Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Film Lit:
1) Terminology list (get definitions/explanations from film comic book)
2) Early Film Who's Who handout
Homework: Quiz Wed., Sept. 24 over terminology and early film (today's handout plus last week's over The Great Train Robbery and early comedy)

ALH:
1) discuss Native American impromptus
2) Intro. to Puritans and Anne Bradstreet
3) Bradstreet poem walk-through and annotation discussion (SEE LINK AT RIGHT for a great example)
  • mood vs. tone
  • author's purpose
  • figurative language
  • audience
  • connotation
  • author's beliefs
HW: read pgs. 41-48 (last poem is one we read in class) - annotate for tomorrow's discussion

Am Lit:
1) Read "Of Plymouth Plantation"
2) pg. 88 Comprehension Check & 1, 3, 4, 5