Wednesday, March 23, 2011

"Pied Beauty" stanzas

If this poem had a second stanza of praise for "dappled things," what might it look like?

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

New Round of Words of the Day

Please include definition, context, and if possible, a trick for remembering.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Allusion Poems

Creative writing Bonus Challenge: Use one of the following as an allusion in a very short poem. Nurse Ratchet, "The horror, the horror," "star-crossed lovers" or any other elements from the works we've read this year. You get extra credit if you put it on the blog and read it aloud in class...

Monday, January 24, 2011

Romeo and Juliet essay topics

If you were to write an essay on this play, what angle might you take? What would the specific, arguable, unified thesis statement be? I challenge you to think of “off the beaten path” topics.