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1. You should have the following completed by April 11 a) Read pages 121-124. Notes must include all terms in bold type. b) Read the short story A&P (125) c) Answer questions 1-8 (130) These must be documented with text. d) Grammar exercises and rules p. 726-738. **I will be checking notebooks today. 2. You should have this completed by Wednesday, April 12 a) Read “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” (302) by Flannery O’Connor b) Answer questions 1-8 (314) Journal/ Quiz April 12 Assignments for April 24 -27 Stories to Read: “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” (p.495) “The Lottery” (p.347) “The Things They Carried” (p.315)
1. Read “The Lottery” (p.347)
Prepare to write about the Critical Perspective which asks you to consider four plausible interpretations. You must defend each one with textual documentation. ( p. 353)
2. Grammar Exercises and rules – p 740-751.
3. Read “The Things They Carried” Answer questions 1-8 (p.327-328) Prepare notes on the Journal Assignment. We will be writing about this
4. You should have notes on the following pages:
Point of View pages 222-231
Style, Tone, and Language pages 276 -281
Assignments for May include “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” (p.495); “A Clean Well Lighted Place” (297); “Barn Burning” (249) “Miss Brill” (p.130) and “Gryphon” (p.135) and “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” (180)
Assignments: March 22, 2006 –
1. Bring Reading, Writing, Reacting text and three ring binder to class every day. Failure to do so will result in a “0” for the day’s work. Notebook must have three sections: Grammar, Journal, Literary Notes/ Questions.
2. This work must be done individually. You will have class time to work. I will grade work and answer questions during the class..
3. Readings for Week 1: Read and take notes on pages 7-13. Read and study pages 57-81. Notes on these pages are optional.
Read pages 82-85. Notes must include the definitions of the terms in bold type
Read “The Story of an Hour” – Journal/quiz will be given at the end of class on Friday. Answer questions 1-8 on pages 88-89. These must be in the notebook and must be documented with text.
4. Grammar Exercises Week 1: Complete all exercises on p. 698-715. Copy all rules ( in red) into the notebook.
5. Readings for Week 2: Read “once Upon a Time” (90) Answer questions (94) 1, 2,3,4,6,7,8, These must be in the notebook and must be documented with text Journal/Quiz on Wednesday
Read “Kansas” (95) Answer questions (100-101) 1-10 These must be in the notebook and must be documented with text Journal/Quiz on Friday
6. Grammar Exercises Week 2: Complete all exercises p. 718-725. Copy all rules.
7. Readings for Week 3: Read “A Rose for Emily” (102) Answer questions(108-09) 1-6. These must be in the notebook and must be documented with text Answer additional questions from handout. Journal/Quiz on Wednesday
Read pages 121-124. Notes must include all terms in bold type. Read “A&P” (125) Answer questions (130) 1-8 These must be in the notebook and must be documented with text Journal/ Quiz on Friday
8. Grammar Exercises: Complete exercises and copy rules p. 726-738
Week of March 13. 1. Research paper due March 13 8:15 a.m. 2. Vocabulary test unit 12 on March 15. 3. Major Hamlet test March 21. 4. Vocabulary unit 13 on March 22
Week of February 13 1. Vocabulary test unit 10 on Wednesday Feb. 15 2. Finish reading Hamlet 3. Work on research paper - NOTE CARDS- 2/15; 2/22; 3/1) Hamlet Research Paper: Requirements: 1. This paper must be 4-6 typed pages. 2. This must include a correct works cited page. 3. The research must be comprised of at least 4 accepted sources (the casebook, the books, on reserve in the library, scholarly articles from JStor and/or Literature Resource center pre-approved by me ) 4. You must cite both from the primary source (at least three times per argument) and from the secondary sources at least twice from each source) 5. This paper must follow the proper MLA format. 6. You must turn in note cards from three separate sources each week. ( 2/15; 2/22; 3/1; 3/8) 7. Your central idea must be approved by me. 8. This paper is due no later than 8:15 am on Monday, March 13. . Choose one of the topics below: #1 Hamlet is a play about the failure of man to live up to his potential. Hamlet himself proclaims “What a piece of work is man…” (2.2.326-331). Yet, he finds few men (or women) who are like an “angel” or like a “god.” He is disappointed not only with his mother and his uncle who fail to be “noble in reason” and admirable, but also with his friends who fall short of his expectations. You are to choose to discuss the way Shakespeare presents Hamlet’s recognition of man’s inability to live up to his potential as manifested in his relationship with one of his friends. It is your job to create a valid central idea, three arguments, and a thesis. #2 On one level, Hamlet is mystery play, and like all good mysteries, a good deal of spying occurs. You are to write a paper about the role of spying in this tragedy. . It is your job to create a valid central idea, three arguments, and a thesis. #3 Hamlet is a play about a young man who must seek revenge but finds himself unable to carry out the deed. Many theories abound about his inability to act. One is that he is so filled with grief that he cannot bring himself out of his melancholy. Discuss the role that grief plays in Hamlet’s choices. It is your job to create a valid central idea, three arguments, and a thesis.
