Daily Log

Friday, December 3

We looked at students' homework assignments -- at least ten lines of verse in imitation of Hiawatha answering the question "What makes Hiawatha a Romantic poem?" Many students had struggled with the assignment, so Mr. P stamped the homework and allowed students to redo (or do) the assignment and turn it in Monday (Tuesday, for 4th period). Students whose HW is stamped will receive 5 points extra credit.

We explored farther what the Hiawatha meter which students are asked to imitate comes down to, and looked at an example of a successful imitation, Lewis Carroll's "Hiawatha's Photographing."

Students also received a further handout, with the ending of Hiawatha and a sheet from the National Endowment for the Arts which discusses the poem as a whole.

HW due Monday/Tuesday:
Redo today's assignment if you wish.
Read the new handout and come prepared to answer questions about it.