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Review: Aging, Catbird Seat, and Time of Year

Review: Aging, Catbird Seat, and Time of Year. AP Language & Composition Month 2 readings. Rules for Aging(Roger Rosenblatt). What is a “catbird seat”? (James Thurber). What does this image have to do with Thurber’s short story? Which character was the “cat” (Mr. Martin or Mrs. Barrows)?.

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Review: Aging, Catbird Seat, and Time of Year

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  1. Review: Aging, Catbird Seat, and Time of Year AP Language & Composition Month 2 readings

  2. Rules for Aging(Roger Rosenblatt)

  3. What is a “catbird seat”? (James Thurber) What does this image have to do with Thurber’s short story? Which character was the “cat” (Mr. Martin or Mrs. Barrows)?

  4. Morality of Mr. Martin’s actions

  5. That Time of Year (William Shakespeare) • Shakespeare uses three analogies that frame his sonnet. What are they? • Old age is like … • Old age is like … • Old age is like … • Reread the final couplet, then explain it through the witticism “Youth is wasted on the young”

  6. Power Writing (ala King) 1. What is an exciting or unusual experience you’ve had? 2. What was the setting and context of this event? 3. What sensory detail first comes to mind?

  7. First sentence: Sensory detail • I was shivering, exhausted in the dark and could smell the forest musk. • We had eaten so much that belts were loosened and the need to move almost outweighed our lethargy. • With the courage it takes to leap into a shrouded gorge, I grabbed my mask and regulator, then jumped into the watery depths.

  8. Second sentence: your choice • Who knew that one could experience acrophobia while 80’ below the ocean’s surface? • Our last Thanksgiving with Uncle Jim turned from predictable family gathering to one of the most unusual days ever. • Getting lost while hiking in Patagonia was an incredible adventure.

  9. Three minute “Quick Write”…you’re on a role, go!

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