What a benefit to having Chiara in AP Lit class this year as she studied Petrarch, Dante, and Boccaccio (the big 3 of Italian writing) in her native language - and spent a more considerable time studying each author's intricacies. As Chiara mentioned to fourth hour today, Petrarch's sonnets can be subdivided into 3 phases: the lovey-dovey infatuation of Laura's presence in his life, the bitter agony of his feelings after her premature passing, and the eventual acceptance and religious connectivity post-death. If you look back at our first 3 sonnets, you can probably figure out at what point of his infatuation that each was composed.
All classes (how refreshing) continued with vocab to begin the hour. Then, we broke into 3 groups (sonnet 2, sonnet 3, and overall Petrarch) to analyze the sonnets and their octaves, voltas, sestets, motifs, and the like. If absent, as always, you will need to show my your close reading/notes on these sonnets.
Homework-wise, there is a little differentiation on the hours:
2: All present have been assigned one of the remaining Petrarch poems for close reading. If you were absent, you are in charge of "Ne per sereno ciel ir vaghe stelle" for close reading (that would include structural concerns, lit elements, and anything else of importance to the sonnet). On Monday, all of you will be expected to elaborate upon your given sonnet.
4 & 7: All present have been assigned two remaining Petrarch poems for close reading. If you were absent, you will need to close read these two: "L'altro et novo miracol ch'a' di'nostri" and "Ne per sereno ciel ir vaghe stelle." As your Petrarch packet is quite portable, it should not be an issue to have all the structural and literary term analysis ready for Monday's class.
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