Sunday, June 3, 2012

English 11

Tomorrow will be the in-class narrative composition.  You may bring an English to English dictionary to class.  You may also bring the handout on sensory words and one page of rough notes (not your entire essay) to which you may refer.  You will have to submit the one page of rough notes with your completed composition.

Here is the recording of the ballad "The Highwayman" by Loreena McKennitt.  Alfed Noyes' poem lends itself so well to the music because of its regular rhyme scheme and rhythm:


You may wish to refer to the poem as you listen to the music.