Keats & Fanny

Wonder when we will be returning to vocab? Well, as soon as we finish our tone unit (the next one starting Friday for most of you), we will be back to learning more words to improve our writing, daily interactions, and verb choices.

Due to the low demand for the close reading club, I will no longer be offering this opportunity for further close reading practices at this time.

1: We made a dent in our to do list today: we identified forms of diction in "Ode to a Favourite Cat" and "Ozymandias" and constructed a thesis statement merging the two poems together in common purpose; we analyzed "Ode on a Grecian Urn" for its diction choices and composed a thesis statement covering its purpose; I gave you the background of Keats to provide a little more ethos prior to reading his letters to Fanny Brawne. For Friday, close read the first letter in preparation for our analysis.

3 & 7: The hour was focused on Keats and his letters to Fanny. You over-analyzed the diction choices, conveyed purposes, and considered the letters as a whole. For Friday, you have the following prompt to complete: Analyze how John Keats' diction reflects his mentality and purpose in his letters to Fanny Brawne. As clarified in class, you may handwrite or type the essay. A hard copy is due by 3:30 p.m. on Friday. If you are absent for part of the day, you still need to turn this in by the deadline. If you are absent the entire day, you will need to e-mail, share, or send me a picture of your work and turn in the hard copy the next class session. I hope you enjoy writing about my Keatsy - just don't compare him to a girl waiting for a prom date.