Final Prep!

Thesis: clear, foreshadowing
Persuasive: make sure you prove something
3 paragraphs
2 quotes per paragraph (cite!)
Be detailed and precise.
Don't hedge. :)

Choose 2:

1. America chooses the individual over society in our art. We value individual freedoms in our government, believing that those rights are ultimately good for the society at large. Which of our readings best exemplifies this idea? Explain.

2. Mystery vs. Manners. O'Connor and Faulkner both wrestle with the idea that underneath all of the "Southern hospitality" there is something rotting in Southern culture. Using 2 of their stories, prove this idea true or false.

3. The American Dream. From Melville to O'Connor, these characters are all uniquely American. What are they striving for? Is there a thread that connects these characters? A theme? A struggle? How can we recognize it through our literary history? Support your ideas with evidence from the readings.

For Monday: One More O'Connor

A Good Man Is Hard to Find

And ATS

Essay Prep

Things to review, focus on, brush up on before Monday 12/7:

In both Poe and Faulkner:

Ideas of isolation/society
Inevitability of death
Role of sanity/insanity
Role of obsession
The symbolism in these stories

For Wed 12/9

Good Country People

The Lottery

For Wed 12/1

Don't worry about these questions, just do our ATS

The Lottery

Levels of Abstraction

Levels of Abstraction (Level 1 Details)

Homework for 11/16

Homework:

1.)    Read “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe in your anthologies, ATS.

2.)    Find a poem from an American author that you like, that is an appropriate length for our “opening writing,” that you can be prepared to lead discussion about (feelings, story, language line.) Email title and author of the poem to me before our next class.

3.)    In class essay 11/16! Whooooo! Be prepared to discuss the idea of the individual vs. society in Melville and Chopin. The idea of the female and male identities in these works, and a little Melville vs. Chopin. 

Literary Elements!

Literary Elements

Tara:

Allegory

Aphorism

Characterization

Doppelganger

Foreshadowing

Kennings

Onomatopoeia

Polysyndeton

Symbol

 Krystal:

Alliteration

Archetype

Chiasmus

Ekphrastic

Hubris

Litotes

Oxymoron

Portmanteau

Synecdoche

 Sydney:

Allusion

Assonance

Circumlocution

Epilogue

Hyperbaton

Malapropism

Paradox

Prologue

Synesthesia

 Ashlee:

Amplification

Asyndeton

Conflict

Epithet

Hyperbole

Metaphor

Pathetic Fallacy

Puns

Syntax

Abby:

Anagram

Authorial Intrusion

Connotation

Euphemism

Imagery

Metonymy

Periodic Structure

Rhyme Scheme

Theme

James:

Analogy

Bibliomancy

Consonance

Euphony

Internal Rhyme

Mood

Periphrasis

Satire

Tone

Isabell:

Anastrophe

Bildungsroman

Denotation

Faulty Parallelism

Inversion

Motif

Personification

Setting

Tragedy

Jason:

Anecdote

Cacophony

Deus ex Machina

Flashback

Irony

Negative Capability

Plot

Stream of consciousness

Understatement

Nicole:

Anthropomorphism

Caesura

Diction

Foil

Juxtaposition

Nemesis

Point of View

Suspense

Verisimilitude

Hero's Journey

Literary Analysis Think Sheet

Literary Analysis Think Sheet

Reading for Wednesday

Hi, Class!

Please read p. 664-677 in your anthologies. It's essentially the first half of "Bartleby, the Scrivener."

Be prepared to say brilliant things about it, and how it applies to our first theme of the individual in or vs. society.

Great! Have a good weekend! Don't forget to email me your letters of introduction.

Syllabus!

Hooray!

Syllabus

Homework for NEXT Wed 9/15

Introduce yourself to me as a writer:

1.)  Introduce yourself to me as a writer. How do you feel about writing? Do you consider yourself a writer? Why or why not? Tell me more about your relationship with writing in the past, and how you hope this class helps you become a better writer. How about reading? Do you like to read? Have you ever? Tell me the last book you read that you liked (even if you were really young). Tell me anything else you want me to know, as well, like your favorite color, or how you're obsessed with rollercoasters.

EMAIL them to me at dhunt at queensinquiry dot com

Professor Hunt is Sick... but here are some tasks...

Hi, Class!

So sorry to not make it to class today! Please check back by the end of the day Wednesday for info about what to complete before I see you again.

Please go get textbooks from Ms. Gomez at QSI. They're the Concise Anthology of American Literature.

Our new classroom will be Room 181.

Sorry again! More soon! If you need me desperately you can email me at dhunt at queensinquiry dot com