Directions: Post a response to the ONE of the three writing prompts provided below based upon Hayden’s poem, “Those Winter Sundays”. For full credit, craft your response as you would a thoroughly developed paragraph. Include a topic sentence which contains the author and title of the poem, and use ONE or TWO lines from the poem as you develop the central idea and focus you provide within the topic sentence. (8-12 sentences minimum/50 pts.) You also must respond to the posts of 2 classmates. Responses should be at least 2 sentences in which you provide a thoughtful response to what your classmate has written. Prompts: 1. Describe what the poem reveals about the poet’s feelings toward his father. 2. How have the poet’s feelings about his father changed from when he was a boy? Why do you think this change took place? 3. What does this poem show about the duties of a parent which often go unappreciated by children?
