Using DH Lawrence's poem,"The Snake," we continued ongoing instruction on writing an interpretative AP style essay . I reviewed with Joshua his homework essay and provided instruction and edits on preparing an interpretative thesis statement that addresses the speaker's complex relationship with his moral dilemma. As Joshua's essay ,as always, contained good evidence but required commentary, I provided instruction and proposed sentences that would provide commentary that explain how the identified similes, and personifications, highlight the speaker's quandary as he realizes ,like the Mariner in Coleridge's narrative, the sentient nature of all living things, even a snake demonized in theology. Johsua worked on rewriting his first paragraph to incorporate class instruction.