Consonance, Alliteration, and the Lotus Eaters
Thursday, December 4th, 2008 by Mr. Scott
Essential Questions
- English I Honors: How has the "Odyssey" influenced artists in the 20th century?
- English Strategies: How are poetry and prose different?
- English Studies: How are poetry and prose different?
Second period began looking at the elements of the Coen brothers’ film Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? that are taken directly from the Odyssey. We’ll be watching five scenes, and we began today with the Coen brothers’ take on the Lotus Eaters.
First period worked on a rather lengthy quiz, then created signs in Microsoft Publisher for our bulletin board on poetry.
Fourth and sixth periods began poetry by looking at consonance and alliteration, two sound devices used in our first poems. Then we watched a short video in which a poet, Jacqueline Woodson, described her work as a poet.
Homework
- First period: none.
- Second period: read the section on the cyclops.
- Fourth and sixth periods:
- write a poem that describes someone;
- complete “Works Cited” page (to be turned in tomorrow)
