Be sure to read "The Rape of the Lock" by Alexander Pope
Use the following document to help you understand the conventions of the mock epic, think Beowulf as epic. A mock epic is a comical version of and Epic poem.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tYjSW1fkm2-YDdmqXhITFSTfiuA07ceLlxOorbUWKlM/edit?hl=en&authkey=CJC-uJ4G
Also a reminder that there will be a quiz tomorrow on Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal"
Remember to use the blog to help with you with any questions you may have. You should be offering any clarification and feedback to your peers as well as asking them for clarification and feedback when needed.
See you all tomorrow!
should our quick-writes be posted onto the blog or in our notebooks?
ReplyDeletenotebooks, thanks!
ReplyDeleteMrs. Breen,
ReplyDeleteDo we have to write the mock epic for homework this weekend? A lot of us were confused about the structure of the mock epic, how you wanted us to set it up, what it is being graded on, and the length requirements.