Thursday, January 29, 2009

Today you will be presenting your literary terms 12 to the class. We will be by reading Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" and examining the use of symbolism within the story.

Check out this analysis by Lori Voth (Revezbelle)

Analysis of "The Lottery", a Short Story by Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson's short story, "The Lottery", aroused much controversy and criticism in 1948, following its debut publication, in the New Yorker. Jackson uses irony and comedy to suggest an underlying evil, hypocrisy, and weakness of human kind.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/14390/analysis_of_the_lottery_a_short_story.html

Snow day !!!

January 27, 2009

Today you will be using the computers from room 300. Please work on your literary elements assignment that is due for Thursday. Again, you will be teaching this information to your peers and it is material that will be tested. You need a definition and an example - please be original!!

Also, work on your readings for this week. Take notes on your assigned readings and begin to prepare your reader response journal. Both are due for Fri.

Hopefully we are clear about the expectations . . . :)

January 26, 2009

For today 1/26/09
Review assignments

We will be discussing symbolism:

Symbolism Activity to Introduce Shakespeare

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and allusion

January 22,2009

Today in class we chatted about the syllabus and reviewed the rubrics that will be used to grade course work. We discussed weekly readings and reader response requirements. We talked about "The Cask of Amontillado" and we will continue this discussion tomorrow. You are expected to read and have notes written for "How to Mark a Book" for tomorrow. You were each also assigned 12 literary terms for which you will have to present to your fellow classmates on Tuesday. You are required to have a defintion and example for each. Neither of which can be the examples taken from the book.

The Cask of Amontillado