#4 Hamlet is a play set in Christian (Catholic) Denmark. It is assumed that Hamlet is influenced by the beliefs of his faith. Discuss the role of Catholicism in this tragedy. It is your job to create a valid central idea, three arguments, and a thesis. #5 Hamlet is a play that considers the roles of parents and children. Discuss the effectiveness of Gertrude and Polonius as parents. ( I do know that Gertrude is Hamlet’s mother and Polonius is the father of Laertes and Ophelia!!!). It is your job to create a valid central idea, three arguments, and a thesis. #6 Hamlet is not a love story, but it does deal with the relationships between men and women. Compare the love between Hamlet and Ophelia with that of Gertrude and Claudius. It is your job to create a valid central idea, three arguments, and a thesis. #7 In most of his tragedies, Shakespeare includes an element of insanity. In Hamlet, one character pretends to go insane while another actually does go insane. Compare the real insanity with the appearance of insanity. It is your job to create a valid central idea, three arguments, and a thesis. Consider the following as paths to a central idea: The grief of Hamlet is excessive grief that leads to destruction. The grief of Hamlet is excessive grief that leads to slothfulness (inability to act). Hamlet’s grief is an excessive grief that makes reason fail. Hamlet’s acceptance of his sorrow is in contrast to Fortinbras’ acceptance of his sorrow. Many of the complications and dilemmas in Hamlet’s life can be attributed to his Christian belief in an afterlife. Shakespeare uses suicide to most clearly distinguish Hamlet as a modern Christian hero. Hamlet’s task of vengeance becomes more complicated because of his belief in the immortal soul. It is ironic that Polonius’ misunderstanding of Hamlet’s feigned insanity leads to the fatal insanity of his daughter Ophelia. The theme of insanity is significant in Hamlet’s relationships with both Ophelia and Laertes. Though minor characters, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern represent the shallowness that Hamlet recognizes in those around him. The nature of the spying done by Hamlet, Polonius, and Claudius reveals their insecurity about their positions. While Hamlet’s spying brings about the justifiable tragic end of Claudius, the spying of Polonius brings about the pitiful end of Ophelia. Although Gertrude is often branded as a shallow and adulterous woman, her relationship with Hamlet presents her as a devoted mother. The caricature of the officious and bumbling Polonius is
yet another mask Shakespeare employs to reveal the deceitfulness of appearances
in the Danish court.
Week of November 7 1. Day 1 - objective quiz on The Sniper, The Cask of Amontillado, The Necklace 2. Day 2- vocabulary unit 5 3. Day 3 - Vocab test unit 5 . Sentences about the above three stories ( This will be Monday, 11/14 4. Character Study of Buddy's cousin due November 16. 5. Begin reading All Quiet on the Western Front (will be handed out in class)
Week of October 24 1. Finish research Paper. Have quotes from book for Monday. 2.Vocabulary Test unit 4 on Thursday 3. In class essay on Wednesday
Assignments for Week of October 17 1. All note cards must be brought to class on Monday. 2. Your outline and your central idea must be typed and in class on Monday. 3. A typed Cited Page and first two paragraphs must be brought to class on Wednesday. 4. All other class time will be devoted to Inferno. 5. Research Paper is due October 24. NO LATE PAPERS>
Assignments for Week of October 10 1. I expect that you have note cards. I will not be collecting note cards after Monday. We will finish our discussion of the epics and I will be giving you The Inferno. You will be assigned Books 1, 3, 5 for Thursday. 2. Vocabulary test unit 3 on Thursday 3. If you do not turn in a college essay, you will receive a 0.
