Upcoming Blogs and Due Dates

I have been impressed with the effort put forth to date in many of your blogs! Your connections and critiques of poetry have helped me see your voice emerge in your writing.

For clarity, here are upcoming topics that should be addressed by next week:
Blog Posts due Tuesday, Nov. 15

• Post 3 Imagery Response from "Charge of the Light Brigade" or "La Belle Dame Sans Merci"; you may choose one of the ballads we studied today from Language and Writing if you would rather.
• Post 4 "Where I'm From" original poem from a model.  See advice from the poet and a couple of visual examples here.  
• Post 5 Media Portrayal of Soldiers and the Nature of War Response:  Consider familiar media portrayals of soldiers and the nature of war. Write a response detailing how the topic is treated in either The Charge of the Light Brigade" or "Dulce et Decorum Est".

For those of you that have fallen behind, you are missing out on descriptive feedback that can help you improve  your writing! Everything must be caught up by Tuesday; email me at haydengdci@gmail.com when your blog is up to date to ensure I can give you some suggestions before the final assessment for this unit.

Here's a student-created video inspired by "Where I'm From":