ENGLISH 9
MR. BENJAMIN
ASSIGNMENTS
WEEK 3-7, 6-27 MAR

MON. 6 MAR
    Drop Day
    H.W.:  Work on individual poetry projects.  Read and annotate Ulysses.  ****Annotated Poetry packets due Tuesday, 28 MAR.

 TUES. 7 MAR
    Discussion of Housman (Hart) and To An Athlete Dying Young (Keeshan)Is My Team Ploughing? (Nichols) and Terence, . . .(Pierce)
    H.W.:  Study for Vocabulary Quiz Chap. 11.  Read and annotate Base Details

WEDS. 8 MAR
    Vocabulary Quiz Chap. 11.  Discussion of Sonnet 18.
    H.W.: Purchase Black Boy.  Read and annotate Sonnet 18

THURS. 9 MAR
    Drop Day
    H.W.: Read and annotate Ozymandias.  Attach this poem to your packet.

FRI. 10 MAR
    Discussion of Dickinson (Scannell), Because I Could Not Stop For Death (Weinberg), Ulysses (Zaninno) 
    H.W.:  Read Chaps. 1-7 in the "Southern Night" section of Black Boy over break.

MON. 27 MAR
    Final Discussion of Poetry.  TEST on Tuesday.
    H.W.:  Read Chap. 8 in Black Boy
    Essay, due Tuesday 4 April.  Analyze the overall meaning of Dulce et Decorum Est.  Include consideration of tone, imagery, and diction (a paragraph on each)