Assignments for Sept 26-30 1. Read BOOK VI of the Aeneid. Place numbers of answers to questions on sheet. 2. Three more sets of notecards 3. Vocabulary test unit 2 4. Retake of Lord of Flies Test
Assignments September 19-23 1. College essay due Monday 2. note cards due Wednesday 3. The Odyssey - Book XI
1. MLA Format: a. typed double space b. heading in correct form c. Name page number in upper right hand corner ( Jones 1) for all pages including works cited. d. an original title – no underline, italics, bold, or larger type e. correct parenthetical documentations for all cited work, both primary and secondary sources. If you discuss only one primary source at a time, you may cite by using page number only ( 534 ). If you are discussing more than one primary source, you need to use author’s name and page number (Oates 562). Secondary sources must be cited by author’s last name and page number (Axelrod 2). If the source has no author, then you need to use the first item in the works cited entry for that article (“The Pied Piper” 540). f. Remember these rules: 1) works cited page must be in alphabetical order. 2) titles of articles or chapters are in quotation marks. 3) titles of novels, books, periodicals, websites are underlined 4) YOU MAY NOT QUOTE DIRECTLY FROM THE CRITICS. YOU MUST PARPHRASE AND THEN CITE WITH A PARENTHETICAL DOCUMENTATION. 5) YOU MUST QUOTE FROM THE THREE LITERARY WORKS YOU ARE DISCUSSING. g. WRONG: Anne Sexton often writes about her attitiudes about women in society.( Pool, pg.2) h. CORRECT: Anne Sexton often writes about her attitudes about women in modern society (Pool 2). i. If a parenthetical documentation comes in the middle of a sentence, the punctuation comes before the parentheses. If it is at the end, the period follows the parentheses. WRONG: When the narrator says that “[her} widowpanes are thin as rime” (38), she still remains calm. (Froelich pg.1) CORRECT: When the narrator says that “[her] windowpanes are as thin as rime,” (38) she still remains calm (Froelich 1).
2. Do not forget to follow the plan on the outline I gave you. 3. Papers are due on Monday, April 25, at 8:15 a.m.. 4. If you are absent or out of town, it should be in my digital drop box by 8:15 a.m., April 25. 5. Papers will be graded on mechanics and content as always. 6. Conclusion must be a significant paragraph. Research Paper Topic: Explain why the elements of a fairy tale are important in “Where Have You Going, Where Have You Been,” “Once Upon a Time,” and “Cinderella. Requirements: 1. Read the primary sources listed above. 2. Research the element s of a fairy tale. This should come from material on the Sur Lalune site and from the source listed in the text, The Uses of Enchantment by Bruno Bettelheim. You must have note cards on this research 3. Research the three authors. You must find the following information: * Her birth/ death dates. * Her education * Significant event(s) that influenced her development * Significant accomplishments in her career as a writer * The background of the particular story or poem. This might include the name of the collection, some influence, etc. This information is readily available. Again, you must have note cards on this research. 4. Research the literary criticism available about these works. You must use the essays in the text and those I have listed below: a “Where Are You going, Where Have You Been? Overview” by Linda Wagner-Martin b. “An Overview of “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Rena Korb c. “Oates’s ‘Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?’” by Stephen Slimp d. “The Wishes and Dreams Our Hearts Make in Oates’s ‘Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?’” by Stan Kozikowski e. “A Source for ‘Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?’” by Tom Quirk ( Studies in Fiction) f. “Oates’s ‘Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?’” by Larry Rubin (The Explicator 42 (1984) 57-59) g. “Gordimer’s “Once Upon a Time’” by Vera Froelich and Jennifer Halle You may find similar criticism about Anne Sexton. Yes, you must have note cards about this material. h. “The Transforming Art of Anne Sexton” 5. Form a central idea 6. Establish your arguments. 7. Organize your note cards. 8. Make an outline. 9. Write the first draft. You must follow this format. I. Begin with a working definition of fairy tale which you can apply to your paper. II. Explain the basic fairy tale motifs. Here you may allude to specific fairy tales to clarify the various elements. III. Briefly describe how the fairy tale has been used in modern literature. IV. Introduce your “introductory” paragraph which will establish your central idea, arguments, and thesis V. Introduce the author whose work you will discuss first and provide the information required. VI. Present your discussion of the first work. VII. Introduce the author whose work you will discuss second and provide the information required. VIII. Present your discussion of the second work. IX. Introduce the author whose work you will discuss third and provide the information required. X. Present your discussion of the third work. XI. Write your conclusion. 10. You must follow the MLA format exactly as I have instructed. This is very important. 11. The fairy tale site: www.surlalunefairytales.com 12. How to access Gale Net: 1. Go to public library site: www.cincinnaitlibrary.org 2. Click on Research and Homework. 3. Click on Research Databases. 4. Click on Books and Literary Criticism. 5. Click on Literature Resource Center. 6. Click on to Continue to Literature Resource Center. 7. Type in borrower ID ( number on library card) and PIN (last four digits of phone number. 8. In box labeled Author Search, type in name of author. 9.Biographies will appear on screen. Click on Literary Criticism, Articles, Over
