Wuthering Heights
Okay, class, write me chapter 9 1/2! Have fun, be creative, and stay true to the gothic style of literature!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
Week of February 7-11
Wuthering Heights
1. The gothic style of literature was popular in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It is characterized by gloomy settings and an atmosphere of terror or mystery. Do you think this is a popular style today? Does the gothic style of literature appeal to you as a reader? Discuss.
2. What is a "soulmate?" Do you believe in the concept of soulmates? Do you think everyone has one? Discuss.
1. The gothic style of literature was popular in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It is characterized by gloomy settings and an atmosphere of terror or mystery. Do you think this is a popular style today? Does the gothic style of literature appeal to you as a reader? Discuss.
2. What is a "soulmate?" Do you believe in the concept of soulmates? Do you think everyone has one? Discuss.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Week of January 31-February 4
Brave New World
1. Leisure-time activites were of great importance in the World State. Are Americans filling leisure time intelligently or are we allowing ourselves to be shaped by the media and Big Business?
2. Compare Brave New World with other dystopian novels you have read (1984, Fahrenheit 451, Animal Farm). Note the differences in the ways the characters of each novel are kept in complete submission.
1. Leisure-time activites were of great importance in the World State. Are Americans filling leisure time intelligently or are we allowing ourselves to be shaped by the media and Big Business?
2. Compare Brave New World with other dystopian novels you have read (1984, Fahrenheit 451, Animal Farm). Note the differences in the ways the characters of each novel are kept in complete submission.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Week of January 24-28
Brave New World
1. If you had to choose between happiness or truth, which would you choose? Discuss.
2. How accurate is Huxley's vision of the future (remember Brave New World was first published in 1932)? Think about America as you know it today.
3. What about the novel do you find the most disturbing so far? Discuss.
1. If you had to choose between happiness or truth, which would you choose? Discuss.
2. How accurate is Huxley's vision of the future (remember Brave New World was first published in 1932)? Think about America as you know it today.
3. What about the novel do you find the most disturbing so far? Discuss.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Week of January 17-21
The Tempest
1. The Tempest is often called a fantasy--a work that takes place in an unreal world and features incredible characters. How prevalent is fantasy in popular entertainment today--in movies, television, and books? Do you prefer fantasy to other kinds of entertainment? Discuss.
2. Like all of Shakespeare's works, The Tempest can be set in different times and places and still not lose its appeal. Imagine that you are a movie director, and that you are creating a new version of The Tempest. How would you do it? Who would you cast as Prospero? Miranda? Caliban? Discuss.
1. The Tempest is often called a fantasy--a work that takes place in an unreal world and features incredible characters. How prevalent is fantasy in popular entertainment today--in movies, television, and books? Do you prefer fantasy to other kinds of entertainment? Discuss.
2. Like all of Shakespeare's works, The Tempest can be set in different times and places and still not lose its appeal. Imagine that you are a movie director, and that you are creating a new version of The Tempest. How would you do it? Who would you cast as Prospero? Miranda? Caliban? Discuss.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Week of January 2-12
Othello
1. We are constantly being persuaded by our friends, family members, teachers, advertisements, and many other sources. The art of persuasion is an important tool to have; if you are really good at it, you can convince most people of just about anything. Discuss in terms of Othello and connect with life as you know it.
2. Are Othello's actions believably motivated? Explain why or why not.
3. Are Iago's actions believably motivated? Explain why or why not.
4. What would you have done if you were Othello? Would you have believed Desdemona (your spouse) or Iago (your friend)?
1. We are constantly being persuaded by our friends, family members, teachers, advertisements, and many other sources. The art of persuasion is an important tool to have; if you are really good at it, you can convince most people of just about anything. Discuss in terms of Othello and connect with life as you know it.
2. Are Othello's actions believably motivated? Explain why or why not.
3. Are Iago's actions believably motivated? Explain why or why not.
4. What would you have done if you were Othello? Would you have believed Desdemona (your spouse) or Iago (your friend)?
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
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