1.  Journal-  Are you good at writing?  What are the attributes of text that is written well?

2.  Quick chats.

3.  TS Elliot Discussion.

4.  In class writing assignment:  practice for HW-




The Mexican Cabdriver

We were sitting in traffic
on the Brooklyn Bridge,
so I asked the poets
in the backseat of my cab
to write a poem for you.
They asked
if you are like the moon
or the trees.
I said no,
she is like the bridge
when there is so much traffic
I have time
to watch the boats
on the river.

From A MAYAN ASTRONOMER IN HELL'S KITCHEN (W.W. Norton, 2000)

In a solid paragraph using evidence from the poem, please answer the following:

According to the speaker, what is his wife like?  What does he mean?  Why?   



5. HW

In at least 3 paragraphs while using copious textual evidence from the poem explain one theme in "Love Song...," and be sure to explicate the text and explain why what you say is true is true.