Assignments for February 14 - Grammar test on subject verb agreement and short story notes test on FEB 16 Read "The Swing" and "The Third and Final Continent" for Tuesday. We will write a journal on that day.
*****Note: Notecards must be written carefully. You should have completed 4 critical readings. To more each day. Act II quiz next class December 3- January 10 1. You should check that all notes on the journey motif for Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now are accurate. 2. Anyone missing any work must see me on Monday morning. 3. Watch the Mel Gibson version of Hamlet. This is not an option. 4. Read the introduction to Hamlet in both the Folger's edition and the text edition. 5. We will have quizzes on acts daily beginning on Wednesday (F) and Thursday (C). 6. Each day two sets of notecards on the assigned research are due. 7. I will assign the research paper on Hamlet 1000-1500 words using sources I supply. This paper will be due January 10 - all papers due at 8:15 a.m. Hamlet Research Paper:
Requirements: 1.This paper must be 3-5 typed pages.
2. This must include a correct works cited page.
3. The research must be comprised of at least 4 accepted sources ( the casebook, the books, essays on reserve in the library)
4. You must cite both from the primary source ( at least three times per topic) and from the secondary sources ( at least twice from each source)
5. This paper must follow the proper MLA format.
6. This paper is due no later than 8:15 am on Monday, January 10.
7. Five (5) extra points on content for papers turned in by January 7.
8. The topic:
Hamlet is a play about the failure of man to live up to his potential. Hamlet himself proclaims “What a piece of work is man…” (2.2.326-331). Yet, he finds few men (or women) who are like an “angel” or like a “god.” He is disappointed not only with his mother and his uncle who fail to be “noble in reason” and admirable, but also with his friends who fall short of his expectations .
You are to choose to discuss how Hamlet’s recognition of man’s inability to live up to his potential is manifested in his relationship with his friends. It is your job to create a central idea, three arguments, and then a thesis.
You may discuss only these friends: Horatio, Laertes, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
8. Expect to write in class essays as well. Shakespeare Terms:
Shakespearean tragedy has all the above elements with added dimensions:
1. they befall a conspicuous person 2. are as a rule unexpected and contrasted with personal happiness or glory 3. direction and degree of pity will vary 4. must extend far and wide beyond hero, so as to make the whole scene a scene of woe · concerned always with persons of high degree 1. often kings or princes 2. if not leaders of the state 3. or members of great houses · fate of the hero affects the welfare of the entire nation or empire – and when he falls suddenly from the height of earthly greatness to dust, his fall produces a sense of contrast, of the powerlessness of man, and of the omnipotence, perhaps the caprice, of Fortune or fate, which no tale of private life can possibly rival. · Shakespeare occasionally represents abnormal conditions of the mind 1. insanity 2. somnambulism 3. hallucinations · introduces the supernatural 1. ghosts 2. witches with supernatural knowledge 3. supernatural is always placed in closest relation with the character-it gives a confirmation and distinct form to inward movements already present and exerting an influence · allows chance or accident an appreciable influence at some point in the action ( any occurrences which enters the dramatic sequence neither form the agency of the character, nor from the obvious surrounding circumstances) · The tragic hero: 1. is an exceptional being 2. of high degree or public importance 3. actions and sufferings are of an exceptional kind 4. in almost all the audience observes a marked one-sidedness, a predisposition; a total incapacity, in certain circumstances, of resisting the force which draws in this direction; a fatal tendency to identify the whole being with one interest, object, passion, or habit of mind. 5. hero errs by action or omission and his error joining with other causes brings him ruin 6. hero need not be good but generally is good and therefore wins sympathy in his error 7. brings about his own death and the death of others.
