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Monday, November 16, 2015

AGENDA 11/16

Group Activity: Oedipus Rex "Give Me Five" Challenge

Present Oedipus Rex "Give Me Five" Challenge

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HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR LITERARY STUDY

Chapter Index for Thomas Foster's How to Read Literature Like a Professor

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READING JOURNAL ENTRIES 2014-2015

2014-2015 SPRING ENTRIES:

#1 Character Chart for A Tale of Two Cities

#2 Notes for Thesis statement--prepping Open Question using A Tale of Two Cities

#3 Poetry notes for two of your poems by your chosen poet (could be TPS-FAST or something less formal, as long as it's thoughtful)

#4 Butterflies Are Free Ind Rdg journal A1, A2, and option

#5 Character Poem draft -- choose a character and write a poem either from that character's perspective or about that character (draft in journal; revise for bulletin-board worthy turn-in)

#6 Style imitation paragraph--mimic an opening paragraph from a chapter of Tale

#7 Fernanda's rant from 100 Years 323-325:

Directions: Reread Fernanda’s rant (100 Years of Solitude, pages 323-325). Reread the passage carefully. Then write an essay in which you analyze the method(s) Marquez uses to characterize Fernanda, her place in the family, and her subsequent location in the novel's implied historical timeline. Avoid plot summary and be sure to address the larger meaning of the work as a whole. You’ll only earn full credit for three or more thoughtful, detailed paragraphs that support the argument and address the prompt.

#8 Three outlines for the Open Question practice

#9 Sci Fi Notes & Tropes

#10: Journal response for one of the science fiction stories

#11: Journal response for one of the science fiction stories

FALL ENTRIES:

#1: Response to Every Day

#2: Thoughtful Questions from The Bible

#3: Christ Figure (in-class timed mini-essay)

#4: Ind Rdg 1/4 A1, A2, and Option

#5: Ind Rdg 2/4 A1, A2, and Option

#6.1/6.2: Candide essay prewriting (handout)

#7: Ind Rdg 3/4 A1, A2, and Option

#8: Ind Rdg 4/4 A1, A2, and Option

#9: The School for Scandal: A1, A2/Option H (glossary entry) for irony, epigram, antithesis, euphemism, zeugma, hyperbole, or pun

#10: The School for Scandal: Modernize Act II, scene ii, lines 1-76 of the play--you can "chunk" this and only do parts so long as you retain the flavor of the scene

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Monday, November 16, 2015

AGENDA 11/16

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READING JOURNAL ENTRIES 2014-2015