TODAY IN CLASS
1. Finished the Frankenstein letters.
2. Examined and evaluated the metaphorical levels/theme statements for "The Sick Rose"
3. "Stopping by Woods"--light coverage (rhyme/"boxes").  Made the point in 5th that possibly not in 1st that the last stanza probably demands interpretive levels.  Think that through.  What meaning could there be beyond the need to get home for, say, supper and the evening chores?

Because of the way the week went (depleted ranks on Monday and wipe-out on Wednesday), we are behind my plan.  Wednesday was to have been for the Blake and Frost work, and today's poetry component was meant to be the Donne poem.  That's why I asked 1st period to get started on that poem. In 5th, I didn't even have a chance to hand it out; we will have to catch up.  But 1st--read it, do your best to mark of units of thought via "boxes", and look up such allusions as you notice.  (JUST the allusions, not "the poem").

FOR MONDAY
You were told yesterday to read Chapters 1-10 for Monday.

Keep a list of half of the thematic springboard topics.  Make four columns to match the categories assigned to your half of the alphabet.  Then record the  page number and a brief excerpt for each reference.  Don't waste time copying out lengthy quotes; well-chosen snippets (whatever makes them easier for you to locate almost instantly) will suffice.

What to Track 

1st period Anderson-Kan and 5th period Ball-Jung:  
Nature, Education, Destiny, Friendship/Companionship (1-5 only for this last category)

1st period Kane-Zhou and 5th period Kim-Wu:
Knowledge, Parents/Children, Justice, Friendship/Companionship (6-10 only for this last category_