The Antony and Cleopatra Act IV quiz will be on Friday, when your study guide is due. If you’re missing your study guide, you can find it here.
Remember to complete the quotation analysis section, as it will be really helpful for the exam.
Your college essay will be due next Wednesday in class. Information about the essay is located here.
Yesterday, we reviewed the concession, boomer, and caveat thesis, as well as the topic sentences that would accompany all three. You can find review material for those here.
The entire movie appears to be on Youtube, but I thought I would share one section of the 1974 film version of Antony and Cleopatra, produced by the Royal Shakespeare company.
The second significant write for English II is posted online and you should begin your research and drafting now. We will have some time to work on the piece in class, but you should plan to do some work at home to complete it.
The assignment will be due on Thursday, March 3 in class. Please bring a printed copy to class that day.
Our first poet will be the inimitable “Uncle” Walt Whitman, whose Leaves of Grass remains one of the most read volumes of poetry ever written. While most of his poems will be in the packet, a few are the textbook and I have provided links here.
- The spotted hawk swoops by
- I celebrate myself, and sing myself
- Whitman notes
- Whitman emulation assignment (due February 26)
Tonight we’ll be discussing How Black Lives Matter Changed Liberal Politics by Kevin Mattson. See you at Scenic Brew tonight at 7!
