Daily Log

Tuesday, March 15

Students wrote down six or more specific concrete details from their outside reading books. Later in the period they were given time to read in those books.

We wrapped up our reading of "O Captain, My Captain!" and our discussion of poetic form, and began to read the first edition of Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself."

Students who are uncomfortable with Whitman's frank celebration of the body are encouraged to speak with Mr. P about an alternate plan for the Whitman unit.

HW due Thursday:
Read pp. 342-50 and pp. 372-3 in the textbook (an introduction to Whitman and Dickinson and a biography of each). There will be a quiz over the reading.