Good work identifying the theme of "A Poison Tree" today. You are a clever bunch. I also liked all the examples of irony you were able to identify in the poem, including a couple I hadn't thought of.
It is a good poem to look at since it fits in so well with the short story we started looking at today, "The Interlopers". Do you see any connections? I hope so. We will be discussing some of those tomorrow.
Today we looked at effectively summarizing the tale. Five key points in three sentences and most of you handled that smoothly. We discussed the similarities between Georg and Ulrich which segued seamlessly into a discussion of whether or not their friendship would last if they had survived their dangerous situation. There was some disagreement but both sides supported their claims with textual evidence. That's good to see. Some classes even spoke about the title and how it fits with the story. Everyone agreed it was a fitting title.
Tomorrow I still want to talk about the theme of the story and its connection to the poem. We might do a timed writing where we look at a few quotes and write about how they connect to the story. I also think it is about time to return the TIPPs. I want to celebrate Meghan Corwin and Renee Yaseen for their brilliant writings. I will not have all of the papers assessed yet, but most of them will be completed.
It's gonna be a full day tomorrow.
See you soon.
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