"Stand by Your Man"

Talk with your neighbor about how this applies to Caesar. As we complete the play, think of songs that would apply to characters or situations. Great opportunity for bonus points!

Complete your questions for Act II of the play.

Flattery will get you.....

Analyze the conversation between Cassius and Brutus in Act I.

Decide if you believe in Caesar or not as your leader.

Finish your poems, and share with me today. If not timestamped with today's date, it is late.
Read and analyze "Southbound on the Freeway" by May Swenson by completing the assignment on worksheet that will be due on Friday.

LIfe is......Life is many different things.

or maybe life is

or maybe like this....

or even like

Did this last one follow the pattern of the others? Does it belong in this category? How and why? Or why not?

Finish your poem about life and put it on your Chromebook with music that captures the essence of the poem.

Mother to Son

Well, son, I'll tell you:
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor—
Bare.
But all the time
I'se been a-climbin' on,
And reachin' landin's,
And turnin' corners,
And sometimes goin' in the dark
Where there ain't been no light.
So, boy, don't you turn back.
Don't you set down on the steps.
'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.
Don't you fall now—
For I'se still goin', honey,
I'se still climbin',
And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.

Langston Hughes

And now....

Which one did you like the best? Why?

Today, we will finish reading Poe's short story "The Masque of Red Death." Once finished, you will divide into groups to analyze the significance of the rooms, the colors, and other items that may have symbolic importance in the story. Be prepared for a test over the short story tomorrow.

What does Death look like?

Write a paragraph where you describe what death would look like if you were describing it as if it were personified into something you could see...