Bell Work #1• 1-6-14: Write down 6 important facts

about Walt Whitman p. 394• Part 2 – What is poetry? • Read “I Hear America Singing,”

“When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer,” and “A Sight in Camp”• Discuss Author’s Purpose, word

choice, and literary elements.

Bell Work #1

• 1-7-14: Vocabulary page 395 – Write the word, part of speech, definition, the sentence from the book, and an original sentence.• Read “When I Heard the Learn’d

Astronomer,” “A Sight in Camp,” and “Beat! Beat! Drums!”• Discuss Author’s Purpose, word

choice, and literary elements.

Bell Work #1• 1-8-14: What are the themes in your life? List at

least 3.

•Theme – The meaning you want to convey through your life.•Read “Song of Myself” 1, 16, 51, and 52•Discuss form, function, and purpose.

Bell Work #1

• 1-9-14: List 6 things that you believe in, celebrate, or wish for your future. Label the list.

• Read “Song of Myself” 10, 18, and 26• What do these sections have in common?• No IDS: 1st offense – written warning and

pass• No IDS: 2nd offense – lunch detention• No IDS: 3rd offense – 3 days ISD

Bell Work #1• 1-10-14: Follow the directions. You don’t

have to write them down. Look up the terms in the Literary Handbook section of your textbook – the purple section in the back of the book. Write down the definition and an example for each of the following literary elements: alliteration, allusion, catalog, and couplet. Don’t write the example from the book.

• Turn in Bell Work• Go over Poem Project• Work on poems.