Greetings!

English 9
I was obviously planning a day ahead! Sorry for the mixup. Today we went over #3 and started work on a creative activity for "Lather and Nothing Else".

For those of you who haven't handed in your Mitty questions, here they are:

1. How would you evaluate the status of Mitty's relationship with his wife? *use quotes*
2. What do Mitty's fantasies have in common?
3. Are fantasies an important aspect of our lives or are they a distraction from reality?

Homework
Complete your own version of the short story as Torres. Roughly 2 pages written, or 1 page typed.

English 12
Today I'm collecting your selection from the Omelas narrative/response as well as your Show Don't Tell charts.

*Reminder* we have our 2nd short story presentation coming up on Tuesday. It will be for "Horses of the Night" in our short story book. Please have this story read prior to coming to class, as we'll be doing some work with it after the presentation on Tuesday.

Today we'll get the remainder of the essays back to students, and will be moving on to more creative writing. We'll be taking a break from narrative styles, and instead, check out some poetic forms!

Shakespearean Sonnets

SONNET 12

When I do count the clock that tells the time,
And see the brave day sunk in hideous night;
When I behold the violet past prime,
And sable curls all silver'd o'er with white;
When lofty trees I see barren of leaves
Which erst from heat did canopy the herd,
And summer's green all girded up in sheaves
Borne on the bier with white and bristly beard,
Then of thy beauty do I question make,
That thou among the wastes of time must go,
Since sweets and beauties do themselves forsake
And die as fast as they see others grow;
   And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defence
   Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence. 

99, 126, and 145 do not conform to standard Shakespearean sonnet form.

Homework
Read "Horses of The Night" before class tomorrow. Do the sonnet if time permits.