Monday and Tuesday

In Class
We used two different methods - acting and close reading - to analyze the poetry of Walt Whitman.

Homework
Chose one of the four Whitman poems (When I Heard the Learned Astronomer; America; The Noiseless Patient Spider; or To a Stranger) and fill in the poetry analysis chart. Then, using the information in your chart, write a 200-250 word analysis of the poem. (Your thesis statement is what you wrote in the Main Idea part of the chart.)

Also, you have a vocabulary quiz on Wednesday! (We'll have singles of each period.) While it will mostly focus on the words you've learned since the last quiz, any word we've learned this year could be on the quiz. Also, don't forget to study your word roots!!!!!!!!!