American+Lit+A+-+March+30+-+April+3

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 * ===vocab warm-up===
 * ===comprehend - to understand; to completely take in===
 * ===sham - fake===
 * ===throe - spasms the body makes in extreme situations: giving birth and dying===
 * ===anguish - extreme suffering===
 * ===billow - wave, like the ocean===
 * ===prudent - sensible, not risky===
 * ==="Because I Could Not Stop for Death"===
 * ===Dickinson q&a===
 * ===Look at poetry paragraph===
 * What about song lyrics?
 * What songs do you like?
 * Why?
 * =vocab warm-up:=
 * =On the back of your Dickinson vocab sheet:=
 * =start a Whitman vocab list:=
 * =skirt, v. - to go around=
 * =amorous, adj. - about love, loving=
 * =gyrate, v. - to go in a circle=
 * =grapple, v. - to wrestle with=
 * =pinion : n. - wing=
 * =v. -grabbing someone from behind by the elbows=
 * =Whitman slides and notes=
 * =Whitman handout and notes=
 * === check out // Leaves of Grass //===
 * =Write a paragraph about one of your favorite books, movies, musician's et cetera=
 * =Read "I, Too, Sing America"=
 * === Today's [|prezi] ===
 * ==Work on "Voice of America" handout==
 * ==Review Whitman's concerns & discuss issues in US today?==
 * ==Read "Song of Myself"==
 * ==Mark the text with !, !!, and ?==
 * ===! = to note an interesting use of language, example of the text's theme, or a discussion point===
 * ===!! = to note something particularly meaningful to you, or that reminds you of something else===
 * ===? = to note something unclear or confusing===
 * ==Small groups present 1 section of "Song of Myself"==
 * ==[|What do we mean when we say "I"]==
 * ==Warm Up: Write a 3-5 line stanza in the style of Walt Whitman==
 * ==Group Work: section of "Song of Myself" presentation==
 * ===Choose a section of "Song of Myself," besides 1-7===
 * ===Make a claim about what's going on in the section; support that claim with quotes===
 * Do this in a short paragraph if absent.
 * =="O Pioneers" & this video==