Submit to turnitin.com - no later than 6 PM - your persuasive essay. Make sure that it is at least 600 words, that it is in answer to the prompt, that it generally follows the prescribed outline, and that it includes a bit of outside research.
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Due Wednesday, January 21, 2009:
Read the following inaugural poems and ancillary writings.
Tomorrow in class we will discuss how to analyze poetry, and we will then set out to analyze a few poems.
Robert Frost's Poem(s) for JFK, 1961
Maya Angelou's Poem for Bill Clinton, 1993
Miller Williams' Poem for Bill Clinton, 1997
Elizabeth Alexander's Poem for Barack Obama, 2009
The Story Behind Elizabeth Alexander's Poem for Barack Obama, 2009
The LA Times' Critique of Elizabeth Alexander's Poem
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