This Week: April 28-May 2

Monday - We will continue our discussion on satire and read "The Kuglemass Episode" by Woody Allen on page 21 of your anthology.
Homework - Answer the discussion questions based on the story. If you need a copy, click HERE.

Tuesday - We will review the questions from yesterday's story and be introduced to our next unit, "Death and Mortality." We will begin with a look at a poem from John Donne entitled Holy Sonnet #10 or "Death Be Not Proud." We will explicate the poem and  do an exercise in personification. Both handouts will count as a classwork/homework assignment for 10 points each. If you are absent, see the handouts below and download.
Holy Sonnet #10
Explication Handout
Personification Handout
Wednesday - We will discuss the poem and review the above handouts.
Thursday - Next story..."Greasy Lake" on page 142 of your anthology. We will read the story by Boyle, and take a reading quiz in class tomorrow.
Friday - Reading quiz - "Greasy Lake"