DECEMBER 14, 2009 - SNOW DAY ASSIGNMENT

Happy Snow Day, ELA 9-01! Thank you for checking here for today's assignment. The following should be completed prior to Wednesday's class:

1. Carefully read and complete the "TOPIC, TITLE & THEME" assignment posted below.
2. Carefully read and complete the "RHYME" assignment posted below.
3. Read "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe, and answer the following questions for "The Bells":

"The Bells" Questions

1. What is the TITLE of this poem?
2. In each stanza (there are four stanzas in this poem), what type of bell is ringing?
3. In each stanza, for what occasion does each bell ring?
4. In each stanza, what emotion is caused by the ringing of the bells?
5. In each stanza, what is the topic (consider your answer to questions 2 and 3)?
6. In each stanza, what is the theme (consider your answer to questions 3, and 4)?
7. Locate and identify as many types of RHYME in "The Bells" as you can.