Making the Right Choice: February 28, 2018

Focus: How does our understanding of metaphysical conceit help us with MC?

1. Warming up with the poem's dramatic situation:

• Where are they?
• Who are they? 
• What does each one want?
• What are the conflicts?
• Where's the shift?

2. Exploring the MC stems for "The Eolian Harp": What types of questions do you see?

3. Predicting with a partner the answers to the MC stems, then working through the full MC section on your own and discussing the answers as a class

HW:
1. For TODAY: Critical reviews are due by 3:00. They must be printed with the checklist stapled to the top.

2. For tomorrow: 

• Study your Academic Vocabulary Set 6 words for a short assessment.

• Thursday will be a poetry paper/project work day in here, so bring your laptop or any materials you might need.

3. For Friday: Complete your reading assignment, syllabus, and anything else assigned by your book club.