Today we read several poems. If you were absent, these are the page numbers for the "new" version of the textbook, which is the one you should have at home. Please read these.
Dream Deferred 620
Dreams 621
Hope is the thing with feathers 634
We reviewed the meanings of figurative language, simile, metaphor, personification, and connotation. We ADDED connatation to the terms sheet. If you were absent, see a classmate to double check your definitions.
Also we read a biography of Langston Hughes and two more poems by him, Dream Variations and Juke Box Love Song. If you were absent, you can read those here:
Students were give their first reflective writing. If you were absent, see me for a copy or download it here:
Download Reflective Writing 1 H 2012
This is due at the beginning of class tomorrow, unless you already finished and turned it in today.
