· Read “Song of Myself” sections in Literature Book – pp. 435-440. Answer questions 1-8 on p. 441.
· Go to Poets.org website:
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15755
1. There are some parts included here that are not in your book. Pick one section from the poem and write a dialectical journal on it.
2. There is a link to Walt Whitman under “About the Author.” Click on “more” and take notes on Whitman.
3. Click on one related poem in the sidebar. Copy its text. Write a 2 paragraph response to the poem.
5. In the search box, type in “On Whitman: Mortality.” A critical article will come up by C. K. Williams. Write a page on Whitman’s view of death.
Now write and illustrate your own “Song of Myself.” Use the format on the enclosed page.