Grammar Diagnostic

As to orient even further some of our understanding of the grammar and usage of Standard English, please go to NoRedInk and sign in as a student.

Our class code is: hwwd4v8k.

Brief Blog

In a brief blog entry, after watching the trailer below, describe what most excites you about this trailer. What are the elements you find most appealing?

Hamlet (1996) Trailer

Model Essay for Lost City Radio

For those that didn´t see it, have a glance. 

Life Skills Cliche Sonnet

This weekend you must write a sonnet about your ability to meet the CNG life skills requirements. Given that this is one dimensional (¨I am a good person¨) my expectation is that poems be wonderfully horrible and cliched.

Many of you will need to research what a sonnet is to do this assignment. That´s part of the fun.

Have these printed, in class Monday.

See the CNG Life Skills Rubric here.

Our Topic for the Past Few Weeks Alluded To This

Exam on Thursday

We'll have an exam this Thursday on a text by Kate Chopin. You will have to perform a close reading, cite text correctly and as usual be conscious of the norms of Standard English.

Rhythm and Rhyme Exam

Don´t forget next class we´ll have a twelve question exam on rhythm and rhyme in poetry. It will be multiple guess  choice.

For Tuesday

Finish the novel and write a blog entry, in which you address specifically the ending. Try examining Edna as a character. Address Edna's moral position in your opinion.

For Tuesday

Read until Chapter XXVII or 27 for our next class. Be sure to take notes while reading.

Need help recording?

If you don't know how to record sound try this or Garage Band on Mac.

Comma Splice Workout

Try some exercises here.

Lyrics Video?

Poetry Karaoke Rubric

Chime in on our rubric here.

Poetry Karoake

By next Friday you should have recorded your Poetry Karoake piece on Soundcloud and hyperlinked it to a blog entry or have create a youtube lyrics video.

You might describe the poem briefly and the song, definitely in terms of meter and rhyme.

The Loony Bin?

I'd like you to read this very brief article about women and insane asylums in the 19th century. When finished, I'd like you to write a short blog entry making connections between this article and The Awakening. Be sure to cite text. Do so by next class.

Prefer to Listen?

If you prefer listening to audio along with the book, this link will bring you to the iTunes store; however, it is free.

This Weekend

This weekend I'd like you to read and annotate until Chapter XXI.

What is Creole culture?

While neither of these documentaries entirely explains Creole culture in Louisiana, I think you can surmise a great deal about it from these two documentaries.

Intro to Rhymes

This is the video we watched in class:

Rhythm in Poetry Presentation

This presents you with the basics.

Blog Entry for Thursday

By Thursday read until page 103 and write one blog entry.