9/6/13
OBJECTIVES:
To review “elegy”
To compare/contrast Anglo Saxon elegies to a more modern elegy
BELLRINGER:
“American Pie” YouTube video (sung by Don McLean)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr-BYVeCv6U
AGENDA:
Analyzed “American Pie” verse by verse to construct meaning
Discussion on “American Pie”: does it qualify as an elegy?
What is his loss? How does it affect him?
Began “Connections” sheet (https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_OfYWto39IZWmMzUXpCbDU0Ujg/edit?usp=sharing) among “The Seafarer”, “The Wanderer”, “American Pie”, and a personal connection
HOMEWORK:
Test Wednesday
Cell Messages (book report project) due 10/8/13 (30 pts)