Wednesday 8 December: Reading Howe: the poetry collection; theme and narrative between poems; use of the personal
Thursday 9 December: Reading Howe: voice and diction Friday 10 December: Reading Howe: line and stanza; journal check Monday 13 December: form and shape Tuesday 14 December: After Howe poem due for workshop Wednesday 15 December: Mrs. Walsh not in class; activities Thursday 16 December: More workshop; journal check Friday 17 December: No class; half day, but 2 poems due (After Howe and one other) Christmas Break! Monday and Tuesday, Jan 3 and 4: Snow days! Wednesday 5 January: Portfolio introduced Thursday 6 January: Lupe and Sofia Friday 7 January: Another snow day Monday 10 January: Ella S and Cara Tuesday 11 January: Abigail and Ella B Wednesday 12 January: Rose and Rachel Thursday 13 January: Workday + conferences Friday 14 January: Portfolio due; Celebratory Reading Monday 15 November: Workshop for Rachel; Translation introduced
Tuesday 16 November: Deadline for prose poems (because of senior trip to Boston); 19 Ways, pp. 3–10; our own ideas; begin to look for the text you would like to translate Wednesday 17 November: 19 Ways, pp. 11–26 Thursday 18 November: Insights from 19 Ways Friday 19 November: Workday for translation; materials from Mrs. Walsh and the world wide web; poem chosen today Thanksgiving Break Monday 29 November: Extra day off Tuesday 30 November: Extra day off Wednesday 1 December: More comparative translation: Rilke 1; Rilke 2 Thursday 2 December: Workday Friday 3 December: Draft of translation due for workshop; journal check Monday 6 December: More workshopping Tuesday 7 December: 2 poems due (1 translation + 1 other) with drafts; intro to After Howe unit Monday 1 November: Introduction to the prose poem; poem sampler; student examples
Tuesday 2 November: Continued exploration of the form Wednesday 3 November: Russell Edson essay due for discussion Thursday 4 November: Prose poem prompts Friday 5 November: Journals due before school to be returned by the end of the day; cooperative prose poem; prose poem restart marathon Monday 8 November: David Jones (WWI poet) and the prose poem Tuesday 9 November: Workshop; draft due for everyone; featured poems: Abigail and Grazia Wednesday 10 November: Continued meetings and workshops of drafts Thursday 11 November: Seniors in Boston; 2 poems due no later than class time today (may be turned in early); No class Friday 12 November: No class; journals due on Monday before school to be returned by the end of the school day |