Thanksgiving: Many of you failed to heed the play assignment. This is essential information that will be part of the exam. You should reread [sic} Heart of Darkness. Hamlet is next.
November 12- 19 1. Attend the US play, The Importance of Being Earnest. This is required reading and we will have an assignment. If you cannot attend the play, you must read the play, and /or view the film (1950's) version that I will be "airing" after school next week ( Monday, Wednesday, Friday- pick a day). You can sign out the textbook that contains the play if you wish. I will be at the play to check you in. 2. Read or reread Heart of Darkness. This is essential to follow up discussions and test. 3. Theme on Heart of Darkness (as assigned in class) due November 18. NO LATE PAPERS) November 8-12 You must have completed the reading of Heart of Darkness. Be prepared for additional quizzes. You will be assigned a theme on this novel in class. It will be due the following week.
November 1-5 Horrors of High School due on Tuesday. Read Heart of Darkness - we will discuss and quiz this week. Any outstanding assignments ?
OCTOBER 18 - 1. ILIAD REPORT DUE 10/18 - FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN CLASS. 2. CANTOS I, II, V, XXXIII, XXXIV - BE PREPARED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS 10/20 3. NARRATIVE - THE HORRORS OF HIGH SCHOOL - BASED ON THE VARIOUS JOURNEYS TO THE UNDERWORLD DUE 11/2 (ALL SOULS DAY) The Horrors of High School: A Four Year Journey into The Underworld. Directions: You are to write your own narrative about your journey through high school. Your journey should imitate the journey of Aeneas ( Book VI of the Aeneid) that culminates in his meeting with his father. This is a major theme grade. You will be graded on your adherence to the various parts of the journey, your creation of people and events that mirror those in the epic, your fluency of writing and expression. For example, Aeneas has a reason or obligation to embark on this journey. What was yours.? Aeneas must prepare and pass certain tests before he begins. Did you? Aeneas faces the unknown at the entrance. Did you? Aeneas faces difficulties almost from the onset. Did you? Aeneas has a guide. Did you? Aeneas meets some frightening figures. Did you Aeneas learns information about the world and about himself. Did you Aeneas faces his mistakes and the consequences of his actions. Did you Aeneas sees the virtues and the vices and the results from choosing each path. Did you? Aeneas weeps. Did you? Aeneas sees the horrors of the underworld. Did you? Aeneas is determined to succeed. Were you? Aeneas leaves the Underworld aware of much of his future. Will you? The above are just some ideas to think about. I expect this to be creative and well thought out. I do not want to read some last minute slapdash effort. Due November 1 – F Bell Due November 2 – C Bell
4. READ HEART OF DARKNESS. WE WILL BEGIN DISCUSSING THIS ON 10/28. BE PREPARED. 5.NEXT IN CLASS ESSAY WILL BE AN ANALYSIS OF FAR SIDE CARTOONS ABOUT THE AFTERLIFE 6. START USING VOCABULARY WORDS - UNITS 1-6 IN YOUR ESSAYS. A gift from the gods: Notes: The Archteypal Journey
Metaphor: an implied comparison between two wholly dissimilar things.
Allegory: a narrative that takes place on both a literal and a figurative or symbolic level. In an allegory, concrete details from the external world are used to represent inner mental states or spiritual truths.
Journey: Confusion (lost, anxious, fearful) Evaluation: (advice, relationships, obstacles, aides, symbols) Recognition: Horror or Joy Decision: Change or Remain the Same (in essence- succumb to the darkness in man’s heart)
NOTE: Relationship to Lord of the Flies Ralph weeps for the loss of innocence and the darkness in the hearts of men.
