For the ill and the absent-minded -

Here, you will find a very brief summary of class discussions and activities, lists of assigned readings, and links to other resources. The posts are reminders of what we covered in class and/or of what you missed by being absent physically and/or mentally. If we are required to work remotely, the posts will give directions for the day's activities, and let you know when we will meet via Google Meets. Please read the posts, talk with your classmates, and do the practise work as it suits the timing at home. Please put all work in your digital folders via Google Drive. Feel free to make comments and if you're still confused, please email me!

(NB: I do not condone class absences - you must be present, in class, actively listening and participating whenever possible. Always communicate your absences with the school office as well as with me. It is your responsibility to make arrangements for missed learning opportunities. You MUST meet all assignment deadlines. If we have to meet via Google Meets, please make a note of the QR link posted in Room 205 for the meeting id and passwords.)

21 January 2026

B - ... when we low-key tackled coy mistresses.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How does the carpe diem tradition in poetry speak to attitudes towards love in the Jacobean Age?

We read together and discussed Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress." Learners worked in pairs to consider how time, age, and death complicate and darken the tone and mood of the poem.

We discussed the carpe diem tradition in poetry, then read together and appreciated the conceits in Ben Jonson's "Song: To Celia."

READ: Ben Jonson's biography, "To My First Born Son," "To My First Born Daughter," and "To the Memory of my Beloved Master William Shakespeare"

NEXT CLASS: carpe diem and The Cavalier Poets

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