Week 2

We'll read and study-

•  Poetry by Elizabeth Browning and Robert Browning
• Essay on "Elements on Poetry"
• A Short Story "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin

We'll learn the skills of-

• Responding to poetry
• Interpreting a philosophical essay
• Responding to a short story in poetic and original ways
• Creating a web page using Frontpage

Aim: How do Elizabeth & Robert Browning express their attitudes towards love? What literary devices do they use to express such attitude?

Click the Brownings link on the left to view the lesson.

What can we write about a poem in a written response?

• Main idea (use quotes)
• What images do you see in the poem (visulize the poem)
• Emotions conveyed
• Voice/Speaker
• Theme
• Usage of language
• How do you feel about the poem?
• What stands out most in the poem?

HW#3  Choose a form (essay, poem, letter, dialogue etc.) to respond to a  love poem by Elizabeth Browning and one by Robert Browning.

Use the following References to respond to poetry:

• Writing about Poetry
• How to Respond to a Poem?
• A Model site on Poetry
• Suggestions for Papers on Poetry
• Create poems of your own

HW#4 Create two characters who have some sort of love relationship (have the plot in your mind before you compose the love letter or poem). Portray their relationship by creating a correspondence between them in a poetic or letter format. Please don't tell. Describe. Rember you are trying to create a love story through two people's correspondence.

Part A: Pretend you are Character A, Character B  is your lover. Write a love letter to B (real or imaginary) in poetry.

Part B: Now you are character B and write a response poem to Character A.

Part C: Artistic illustration.

Due date : Right after the break.