English 8 students had their first practice Socratic Seminar today. We’ll be having a real one tomorrow on a more academic topic: today we went over the rules and discussed — heavy topic here — favorite snacks.

English I students worked on a highly figurative poem, Denise Levertov’s “Intrusion.”

Intrusion

After I had cut off my hands
and grown new ones

something my former hands had longed for
came and asked to be rocked.

After my plucked out eyes
had withered, and new ones grown

something my former eyes had wept for
came asking to be pitied.

We determined that it is, in fact, an extended metaphor about sacrifice, loss, change, and leaving behind parts of our lives that can sometimes resurface in odd ways.

Homework

• English 8: missing work cannot be accepted after tomorrow.
• English I Honors: missing work cannot be accepted after tomorrow.