Monthly Archives: May 2016

Poetry: popular poets: Frost, Wilcox, Dickinson, Bradstreet, Poe, Longfellow, Dunbar, McKay, Hughes 2. poetry terms: alliteration, metaphor-tenor and vehicle, symbols, connotation, irony, denotation, speaker, simile, repetition, assonance, enjambment, image Novel: Novel history and terms: Ian Watt (emphasis on middle class … Continue reading →

Hi Class, Just a reminder: Tuesday, May 17th: Essay 3 is Due! Do you need to write clear, precise, and powerful sentences for an essay? Then use a signal verb that “signals” to readers what you want them to believe. … Continue reading →

Hi Class, Here’s what I had on the board today: The analysis paragraph is much like any other research paragraph. It should begin with a Topic Sentence. Then the writer introduces claims and counterclaims. Finally, the writer interprets and evaluates … Continue reading →

Great class on the ending of BG, BS. But also sad to leave Selina. For Thursday, write Journal 6: 250 summary of the Brock/Marshall interview; typed. Here is some further information on Paule Marshall: http://www.britannica.com/biography/Paule-Marshall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paule_Marshall Best, Prof. Scanlan