10R
* Checked HW while students wrote the following in their journals:
What is the theme and tone of "The Wreck of the Hesperus?" Use evidence from the poem to support both answers.
A lively discussion followed. Students talked about the nature of tragedy and the imagery in the poem that evoked this mood. We also discussed the difference between ignorance and arrogance in describing the skipper in the story, how his arrogance led to the tragedy and how this leads to the theme: arrogance can end in tragedy.
No HW today.
11R
Write, or finish writing, the Regents essay. Finish for homework if not done.
English Lit
*Went over the structure of the sonnet, defined 'iambic pentameter.'
*Reviewed Sidney's Sonnet 31 briefly.
*Read Sonnet 39 silently, annotated and asked questions as needed. Discussed the imagery afterwards.
No Homework today
