Monday, April 25 Agenda

*Bell Ringer: Grab a BLUE Lit book. Read p. 114, About the Author

*Anne Bradstreet – “Verses upon the Burning of our House” – Finish poem and questions (from Friday)

*Read Bradstreet’s “The Author to Her Book” (NEW-on own or with partner)

*What is the extended metaphor throughout this poem?

*What lines imply Bradstreet sees herself as unworthy to write

*Interpret lines 3-5 of “The Author to Her Book”

*What do you think about her attitude that the book is a ninth child? Is this a good comparison (how are they similar or not)?

*Note check on Bradstreet.

*Discussion of Bradstreet Poems

*In the Blue Book: Walt Whitman. Read pp. 365-366.

*“Oh Captain! My Captain!” pg 375

*Analysis of what is the literal level, what is the figurative level (like with “Because I could…”)

*“Song of Myself” pg 368

*Answer, p 374… RECALL and EVALUATE sections (in WN)

*In WN: What do you think are some stylistic (format, structure, conventions) and ideological (beliefs, views, etc) similarities and differences between Dickinson and Whitman? Please list as many as you can think of, if you want to do a venn diagram or a chart, that’s fine.

*Note check on Whitman TUESDAY.