Choose ONE of Dickinson's poems (but NOT #254- "Hope is the thing with feathers" because we discussed it in class) to analyze in depth.
Begin your entry with the poem #
1. Summarize what the poem is about in your own words.
2. Discuss significant stylistic qualities of the poem (rhyme, meter, repetition, interesting word choices, etc)and what they emphasize.
3. Analyze the thematic qualities in details- pull pieces of the poem into your analysis!
Sign your name.
** If you do the same poem as someone else, be sure that you bring something NEW to the discussion / analysis
Monday, May 10, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
"Song of Myself"
Select TWO passages from "Song of Myself" that you find particularly interesting in terms of style, theme, and message.
Each passage should be between 2-6 lines long.
Type the passage and then pick it apart in terms of word choice, structure, style, theme, subject, message, etc.
Then do it again!
Be sure to sign your name, and DO NOT REPEAT the same passage as someone else unless you have something completely new and different to say about it.
Each passage should be between 2-6 lines long.
Type the passage and then pick it apart in terms of word choice, structure, style, theme, subject, message, etc.
Then do it again!
Be sure to sign your name, and DO NOT REPEAT the same passage as someone else unless you have something completely new and different to say about it.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
MBV: likes
What did you like most or find most interesting about the story? Explain with specific details.
MBV: Psychological Romanticism
One aspect of Romanticism is that the writing is Psychological (focused ont he inner workings of characters' minds). How is "The Minister's Black Veil" psychological? Explain with some specific details.
MBV: Impact & Reactions
Why does the black veil cause such a strong reaction in all of the people in “The Minister’s Black Veil”? What does it make them think of / feel?
MBV: Symbolism & Meaning
What does the black veil symbolize? Explain.
What is another word or phrase you could replace "black veil" with in the story/title? Why?
What is another word or phrase you could replace "black veil" with in the story/title? Why?
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Title
Think carefully about the meaning of the title and what it draws focus on from the poem.
How is the title's meaning significant?
How is the title's meaning significant?
Opening & End
What is the significance of the opening of the poem and the end of the poem.
What has changed by the end of the poem?
How does the end connect back to the beginning?
What has changed by the end of the poem?
How does the end connect back to the beginning?
Speaker
Analyze the speaker (narrator) of the poem.
Include and analyze a quote that emphasizes the role of the speaker and discuss how the speaker is significant to the poem as a whole.
Include and analyze a quote that emphasizes the role of the speaker and discuss how the speaker is significant to the poem as a whole.
Tone
What is the tone of the poem?
Give a quote and discuss how it indicates tone.
How does the tone impact the meaning of the poem as a whole.
Give a quote and discuss how it indicates tone.
How does the tone impact the meaning of the poem as a whole.
Situation & Setting
What is the situation and setting of the poem?
Give at least one quote that helps to establish the situation / setting and discuss it.
How do the situation / setting contribute to the poem's meaning?
Give at least one quote that helps to establish the situation / setting and discuss it.
How do the situation / setting contribute to the poem's meaning?
Theme
What point is the author making about Native American life today?
Discuss a quote from the poem and how this quote reinforces the theme(s).
Discuss a quote from the poem and how this quote reinforces the theme(s).
Imagery & Symbols
What stand out as vibrant imagery (mental pictures / sensory details) and symbols in the poem?
Give at least one quote and discuss it.
How do the images / symbols contribute to the poem's meaning?
Give at least one quote and discuss it.
How do the images / symbols contribute to the poem's meaning?
Friday, February 26, 2010
The Gatsby Moral Scale
Carefully consider the actions, motivations, and emotions of the following characters from The Great Gatsby:
Nick, Tom, Daisy, Jordan, Gatsby, Myrtle, George
Then, put the characters in "moral order" from the best morals (first) to the worst morals (last).
Finally, explain and support your choices of "Most Moral" and "Least Moral" with specific details from the text.
Sign your name!
Nick, Tom, Daisy, Jordan, Gatsby, Myrtle, George
Then, put the characters in "moral order" from the best morals (first) to the worst morals (last).
Finally, explain and support your choices of "Most Moral" and "Least Moral" with specific details from the text.
Sign your name!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
The Great Gatsby Gala
Imagine that you just got home from a late night at one of the mysterious Gatsby’s famous parties at his gloriously ostentatious mansion on East Egg. Everyone who’s anyone was there, and do you have stories to tell!
Using at least eight words from the “Slang of the 1920’s” packet, write a blog post about your experience. Be sure to include a lot of emotion and vivid details. (Extra points if you mention characters and details from the book.)
Remember to sign your name.
Using at least eight words from the “Slang of the 1920’s” packet, write a blog post about your experience. Be sure to include a lot of emotion and vivid details. (Extra points if you mention characters and details from the book.)
Remember to sign your name.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Tom
Give at least one quote (with page number) from the assigned reading section that develops Tom as a character.
Then analyze the quote and explain what it reveals about the character.
Don't repeat a quote that's already been used, but feel free to build off of each other's ideas.
Be sure to sign your name!
Then analyze the quote and explain what it reveals about the character.
Don't repeat a quote that's already been used, but feel free to build off of each other's ideas.
Be sure to sign your name!
Daisy
Give at least one quote (with page number) from the assigned reading section that develops Daisy as a character.
Then analyze the quote and explain what it reveals about the character.
Don't repeat a quote that's already been used, but feel free to build off of each other's ideas.
Be sure to sign your name!
Then analyze the quote and explain what it reveals about the character.
Don't repeat a quote that's already been used, but feel free to build off of each other's ideas.
Be sure to sign your name!
Gatsby
Give at least one quote (with page number) from the assigned reading section that develops Gatsby as a character.
Then analyze the quote and explain what it reveals about the character.
Don't repeat a quote that's already been used, but feel free to build off of each other's ideas.
Be sure to sign your name!
Then analyze the quote and explain what it reveals about the character.
Don't repeat a quote that's already been used, but feel free to build off of each other's ideas.
Be sure to sign your name!
Jordan
Give at least one quote (with page number) from the assigned reading section that develops Jordan as a character.
Then analyze the quote and explain what it reveals about the character.
Don't repeat a quote that's already been used, but feel free to build off of each other's ideas.
Be sure to sign your name!
Then analyze the quote and explain what it reveals about the character.
Don't repeat a quote that's already been used, but feel free to build off of each other's ideas.
Be sure to sign your name!
Myrtle & George
Give at least one quote (with page number) from the assigned reading section that develops either Myrtle or George as a character.
Then analyze the quote and explain what it reveals about the character.
Don't repeat a quote that's already been used, but feel free to build off of each other's ideas.
Be sure to sign your name!
Then analyze the quote and explain what it reveals about the character.
Don't repeat a quote that's already been used, but feel free to build off of each other's ideas.
Be sure to sign your name!
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