1. Bellwork: “Moore vs Robinson” Who is “more American” of the two poets, Marianne Moore or Edwin Arlington Robinson? Be specific, and cite their poetry! Time: 4 minutes

2. Homework Biographies of Stein & cummings (taped in journals!) Take active notes on both Poems of Gertrude Stein & ee cummings Actively read ALL of them Choose two poems (one by each poet) & complete the Three T’s on them Word Bank Keep working on Modernism Written Assessment

3. Period 1 & 5: Goal? Period 3 & 7: Love!

4. Word Bank Share Did you find a juicy word? What is it? Where’d ya find it/hear it? What’s it mean? What part of speech is it? Extra credit STAMP! Maximum of 3 volunteers 4

5. Vocabulary Activity Period 1: Tahira & Alex Period 2: Joshua & Nadia Period 3: Mia & Ashlee Period 7: Byron & Caitlin Period 5: Kahlil 12/10

6. Journal: “Moore Poetry” What do we need to know about: “Poetry” “The Fish” “The Past is Present” http://librivox.org/poems- by-marianne-moore/ http://librivox.org/poems- by-marianne-moore/ You might consider: Major theme(s) How Moore is Modernist Format

7. Journal: “EA ROBINSON” What do we need to know about: “Mr. Flood’s Party” “Richard Cory” “The Mill” http://archive.org/detail s/richard_cory_librivox http://archive.org/detail s/richard_cory_librivox You might consider: Major theme(s) Major events Intersection (?) with the “American Dream”

8. Modernism Writing Assessment: Questions? http://classicalteam11.wikispaces.com/Am+Lit+Moder nism+%26+Harlem+Renaissance http://classicalteam11.wikispaces.com/Am+Lit+Moder nism+%26+Harlem+Renaissance Topics… Suggestions: Reread “Brief Intro to Modernism” article Reread ‘Modernism’ section of the “American Literature Between the Wars” article FREE-WRITE about your understanding of Modernism to get the ideas-a-flowin’

9. Journal: “The American Dream: A Perspective” http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/a mericandream/index.html http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/a mericandream/index.html Take notes on the excerpt (Transcript available on the wiki)

10. CLOSING TIME Fill out a 2-1-+ slip 2 things you learned today 1 lingering questions you have + a concern or question you have about the writing assignment