Tuesday, 9/23/08 Research Project Agenda September 23, 2008

1.  Create NoodleTools account:  let me assist you with this task.
2.  Start finding articles and/or books that you think you will want to use in your paper.  As you read, complete tonight’s handout, “Position Statement” and “Three Reasons.”  I need to see this form completed tonight.
3.  As you find sources you will use, let Mrs. Hamilton help you cite these in NoodleTools.
4.  Begin taking notes.  You can give your notecards “titles” with the reasons.  Our goal is to get our 10 notecards completed tonight.
5.  Our focus tonight is on gathering as much information that you can use in your paper as possible.
6.  Complete tonight’s reflection blog

Tomorrow:
>Drafting
>Incorporating parenthetical references
>Completing the Works Cited page

Check Out Our New Course Wiki! September 12, 2008

We will be using our new course wiki as we move into our research project after Fall Break!

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Responding to The Fireside Poets, September 10, 2008 September 11, 2008

Consider the poems you have read by Bryant and Longfellow; consider the notes you have read earlier and last night’s discussion about The Fireside Poets.

What themes did you see in the poems you read?  Which poem did you like best?  Why?  Why do you think the Fireside Poets are still studied today?

Share your ideas in a paragraph of 7-10 complete sentences, please.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008: Responding to “Thanatopsis” September 10, 2008

Consider the poem you have read this evening, “Thanatopsis.”  

• What ideas, literary devices, themes, particular lines, or other qualities stood out to you in the poem you liked best?  Why? 
• What ideas, impressions, or connections did you get from this poem?  Explain.

Share your ideas in a paragraph response of 7-10 sentences.   Be sure to spell check in Word before you post.

Fireside Poets Overview September 10, 2008

Tuesday, September 9: Responding to “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls” September 10, 2008

1.  Read this Longfellow poem, “A Pslam of Life” at http://www.bartleby.com/42/773.html.

2.  Consider how this poem is similar to “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls”.  How are the poems different?

3.  In three paragraphs, compare and contrast these two poems.  Please consider these as points of comparison and contrast:

*theme
*use of figurative language (metaphors, similes, imagery)
*symbols used in each poem

Each paragraph should be 4-6 sentences in length.  Please refer to specific lines of poetry (put the lines in quotation marks) to support your ideas.

September 3, 2008: Responding to Poe’s Poetry September 3, 2008

How would you define fear?  What are your deepest fears? 

Please respond in a thoughtful paragraph of 8-10 complete sentences.