Homer Odyssey Odysseus Underworld safe journey home (Ithaca)
Virgil Aeneid Aeneas Underworld fulfillment of his destiny
Dante Inferno Dante Hell salvation of his lost soul
Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness Congo find Mr. Kurtz
Coppola Apocalypse Now Cambodia assassinate Col. Kurtz
Tragic Image of Man- Man is the only creature created in the image and likeness of God who realizes that he can never be immortal; hence, he can never be God.
The Odyssey: Odysseus alights at a land shrouded in mist and darkness, where no sun shines. Darkness is always a symbol of confusion and lost. He cannot see clearly; therefore, he must stumble his way. This darkness, as is most darkness is filled with frightening things. Fear of the unknown is often worse than known fear. He must follow advice on faith- something he is forced to do if he is to survive. The journey really begins with his decision to sacrifice the animals in order to speak to Tieresius. Once again, he faces the unknown. The significance of this quest is revealed when he resolutely holds off the swarming ghosts eager for the blood. Once he hears the prophet’s words, he needs even more information and faces the teeming spirits. He weeps at the loss of his mother and his inability to embrace her. This lack of human contact could be interpreted to mean that he must go this route alone. No other man will help him on this journey. He learns that his mother died from grief and his father is likely to die soon because he mourns for his son. Here, Odysseus must accept that he has caused other’s pain. Not only has he caused his family pain, but he has also caused Ajax to remain eternally embittered. Is this Odysseus’ fault? I think not, but it does prove that despite his status as a hero, he is not universally loved. This may lead him to further self analysis. He then faces what he knows is true, that the glorious immortality and after life is preserved only for the gods. Achilles, who died a hero and who, Odysseus believes, should be happy in the Underworld, decries his status and longs for a lowly life on earth. What does this represent? Perhaps the belief that this life is worth living and one’s attitude is important. His glimpse of the tortured sufferers could metaphorically represent the impetus to reevaluate one’s life or face these sordid consequences. It is important that these tortured souls are seen right before the end of the book, because they hasten the decision to move out of hell, out of darkness, out of man’s sin. Odysseus leaves quickly. Thus, our metaphor remains the same- he looked into the depths of his soul and chose to change.
The Aeneid: When Aeneas reaches the place of the Underworld, he is not really lost or confused, but he is at an impasse. He cannot continue without first seeing his father whom he had carried out of Troy and who had asked Aeneas to beg humbly to be permitted to have pity on a son and father(160-173). Even after he learns of all the hardships he will encounter, he wishes to continue on the journey (129-142). This is common to all persons who are willing to risk danger and suffering in order to achieve a desired end…In this case, Aeneas must learn information in order to fulfill his destiny. His journey begins withs warnings (186-200) and tasks he must accomplish to prove his worthiness. This Aeneas is willing to do. He must secure the golden bough (200-217) and complete the burial of his helmsman, Misenus (218-220). Both tasks are somewhat difficult and both reveal something about the leadership and character of the hero. With the help of his mother (Venus) and the doves (278) he uses as his guides, he “greedily” breaks off the golden bough (280-300). With the help of his men, he undertakes the elaborate preparations for the burial (300-330). Just as Odysseus had buried Elpenor and carried out the instructions of Circe, so too does Aeneas carry out the instructions of Sibyl. Aeneas proves himself to be compassionate (254), a good leader (265), and aware of the seriousness of this impending journey (227).
Now he is able to begin his actual journey. With Sibyl as his guide, he approaches the opening of the Underworld. He is met with foreboding (333); he recognizes the need for temerity (360). This journey promises to be dangerous and frightening (368); it is rife with the causes of Death (377-385) and the looming presence of monsters (390-400). And he has not even entered the Underworld!( This certainly can parallel your journey into the Horrors of High School.) He also learns that despite his hero/demi god status, he is actually powerless (397-402). This relates to our own humanity and our recognition that often we are powerless to control our destiny.
