week of 2/19/13

Tuesday 2/19:

Goal: Begin to address/synthesize some of the fundamentals the poetic mindset. 

First Step: Sweet Like a Crow Poems. Where are they? Why has this assignment been difficult? (I got some emails over the weekend, and it seems that many of you have not bothered to do it.)

Share a couple from people who get it. 





For the rest of today and Thursday (and maybe longer actually, we’ll watch the movie Dead Poets Society  (!!!)

Link to the Study Guide

This is an old movie, but it is also a timeless classic!


As a six-week culminating assignment, you are going to write an essay based on the movie of about 300-400 words (which means about a page or two, typed, double-spaced, normal-sized font and margins). Here’s your prompt:


How does Dead Poets Society reflect ideas presented in poetry class so far this semester?


In answering this question, you must address specific topics that we've covered in class, as well as specific examples from the movie. The more specific you are with examples, and the more interestingly and sophisticatedly you compare our class work to ideas and events in DPS, the better you’ll do.