Thursday, December 8, 2011

Pre-AP English II: Timed Writing Preview for 12/9

Tomorrow in class you will receive a copy of the poem "Digging" by Seamus Heaney. You will be asked to use the text of the poem to address the following prompt:
Texts often reveal how subjects like traditions may change on the surface but still keep a link to the past. Using the text of the poem “Digging,” discuss how the poet Seamus Heaney uses imagery and diction to provide a link between his life and those of his father and grandfather.

You will have all class period and be allowed to use dictionaries and any dialectical journal entries you care to write about the poem this evening.

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