Archives for February 13, 2015

HW12C due 2/23: Man’s Search for Meaning

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1.  Man’s Search for Meaning–This is a very important text (for a number of reasons) so read it and read it closely. Read and annotate the first 65 pages!

2. Precis on That Individual due 2/27. Linked, you will find a helpful guidelines sheet. One amendment–Opening line should read as: In (Title of source), (Author) (a rhetorically accurate verb such as “assert,” “argue,” “suggest,” “imply,” “claim,” etc.) (THAT clause containing the major assertion or thesis statement of the work).

Have a meaningful, authentic break in thought and deed! In lieu of the Untruth, embrace the Truth! (surely I jest…?)

HW10 due 2/23: The Alchemist!

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1. The Alchemist–Read and annotate up to p. 82 (stop with “Why do they make things so complicate?”

2. Slaughterhouse Five/1984 Essay–First draft due 2/26!

HAVE A WONDERFUL BREAK!

HW12G due 2/23: Confessional Poem and Villanelle

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1. Confessional Poem! Free verse… No length requirement…

2. Villanelle–Unlike the confessional poem, this is a fixed form poem! You must closely follow the form requirements of the villanelle. Including:

  • 19 lines of verse (5 tercets and 1 quatrain)
  • Rhyme scheme
  • Set number of syllables/beats per line (you choose a number and stick to it)
  • Don’t forget the refrains! The fist and third line of verse repeat throughout and follow a specific pattern.

Additionally, for both poems I would like to see you practice with some of the elements of poetry we have discussed in class: alliteration, assonance, consonance, caesura, end stop, enjambment. Further, poetry is a celebration of the “painterly” nature of writing using image and various tropes (i.e. metaphor, symbolism, etc). Let’s see that as well in your poetry…

3. Letters to a Young Poet–We will begin reading when we return, so please have your copy upon your return.

HAVE A WONDERFUL BREAK!