Wednesday, March 12, 2025

**ATTENTION 4th HONORS AMLIT: IMPORTANT INFO/REMINDERS FOR IN CLASS MIDTERM J#9 WRITTEN RESPONSE DUE BY END OF CLASS FRI. 3/14**

4th Honors American Lit./Comp.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR CLASS THURS. 3/13 and FRI. 3/14:

1) come to class tomorrow FRI. 3/14 expecting to finish up the following: 
  • FIRST we'll continue/finish up and RECAP our notes/discussion from class today RE: BRADBURY'S INCLUSION OF MATTHEW ARNOLD'S 19th century poem "DOVER BEACH" IN F451 (WRITING section of binder to turn in FRI. 3/14 w/your JOURNAL #9 written response)


2) THEN IN CLASS FRI. 3/14, be ready to complete an IN-CLASS (formal/graded) **MIDTERM WRITING 'CHECK-IN'** JOURNAL #9 RESPONSE regarding our last 1.5 days' worth of PRESENTATION and NOTES/DISCUSSION RE: Bradbury's inclusion of the poem "Dover Beach" within his novella F451
    • the specific question for you to answer and ALL instructions/requirements for this FORMAL WRITING ASSIGNMENT will be given Friday in class before you write
    • **Also, below is the LINK to the F451/"Dover Beach" relationship/tie-in WE WILL BE DISCUSSING/TAKING NOTES ON TODAY and IF NEEDED/FOR RECAP, TOMORROW, **especially the last two sections "Common Themes" and "Lost Humanity": 
F451 and "Dover Beach": Why Bradbury Included the Poem in His Novella

  • AGAIN, MORE INFO/instructions FOR THIS IN-CLASS WRITING/JOURNAL #9 ASSIGNMENT TBA THURS. 3/13 and FRI. 3/14 IN CLASSbut this is your BEST CHANCE thus far to show me how much you can incorporate everything we've practiced over the past eight weeks RE: formal analysis writing skills
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  • AND IMPORTANT: PLEASE HAVE YOUR COPY OF F451 WITH YOU TOMORROW/THIS WEEK FOR THIS JOURNAL RESPONSE! 
    • **you'll need it for your IN-CLASS JOURNAL #7 RESPONSE, and after completion of the journal, I'll [finally] be getting the novella back from you!

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