Daddy

2: If you need a poem to introduce and reaffirm psychoanalytic concepts, Sylvia Plath's "Daddy" and its "oo" rhyming, childlike conceits bespeaking her regression into the past, and dramatic references to her father's Germanic heritage will definitely do the trick. Our whole hour was dedicated to the over-analysis of this poem and the merging of literary devices with psychoanalysis. With this practice completed, you should be inspired to do the same with King Lear 1.1 - especially (I recognize that this is becoming a favorite adverb and probably need to alter my vocabulary a bit) with the sibling issues prevalent in the text.

6: Hopefully the same as above, but first, we talked anxiety, Freud, Lacan, and dream symbolism to wrap up our overview of psychoanalysis. Even if we don't make it to "Daddy" or don't finish its analysis, you still need to have your King Lear 1.1. ready to go.

P.S. Don't forget about your close reading/poetry prompts on AP classroom!

P.P.S. Happy Thanksgiving to you all! I am quite thankful for how my life has progressed in the past year with Cora joining "The Zoo," or the Gianini-Fortin family. For those of you who have decided to spend another year with me in AP Lit, I appreciate all of your support, interest, and effort - it is noted and it bespeaks of what wonderful people you are. For those of you new to my classroom, the same applies. I could not find two better hours of genuine souls to be part of our book club every day.