the end of class, students will be able to...


 * analyze text as evidenced by notes, discussion and completing poetry analysis.

**HW Due NOW:** Mezzo Camin and When I Have Fears Analysis (DESK) **Homework:**
 * **Due Fri 2/2**:
 * Study for Vocab Quiz
 * // Period 2 Only: Read and score "Mezzo Cammin" and "When I Have Fears" exemplar essays and complete activities 1-2 on Poetry Analysis Overview //
 * ** Due Fri 2/2 ** :
 * Original Sonnet (Petrarchan or Shakespearean)
 * ***Due TODAY:** Register for the NMSI Saturday Session on March 2


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 * Office hours are after school Tue and Wed **unless otherwise noted**
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AGENDA **: **

**1. "Mezzo Camin" and "When I Have Fears" Analysis** >> In the two poems below, Keats and Longfellow reflect on similar concerns. Read the poems carefully. Then write an essay in which you compare and contrast the two poems, analyzing the poetic techniques each writer uses to explore his particular situation.
 * 1) Review Prompt
 * 2)  “Mezzo Cammin” and “When I Have Fears”
 * 1) Review the two poems and your analysis
 * 2) Work with a partner to write thesis statement- how would you set up this essay?
 * 3) Review rubric and rate example essays


 * 2. Poetry Analysis Overview **
 * Complete activities 1-3