English 10 - 11/26/12Poetry is nearer to vital truth

than history.  ~Plato, Ion What do you get when you cross

an agnostic, a dyslexic, & an insomniac?

Osmics – the scientific study of smells.

Goals – Work on Principle NVR projects. Poetry Out Loud Selection.

Homework – Find a poem on Poetry Out Loud and do an analysis. Don’t forget to study for vocabulary quiz #13 Friday.

English 10 - 11/27/12 It is [the poet’s] privilege to help man

endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past. William Faulkner.

Why is that mule attacking that windmill?

Kalology – the study of beauty.Goals – Complete NLR projects. We begin

presentations tomorrow.

Homework – Select a second poem from POL and do an analysis.

English 10 - 11/28/12 A poem should be part of one’s

sense of life. Wallace Stevens Did you hear about the

contortionist who married a fortune teller?

Phobiology – the study of phobias.Goals –Present our NLR projects. Homework - Select a third poem from

POL and do an analysis.

English 10 - 11/29/12 In the world of words,

imagination is one of the forces of nature. Wallace Stevens

Did you hear about the robbery at the police station, someone stole all of the toilet seats?

Polemology – the study of war.Goals –Present our NLR projects. Homework - Select a fourth poem from POL

and do an analysis.

English 10 - 11/30/12 Five minutes to study for Vocab. 13

quiz. What do you get when you cross a

polar bear with a seal? Wonk – slang for someone who

studies excessively. “Know” spelled backwards.

Goals –Complete Vocab quiz #13. Present our NLR projects or begin work on Poetry Out Loud.

Homework – Select a fifth poem from POL and do an analysis.