Period 1--AP 30
The students were divided into four groups with each one being given one of Shakespeare's sonnets. They were to read it, and "own" it, so they could teach the class what they discovered about it. They had half the class to prepare and then we finished going through two of the poems together with each other teaching.
Period 2--Pre-AP 10
We did a quick trip down memory lane from Friday when we were discussing examples of allusion possibilities. Of course, as we discussed, we added to what we had already finished, and then completed the rest of the discussion on Norse mythology and looked at other things that might be alluded to such as: Shakespeare, Arthurian legend, famous painters and paintings, and fairy tales. From here, we began looking at some poetry, starting off with John Donne and his elaborate conceits in "The Bait." We're not quite finished this, but will be so tomorrow.
Period 3--ELA A 30
Since we've spent some time looking at common misconceptions about Canadian identity (often in comparison to American identity), we're ready to tackle some poetry that deals with that topic. The poem that we're looking at is "Canada: A Case Study 1945" by Earl Birney. This poem follows the extended metaphor comparing Canada to a young teenager.
Period 4--Pre-AP 10
As promised, we were able to get into the ghost stories today! The kids shared some of their personal stories and I shared some of mine and then we read from Haunted Canada. With the lights off, a candle lighted, and the blinds drawn, we certainly set the mood! We wrapped up the spooky talk and then got down to the assignment. They have to write a ghost story of their own. In order to do this, we went through the Freytag Pyramid of Plot Development and used stories that they had read in the past to illustrate how they fit into the pyramid. Their story should follow the same general pattern. They will have two class periods to create and write this story and then we will do some reflecting on it with peer editing.
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