Second Trimester encounters


For those of you who asked, I'm posting the information on your responsibilities for second trimester.

AP English
2nd Trimester
Novel: Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
I have copies of these for everyone; they are in the same cabinet as the other texts for class. Read and be ready to discuss the first week back third trimester. You may want to jot down some questions/favorite quotes/reactions to the work before you come to class. Also, it's a pretty good idea to think/write out an Idea Machine.
Literature Review
Procedure
Read 50 pages of each Text (see below)
You choose which pages to read (though I do make some suggestions if you are not sure). Take a look at your task and look at the TOC and find what answers that question and what interests you.
Write a 5-8 page Literature review paper
"What does each author contribute to the idea of Story?"
The "Big Question" of the paper
Advice on writing the literature review:
Typed/Double-Spaced
Name
Class
Date
(all flush left)
Title (centered)
Begin your paper and yes, you may have an intro and conclusion, but don't belabor the point.
Staple your paper in the top left-hand corner and turn in on the first day of the 3rd Trimester.
Plus "Referenced Works" page
On a separate page (the last one of your paper), center the heading "Referenced Works" and list each text in typical Bibliographic form. After each work, in parentheses, indicate which pages you read. [Example: Lewis, C.S. On Stories. Harvest Books: New York, 1982; (Pages 3-10; 20-30; 40-73). ]
Texts
We have a limited number of copies of each text, so you may "check out" a copy for 3 days. You may also want to begin this Review early on in the Trimester so you are not scrambling for texts.
On Stories (Lewis)
Suggested chapter: "On Stories"
The Things They Carried (O'Brien)
Suggested chapters: "The Things They Carried," "Spin," "How to Tell a True War Story"
Walking on Water (L'Engle)
Suggested chapters: First two chapters
On Writing (King)
Suggested reading: Begin on Page 135
Dramatica: A New Theory of Story (Phillips & Huntley)
This text is available online in two forms: the entire book (950k PDF) or as a comic book (2 MB PDF). The comic book is 32 pages long and will satisfy the reading requirement for this work (it's a bit dramatic and text heavy, but it gives you an excellent overview of the Dramatica theory of Story).

Posted: Thu - November 6, 2003 at 05:57 PM        

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