Sunday, August 23, 2015

Blog 1.2 Patrick Henry's Brief Biography DUE 8/30

Using 5 bullet-point style notes, answer the following question:
What did you learn about the life and times of Patrick Henry?

Blog 1.1 Whitman's Leaves of Grass and "America" DUE 8/26

Today we read, annotated, and discussed selections of Walt Whitman's poetry. His poetry is described by many as democratic and uniquely American. In 5-7 sentences, respond to the following prompt:
What does it mean to be an American based on Whitman's poems?
Make sure to include properly cited quotations from the poems in your response for full credit. A link to the poems can be found on my website under the resources for Monday, August 24th.

Example of properly cited quotation: According to Whitman, America is the "centre of equal daughters, equal sons" ("America"1).