Author Archives: Jody R. Rosen

Additional Reading for 4/4:Found and Collage poetry

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

Please read the following web resources for our class on Wednesday, 4/4. Poetic Form: Found Poem Collage Poetry more to be added***    

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Blogging for Sunday/Commenting for Wednesday

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

In class we discussed a few rules for the upcoming round of blog posts. Everyone who was supposed to post for this week (3/12) and for next week (3/28) will write a post by Sunday (3/25). The remaining students will … Continue reading →

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Grading criteria for Essay #1?

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

Have you written your essay in the appropriate voice? Did you use appropriate poem(s)? Do you accurately convey the message of the poem(s)? Do your examples represent what they claim to, what your argument requires? Do you make a convincing … Continue reading →

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Collecting assignments digitally

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

This semester, we will use Dropbox.com to submit, store, and share our work. You will need to create an account onĀ Dropbox.comĀ using the email address to which I’ve sent your invitation. I have already invited you to share a folder with … Continue reading →

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Submitting Essay #1

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

As we discussed in class on Wednesday, please bring a paper copy of your essay to class. We will discuss some proofreading techniques, and then you will have until the end of the day on Thursday to submit Essay #1 … Continue reading →

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Reading Blake’s “The Chimney Sweeper”

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

Blake uses the image of a dark coffin, saying “Were all of them locked up in coffins of black” (12). In other words, the children are trapped in dark, deathly places, both literally and figuratively. The coffins symbolize where they … Continue reading →

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Today’s class

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

Chapter 6: Symbol, Allegory, and Irony Reading Blake’s “Chimney Sweeper” poems We’ll read William Blake’s “The Chimney Sweeper” (1789) fromĀ Songs of InnocenceĀ (181-2 in our textbook), and also “The Chimney Sweeper” (1794) from his Songs of Experience. Since Blake illustrated these … Continue reading →

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Getting started on Essay #1 through blogging

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

I would have written this as a comment to shae’s post, but I wanted to make sure everyone in our course saw it. It’s a great example of how this week’s blog post can be a starting point for writing … Continue reading →

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Reading for February 22nd

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

As you know, you must readĀ Chapter 5, Figures of Speech, for Wednesday. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them by commenting on this post, or by emailing me. A few of you have sent me questions, … Continue reading →

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Images in war poetry–possible blog-post topics

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

We didn’t get to discuss further the war poetry in Chapter 4 and put it into conversation with the war poems we read earlier in the semester. If it is your turn to write a blog post for our next … Continue reading →

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