8/15/17 Tuesday Agenda

Name the title of your poem, the author and why you chose the poem that you did.

Socratic Seminar Introduction

Socratic Seminar for Kite Runner (Inside/Outside Circle Style)

Every student must ask or answer a question today to receive full credit on today's assignment. If you don't speak in front of the class today, you will receive a 0 for participation points on this assignment.
HW=
1. Read this article about memorization and answer the questions on binder paper.
Title your paper: 
Why We Should Memorize. 
Link
Follow the link above, read the article, and answer the following questions in complete sentences.  

1. How did Leithauser earn money as a young child?

2. What were some of the early rationales for memorization (list at least three).

3. How many lines did Joseph Brodsky require his students to memorize each year?

4. What is Leithauser's best argument?  Please explain this in your own words.

2. Essay Exam (In class timed essay about Kite Runner 45 minutes) will be on Friday.  I will not give you the prompt until the timed writing starts in class.  You may use any notes that you have from your summer reading of the Kite Runner or notes from the movie. I will return your graded notes before the in class essay.

3. Memorize your poem for the Recitation on 8/28/17.


4.  Late Kite Runner or (Alternate novel) Summer HW Essays, notes and theme assignment are due Friday 8/18/17 via turnitin.com (I will not accept any essays or summer HW after Friday)

5. I will be switching over to CANVAS instead of this blog on Wednesday (tomorrow 8/16/17).

We will practice logging in as a class tomorrow so that I know that everyone can access CANVAS.

6. Bring an electronic device to class tomorrow to log on to CANVAS!