"The Sun Goes Down on Summer"

Honors American Literature

Ms. Baltrushes

  
Welcome to 11th grade Honors American Literature!  

Each day when you arrive to class you will see the day's agenda here on the Promethean Board.  Upon arrival to class, please read what I have planned for the day.  I hope that all of you had a great summer and are looking forward to a successful year.  You are now JUNIORS, and this will be an important year for you!  I look forward to doing all I can to advance your learning and make my class a positive experience for you.  I am here doing what I love!

On this first day I would like us to read and respond to a poem which I believe you will find very appropriate for this first day back from summer vacation.   Respond to "The Sun Goes Down on Summer" by doing the following: (Place responses on the copy of the poem)

    
     1.  First reading: quietly read the poem.

     2.  Identify the parts that you found especially meaningful, true,

          or appropriately expressive or descriptive.  

     3.  Identify and explain the imagery used.  Is the imagery 

          effective? Explain with two examples.

     4.  What line clearly suggests apprehension about the start of school?    
     5.   What are the speaker's worries?
     6.   Explain the poem's important theme which becomes clear

          in the second half of the poem.  

     7.  What are your thoughts on the poem's theme? Do you connect to this 
          theme?

"The Sun Goes Down on Summer"

NOTE:  Textbook checkout through this class tomorrow.