Part of your responsibilities as an English 9 Honors student is to do some serious reading outside the classroom. We’ve decided this year to have you read at least three books of your choosing from the College Board’s list of 101 books for college-bound students, or...

Just as we can use literary tools to understand novels or films, we use poetic devices to help us examine poetry. This is an opportunity for us  better understand these devices as a community in our poetry café. Your group will be randomly assigned to focus on one of...

During the Café Firenze experience, we have listened to and read a great deal of poetry. Since so much of poetry is personal, this is an opportunity to identify poems that have resonated and connected with you. Therefore, you will gather poems that mean something to...

As part of the Café Firenze poetry experience, you'll be asked to write some original poems. The first assignment is to write a piece in the spirit of Anis Mojgani's "Direct orders." Here's the Rock Out Assignment. Remember, you'll be asked to read your poem to the...

Italo Calvino is arguably one of Italy’s finest writers of the 20th century. Whether you like his style, he is certainly the most translated Italian author from the second half of the 20th century, gaining much acclaim in England and the United States. His style,...

Here's the overview of what's on the final for 2nd Semester. Remember, it's open note and open Poetry Café Menu. 2nd Semester Final Prep Info

  Who did it?!? Was it you?!? Well, somebody must have encouraged OMGTB because they released another song. Here’s an .mp3 of their latest, uh, effort. It’s another LMFAO song that they have titled “Writin’ Like A Poet” (instead of “Sexy and I Know It”). Hey,...