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Starry Night Review

What do you remember about Anne Sexton and "The Starry Night"?
What surprised you?
What benefit did "death of the author" give you?
What was the DETRIMENT?
What is SOAPstone?

Anne Sexton's Friend

Consider Icarus, pasting those sticky wintgs on, 
testing that strange little tug at his shoulder blade, 
and think of that first flawless moment over the lawn 
of the labyrinth. Think of the difference it made! 
There below are the trees, as awkward as camels; 
and here are the shocked starlings pumping past 
and think of innocent Icarus who is doing quite well: 
larger than a sail, over the fog and the blast 
of the plushy ocean, he goes. Admire his wings! 
Feel the fire at his neck and see how casually 
he glances up and is caught, wondrously tunneling 
into that hot eye. Who cares that feel back to the sea? 
See him acclaiming the sun and come plunging down 
while his sensible daddy goes straight into town.

The Starry Night

That does not keep me from having a terrible need of—shall I say the word—religion. Then I go out at night to paint the stars.Vincent Van Gogh in a letter to his brother

The town does not exist

except where one black-haired tree slips

up like a drowned woman into the hot sky.

The town is silent. The night boils with eleven stars.   

Oh starry starry night! This is how

I want to die.

It moves. They are all alive.

Even the moon bulges in its orange irons   

to push children, like a god, from its eye.

The old unseen serpent swallows up the stars.   

Oh starry starry night! This is how   

I want to die:

into that rushing beast of the night,   

sucked up by that great dragon, to split   

from my life with no flag,

no belly,

no cry.

Chapter 2 Activity

You have JUST taken over the school. You have ousted the the administration and *all* the teachers.
What are the rules that will BEST serve ALL the students. You must look at the needs of ALL the students and recognize that ALL students are EQUAL.

Come up with the best commandments.
What are they??
Make a list of 5-7...

Biography Write #2

Tell me what you know about your inspirational person *from reading your book.*
Using your book, write about your person. Use details, and show me that you have actually read.
Write 3 good paragraphs.
Childhood details?
Important events that have happened to your person?
Have a beginning, a middle, and an end... Why does your person matter? What have you learned so far?

TELL ME ANYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT YOUR PERSON!

When you are finished, turn this into the basket! Turn this in with your READING GUIDE for Animal Farm Chapter 1.
Next you read Chapter 2 in groups of 5 & filled out reading guide 2.

Upcoming FLEX! :)

Next week we'll be having the following 4 flex sessions:
11/29 Tuesday: "Haven't Met You Yet" -- We'll be looking at the phrases "All's fair in love & war" and poetic devices (carpe diem!)

11/30 Wednesday: "What I've Done" by Linkin' Park (This is AWESOME eye candy propaganda! If you haven't seen this amazing piece of propaganda, do come watch!)


12/1 Thursday: 1,000 Years LYRIC video for SYMBOLISM (Remember *everything* I've said ALL. YEAR. LONG. about Twilight? We are so going THERE.


12/2 Friday: "Imagine" by John Lennon. Does it get *any* more "I Have a Dream" than this in music? I didn't think so.

Dare You to Move

Questions for flex...


Compare the 2 versions of the video...
Why does it say "welcome to the planet?" Who is he welcoming?
Why is the man running in the first video?
What is he running to or from?
Look at the second version of the video...
What's going on? Describe it:

HOMEWORK

READ!! You need to be about 1/2 way through your book! ACK!
It will be MIDTERM when you get back! *holy cow*!!!
Read on your way over the river and through the woods! :-)

Quiz on Characters in Animal Farm

Who is Old Major, and why do the other characters respect him?


Who are Boxer and Clover? Why do they matter?


Give a list of several other character in the book...