Once he enters the Underworld, Aeneas sees rivers, Charon (403-410), the wailing of the unburied souls (420-445). He meets people from his past (450-500) and Aeneas once again has pity (450, 5150. As does Odysseus, Aeneas must face the consequences of his actions – most notably in the person of Dido – the woman scorned (605-635). He laments his role in her eventual suicide. He meets warriors from the Trojan War, the men of Agamemnon and the mutilated body of a comrade. Here Aeneas must see what perhaps Homer wanted us to realize that the glory of war may not justify the end. The difficulty of his journey is enhances by his encounter with Charon (520-574) and Minos (583) and Rhadamanthus (761). The retelling of the Trojan Horse story (685-715) exacerbates the horrors of the war and reminds Aeneas of the many losses. At the fork in the road, quite symbolic, since one way takes him past the place of Elysium, the Blesses Groves, and one takes him past the place of the Malefactors, Tartarus. Tartarus, of course, is the place for sinners and punishment, for those who have failed to atone for their sins on earth (735-811). The vices are enumerated (815-840) and once again Aeneas has the opportunity to assess his own life. So horrible is this part of Hell,that they hasten to leave (845-850). The places of delight are described as a kind of heaven (851-900). Here the virtues are enumerated (880-895).
Finally, Aeneas meets his father, who has been longing for his son (920-930). Aeneas cries when he, like Odysseus, tried to embrace the shade of his father. Here Aeneas learns of the River Lethe and of the theory of reincarnation and why the souls request to return the tortures of earth (975-1010), and of his future destiny. Although his future promises both glory and pain, Anchises leads his son out of the shadowy realm and Aeneas continues his journey a wiser man. Anchises, his father, is a bit like Dante’s Beatrice.
Remember to bring 3 ring binder to class every day. Bring texts as directed by the teacher. Remember that your assignment book should be the primary source of assignments that could be adapted and updated. Each day come to class prepared with 3 ring binder, textbooks, and completed assignments. OCTOBER 4 1. LORD OF THE FLIES RESEARCH PAPER DUE MONDAY OCTOBER 4. THIS MUST BE TYPED IN THE MLA FORMAT. NO LATE PAPERS ACCEPTED. BRING BOOKS TO TURN IN. 2. READ HANDOUTS ABOUT THE UNDERWORLD 3. READ ASSIGNED PAGES IN DIVINE COMEDY 4.IN CLASS ESSAY ON THURSDAY ABOUT NOTES AND UNDERWORLD 5.PREPARE CHAPTER IN THE ILIAD. PREPARE HANDOUT FOR ALL 20 STUDENTS IN CLASS: 6. FINAL DRAFT OF COLLEGE ESSAY DUE MONDAY OCTOBER 11. SHORT SUMMARY; LINE NUMBERS AND INTERPRETATIONS OF SIGNIFICANT SCENES THAT REVEAL THE NATURE OF THE HERO; THE "GLORY" OF BATTLE; THE VICTIMS OF BATTLE; THE REFERENCES TO HOME AND FAMILY; THE ROLE OF THE GODS AND GODDESSES. BE PREPARED TO DEFEND YOUR POSITION.
September 16-24 1. Make up quiz on Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant Monday at 7:45 a.m. (optional) 2. Review Lord of the Flies for Monday 3. Read literary criticism :"Irony in Lord of the Flies" Highlight important items 4. Review your notes for possible quiz 5. Revise and rewrite college essay - due Sept. 24 6. Choose topic for 750-1000 word research study of Lord of the Flies. All research will be provided in class l. Discuss how Piggy's intellectual superiority is revealed in his relationships with Simon. Ralph, and Jack. 2. Discuss how the conch's use parallels the decline in the boys' civility 3. Discuss how the actions of Ralph reveal that man can overcome evil 4. Discuss how the basic setting, the island is used to convey a specific theme. 5. Compare and contrast Jack and Ralph in their leadership skills 6. Discuss how nature is responsible for many of the unreasonable choices made by the boys. 7. Grammar Exercises: pp. 830-833; 833 ex 1; 840-41 A&B; 852 A; 856 ex 5, B,C; 862 ex 6; 863 D 8. Read critical essays in Lord of the Flies casebook. Take notes on 3x5 cards - due Thursday 9/23 9. Research paper due 9/30 or 10/1
Week of Sept 7 Review summer reading Bring 3x5 cards to class Study vocabulary words for use in theme Write college essay - due 9/15 Read assigned chapter in Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant 9/15 Read literary criticism about Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant 9/13 |
