Wednesday, 1/15

* Open

• What is the difference between a clause and phrase?
• Give an example. 

* Group Work

* Billy Collins

• Journal 9: What is it about these poems that tells you they were written in recent years (contemporary)?  Please answer in one complete paragraph (at least five sentences).  
• "Forgetfulness"
• "The Country"
•  "Walking Across the Atlantic"
  
  I wait for the holiday crowd to clear the beach
  before stepping onto the first wave.
  Soon I am walking across the
  Atlantic
  thinking about Spain,
  checking for whales, waterspouts.
  I feel the water holding up my
  shifting weight.
  Tonight I will sleep on its rocking surface.
  But for now I try to imagine what
  this must look like to the fish below,
  the bottoms of my feet appearing, disappearing. 

HW: Billy Collins, J9.