Paper: The Ideal FamilyWe will end how we began: a reflective
paper.
Your topic is family and your sources are the three videos we'll watch in class (Avalon, A Raisin in the Sun and The Glass Menagerie) and that treasure chest of Story: you. Posted at 06:05 PM Read More Thu - April 15, 2004Poem explication-exegetical commentaryThat is, you will spend most of your time close
to the text making specific note of the language, grammar, syntax of your poem
and then make general statements that reflect those findings.
Posted at 06:32 AM Read More Mon - March 22, 2004Post your Hamlet Symposium papers hereReaders be sure to log on sometime after 7 p.m.
to read through papers and make comments on the posted papers in
Quicktopic.
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Three Weeks with HamletFor each assignment/viewing, I expect you to keep
a list of characters, make a brief character sketch of each character, note the
setting and any significance you may attach to it, write a brief synopsis of the
plot, and jot down any insights, questions, or observations that occur to you
about this reading.
...At this point, we will approach Hamlet as a symposium with each of you responsible for seminar presentations on particular passages/topic. On the day before (by 5 p.m.) your presentation is due, you are to post your paper on QuickTopic.com as a Document review and post the link on the class blog (http://homepage.mac.com/cjudson/vergil). Posted at 02:36 PM Read More Tue - December 2, 2003Latin Phrases for 3rd TrimesterSome folks have heard that my Expository Writing
classes are memorizing Latin phrases. Here's the list for your
enjoyment:
Posted at 06:26 PM Read More Thu - November 6, 2003Second Trimester encountersFor those of you who asked, I'm posting the
information on your responsibilities for second trimester.
Posted at 05:57 PM Read More Thu - October 9, 2003Literary Evaluative paperLast paper of the trimester, due Thursday,
October 30, 2003.
Posted at 06:09 PM Read More Fri - October 3, 2003Mon - September 22, 2003Coffee StainsFor tomorrow, the class will create a "Coffee
Stains" notes for The Great
Divorce. Here's how things got broken
down:
Posted at 06:48 PM Read More Sat - September 20, 2003Comparative Analysis EssayYou are to write a comparative analysis essay on
Heart of
Darkness and
The Great
Divorce. Papers should be typed, double-space,
3-5 pages in length.
Though it's not due until 10/9, I wanted to give you three items that might help you in your planning of this essay: Posted at 02:17 PM Read More Mon - September 8, 2003Fear EssayToday, you received the assignment to write an
essay about something you fear.
Posted at 07:48 PM Read More Heart of Darkness Close Read sheetI'm posting a copy of the handout from today's
class. It reflects a "close read" or New Critic approach to the
novel.
Posted at 07:12 PM Read More Thu - September 4, 2003Theory Wars: Symposium on Critical TheoryUsing the film Star Wars, groups will present
their findings from the following discussion sheet.
Posted at 05:56 PM Read More Mon - September 1, 2003Fri - August 29, 2003Essay Questions for Summer ReadingHere are three of the four essay questions for
today's exam over the summer reading:
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