Due Tuesday, 2/14

Read Act I of Death of a Salesman.

If you know you will have a lot of other homework on Tuesday and Wednesday night, you may want to read a bit farther, since the rest of the play will most likely be due on Thursday.

Due Friday, 2/10

Write an open ended essay on the following prompt topic. You may choose to limit your time to only 40 minutes; however, you may also type this assignment if you do not prefer to write it by hand.

You essay must be based on A Doll House.

Prompt:

In a literary work, a minor character, often known as a foil, possesses traits that emphasize, by contrast or comparison, the distinctive characteristics and qualities of the main character. For example, the ideas or behavior of a minor character might be used to highlight the weaknesses or strengths of the main character. Choose a novel or play in which a minor character serves as a foil for the main character. Then write an essay in which you analyze how the relation between the minor character and the major character illuminates the meaning of the work.

Due Monday and Tuesday

Reading due Monday: Act V of Tartuffe (finish the play)

Reading due Tuesday: Act I of A Doll House

Reading due Thursday: Acts II and III of A Doll House (finish the play)

Due 2/2

Please read Acts II and III of Tartuffe. We will probably not quite make it through a discussion of all of Act III, so if you don't quite finish, no worries.

Due Feb 1 Reading

Read Act I of Tartuffe, and the preceding background information.

Red Book: 1059-1071
Black Book: Not sure...hope it's in there.

In case you do not have your book, or the book does not have the play, here is a link to an online version. However, it's not as good as the one in the red book, which is written in rhyming couplets, the way it's meant to be read.

Project Gutenberg link. (Scroll past all the notifications, and eventually you'll get to the text)

Research Paper...Due Monday, apparently

Props to those of you who emailed me a copy of your research paper. But, they will be officially due on Monday since school was cancelled. Looks like you got an extra weekend to work on it after all! Make sure that you are spending time reviewing for your final.

Hamlet Re-read and Semester 1 Final Study Guide

For Friday,

1. Perform a level 1 review of Act IV through scene 4.

2. Perform a level 2 review of the Hamlet's speech Act IV scene 4 line 35 "How all occasions do inform against me..."

3. No marking the text required.

Your final will consist of a passage analysis essay (Shakespearean passage) and an objective, fill in the blank component. Study guide available here.