Monday, May 10, 2010

Dickinson Poem

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

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.

Sunday, April 11, 2010

MBV: Relevance

Is "The Minister's Black Veil" still relevant today? Why or why not?

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: Triumph or Tragedy

Is "the Minister's Black Veil" a story or tragedy or triumph? Why?

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?

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?

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?

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.

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.

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?

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).

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?

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!

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.

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!