A Bit of Poetry / La Belle Dam Sans Merci III

Grade 12

• Reviewed yesterday's Jewkes essay; connected it to the theme of 'regaining lost innocence'
• Read and discussed Wordsworth's "The World is Too Much with Us" as a group.
• In peer groups, read "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" by W.B. Yeats. Annotated and discussed. Contrasted with the Wordsworth poem and analyzed the tone, imagery and meaning. Connect to the theme of the Jewkes essay.

Grade 10

• Journal: describe a gloomy november day. Be as detailed as possible
• Finish "La Belle..." (link to poem in Tuesday's post):
• Read the reaminder of the poem as was done during the previous two lessons.
• Discuss the meaning, imagery, etc.
• Complete the story summary in notebooks.