You will first read the poem to yourself...Then we will read it aloud...Once done with the read-aloud, we will then write two paragraphs about what stood out the most in this poem and what the author was "really saying."

Why witchcraft often the explanation for illness

How does the author view the idea that you have to be perfect in order to get into college

What does the candle symbolize in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich? “when i am not, what will there be? there will be nothing. then where shall i be when i am no more? can this be dying? no, i don’t want to! ” he jumped up and tried to light the candle, felt for it with trembling hands, dropped candle and candlestick on the floor, and fell back on his pillow. a. ivan ilyich’s shallow lifestyle b. ivan ilyich’s troubled conscience c. ivan ilyich’s murky past d. ivan ilyich’s approaching death