Monday, September 12

Today we continued to focus on close reading and annotation as we read Langston Hughes's "Thank You, M'am." We also read Chapter 2 from How to Read Literature Like a Professor, which you can find here: http://www.evergladeshs.org/ourpages/auto/2015/5/28/58122395/How%20to%20Read%20Literature%20Like%20a%20Professor.pdf

We also focused on how to send an appropriate, formal email. Please see Canvas for details about this assignment at https://canyons.instructure.com/courses/1106145/assignments/7829379. It is due September 19.

We also read two September 11th poems, one titled "Voices" and the other "The Names," both of which can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN72xg_Tcj4

http://www.sonyasones.com/wp/whats-new/2013/giving-voice-to-the-victims-of-911/

Friday, September 9

Today we practiced close reading and annotation as we applied our knowledge of the various literary concepts we studied as we analyzed two texts, Stafford's "Traveling Through the Dark" and Alexie's "Traveling." Your homework is to read for 20 minutes.

Predictions:

Brighton 24, Cottonwood 17

Utah 38, BYU 21

Thursday, September 8

Today we focused on a poem by ee cummings that again shows how a poem's content is often revealed by its format. It can be found at https://allpoetry.com/l(a...-(a-leaf-falls-on-loneliness). We also covered the final few forms of conflict we find in literature, as well as symbolism. If you were absent, read Chapter 12 from How to Read Literature Like a Professor, which can be found here: http://ziveuniverzity.sk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Foster-How-to-Read-Literature-Like-a-Professor.pdf. Also, read for 20 minutes tonight.

Wednesday, September 7

Today we read the poem "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" and examined how the form of a poem reflects and shapes its meaning. We also went to the lab and took the SRI test today. Your homework is to read for 20 minutes tonight.

Tuesday, September 6

Today we took the summer reading test and focused on the literary concept of irony. Tomorrow we will take the SRI test. Your homework is to read for 20 minutes.

Friday, September 2

Today we finished studying how plots are constructed, and focused on how characterization occurs in literature. Your homework is to read for 20 minutes twice over the short break, and to finish all of your summer reading work. The test will be on Tuesday.

Predictions:

Brighton 28
American Fork 14

BYU 21
Arizona 31

Thursday, September 1

Today we concluded our explicit practice of inductive analysis (observation, synthesis, thesis formation) with a film clip and a poem, and moved into a study of the elements of literature. Today our focus was on the Aristotelian story arc and the monomyth theory.

Your homework is to read for 20 minutes and complete your summer reading assignment.

Prediction: Utah 45, SUU 10.