Lesson Plan for Week 11: General Thoughts and Notes

Patrick Mooney, TA
Eng 150, Prof. Duffy
4 December 2013

Major topics:

1. Thought for the day:

   To-morrow the rediscovery of romantic love;
   The photographing of ravens; all the fun under
                      Liberty's masterful shadow;
   To-morrow the hour of the pageant-master and the musician.

   To-morrow for the young the poets exploding like bombs,
   The walks by the lake, the winter of perfect communion;
                      To-morrow the bicycle races
   Through the suburbs on summer evenings: but to-day the struggle.

   — W.H. Auden, September 1937

2. Administrative Issues:
   • Attendance.
   • I hope everyone had an excellent holiday weekend.
   • I am quite enjoying reading your papers.
     • Reminder: if you want to know your grade going into the final, then send me an email no later than Friday afternoon saying so, so that I can ensure your paper is graded by Monday night.
     • If you want your paper back with comments before the beginning of next quarter, you should give me a self-addressed, stamped envelope with enough stamps to make sure the post office delivers the paper to you.
   • Final-related questions?
   • There will be an optional review session for the final from 1:30 p.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. this Thursday, December 5, in South Hall 2635. You are very welcome to attend.
   • At end of section: Evaluations!
3. Recitations this week:
   • 5 p.m.
     • Manuel Sherbakoff and Dylan Niemann: Paul Muldoon, Extraordinary Rendition
     • Emily Bruce: Patrick Kavanagh, Innocence
   • 6 p.m.
     • Thejus Pillai: Patrick Kavanagh, On Raglan Road