Can You Melt this Puddle of ICE?

Dumb I'm called; I am not dumb.
Free I'm called; I can cost a ton.
I wonder, are you listening?
He sings, he sings,
"Let ____________ ring!"

Melt the ICE,
And you will know essay's ways.
Over the land of the _______
Will be a waving banner for you braves.

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Finals Week, Semester I, 2011

* Pray

* Review

* Example Essays

Block Day, Week 17: Card Quiz, Tempest, Perrine's

* Pray

* Card Quiz on King Lear and The Tempest

* Tempest
Check J25: Act V

* Perrine's ch. 3

* Video

HW: Review

Wednesday, 12/7: Tempest

* Pray

* THE

THE Essay Examples
1.  Theme Comparison Essay (THE)
2.  Schwager's Masters Essay (THE)

The Tempest

You will choose your prompt from previous AP open prompts.  This will be a helpful exercise as you will become better acquainted with the College Board's prompting style for AP Literature.  This essay will be due on your next block day, in MLA format, submitted to turnitin.com, and printed to turn in.  Your essay must be 3-5 pages in length and incorporate at least four quotations in your defense.  You may turn it in on any class day next week. 

* Get your THE done early, and we will begin a period piece video.

HW: THE, Card Quiz

Tuesday, 12/6: Tempest

* Pray

* Perrine's Ch. 2: General Exercises Review; "There's been a Death"...then briefly until we get to "Against Love";

John Donne's "Break of Day" praises no business
Interest. Only love. Yet there's the poem;
Presumably not penned on the mattress.
The words not simply said for her or him but them.

Poet, I think you'll have to try again.

* Perrine's: Read Ch. 3

* Check J25 while you work.

HW: THE

The Tempest by William Shakespeare

 
Author: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Date of First Performance: 1611

Themes:
  • Forgiveness precedes restoration and redemption.
  • Love thrives when challenged by surmountable obstacles.
  • Usurpation is evil and will not ultimately prosper.

Monday, 12/5

* Pray

* Perrine's Ch. 2: Two Poems, carpe diem, metaphysical poetry and metaphysical conceit

* Finish Reading the Play

* J25: 6 Questions from Act V

* Music: Jean Sibelius Wrote Compositions for The Tempest.

HW: Finish J25, Work on your OR THE Q2 (if ahead, read Perrine's ch. 3)