Monday

                       VIEW THE CURRENT WRITING CONFERENCE SCHEDULE HERE
Poetry:

•  QUIZ: "Origins of Modern Poetry" and "Defining Poetry", p. 654-663 (orange), 652-660 (red), 706-715 (purple). 

• Discussion:
• "Speaker in the Poem",  (p. 679- orange;  676-red;  743-purple)
• Why is the speaker so important?
• How is the speaker different from the poet?
• Speaker in "Where Mountain Lion Lay Down with Deer" by Leslie Marmon Silko (p. 684- orange;  682-red;  748-purple).

• Assignment Turned In: Speaker Analysis- Choose one of the poems listed below and write an original 1-page analysis of the speaker. Use the checklist in the text for ideas (p. 709- orange;  711-red;  778-purple)
• "Suicide Note" - Janice Mirikitani (p. 686- orange;  683-red;  750-purple)
• "The World is Too Much With Us" - William Wordsworth (p. 695- orange;  692-red;  759-purple)
• "Hope is the thing with feathers" - Emily Dickinson (p. 710- orange;  974-red;  779-purple)

College Admissions Essays: 

• I am looking at your submissions. You should receive it back today.
• Due Wed. 10/31/18: Work on your next draft. We will have workshop and I will conference with the remaining students about their progress.
• Remember that you need to conference one-on-one with me at some point in your college essay process. I have already entered grades for those who have completed their conference. You can have more than one conference if you like.