Voice lesson on Imagery

Write two sentences that create a particular mood (terror, threat, joy, gloom, excitement...).  Use at least two types of imagery to describe the weather, thereby setting and reinforcing the mood.  Comment on at least one other post (imagery, language, effects, effectiveness...).  Due by Friday, October 2nd.

Voice lesson on detail

Choose a color and describe a scene using at least three varieties of that color.  Try to mix details of landscape and people.  Share your description with the class on the blog, and comment on at least one other blog post (effects created through the use of detail, effectiveness...).  Due by Thursday, September 24th (both your blog post and your reaction to another post).

Voice lesson on diction

Share the a simile you wrote comparing a tree with a person (using a word that is normally used as a noun as an adjective).  Comment on at least one of your classmate's similes (why you like it, what it evokes for you, how effective it is...).  To be done by Friday, September 18th.

Comparing and contrasting poems

Please share your argumentative statements showing a link (similarity or difference) between at least two of the poems we have studied.  Remember that the aim is effectiveness and insight.  Comment on other statements (compliments, suggestions, corrections) in order to take full advantage of this blog!

Film adaptations of Romeo and Juliet

Briefly describe and comment on the way one aspect of the play is treated in either Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet or Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet.  What are the effects of the artistic choices made?

Shakespearean Sonnets

Read some Shakespearean sonnets (http://www.shakespeares-sonnets.com/).  Try to get a feel for the common themes and features of language.  Write about your findings, and feel free to make reference to specific sonnets.

Travel blog: "how to"

Write a "how to" post.  Explain how to do something in Singapore, first explaining how you did it, then explaining what the reader should/shouldn't do.