Monday, September 28th

Agenda

1. House Keeping

2. WOW! #3

3. About TSE

4. The Waste Land

Assignment:

• Due Tomorrow: Waste Land Assignment (found on slide 6)

• Allusions test on Wednesday

Topic: The Waste Land Objective:

On Your Desk: • WOW Card

• TS Eliot Packet

• The Waste Land

• Highlighter (don’t throw it)

House Keeping

Allusions Test:

• This Wednesday

• Multiple Choice – match story to symbol/prevalent theme

• Short Answer – summarize the story (2-3 sententces)

• Picture – identify the story to the pictorial representation

WOW! Time!

You know what to do!

Ready…

Steady…

GO!

TS Eliot

Using the packet from last week, what are some things we learn about this Mr. Eliot?

We’re about the read The Waste Land.

It’s no small task; so don’t allow yourselves to be frustrated because we’re going to take it one step at a time.

Step One.

Look at the poem and repeat after me, “

The Waste Land

Step One: Listen as the poem is being read. Do not take time to annotate, though mark (*) parts you’d like to go back to after the reading.

Step Two: Annotate it to the best of your understanding.

Step Three: Share your annotations/understandings – compare and discuss.

Step Four: Come to a consensus on meaning, significance, and purpose (consider allusions, symbolism, and imagery)

We won’t be able to discuss the poem in its entirety; but we’ll do what we can!

Homework assignment: Take what we’ve begun in class and continue at home, finishing poem. (This should take 1-2 hours) 1. Annotate entire poem (to the best of your abilities) 2. Add ideas and thoughts to “Step Four” so we can continue discussing and

analyzing poem in class tomorrow. 3. Identify your favorite line(s) in the poem with a brief