Due Tuesday 12/2 or 12/3

Read the following stories for 12/2-12/3:

"Araby" by James Joyce (65-69)
"A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (362-366)

Focus Topic:

Stories often focus on characters' reactions as they encounter something that is new and or unexplained to them. What are some instances in these stories where characters interact with something new and/or something they do not understand, and how do these interactions illuminate the overall meaning of the story?

NOTE: Your complete set of short story notes is due on Monday, 12/8(A) or Tuesday 12/9 (B). You will be turning in notes that address the focus topics posted online as well as any comments/additional information you added during class discussions. Many of you will need to expand your notes based on what I saw during the first checkpoint. Make sure notes on each story are clearly labeled and can be handed in. You should have notes for the following EIGHT stories:

Yellow Wallpaper
Young Goodman Brown
A Rose for Emily
The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber
Good Country People
Metamorphosis
Araby
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

Due 11/25 (A) Dec 1 (B)

You are writing a character analysis paper focusing on Charles Foster Kane. Again, it will be in formal voice, 2 pages, double-spaced, but no structure requirements. Consider discussing Kane's influences, motivations, desires, fears, relationships with others, etc. Do your best to use some quotations from the movie.

Due 11/21 or 11/24

Please write a 2 page (double-spaced) reflection paper on the use of a mimimum of 3 film techniques in Citizen Kane. Please describe the specific effect and analyze how its use contributes to the meaning of the film. There are no structural requirements for the paper.

Due Monday, November 17th

Gregor!

Due 11/13 or 11/14--Attention B-Day People...

You may want to use your day off to get started on this story...

Read "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka. Remember, this is a long story, so pace your reading accordingly.

Focus Topic: Often, the environment a character experiences has a significant impact on their sense of the world or even their own identity. Find instances in which Gregor's identity is influenced by his reactions to the changing environment around him and consider what this reveals about his character's development.

Due 11/10 or 11/12

Please read "Good Country People" by Flannery O'Connor.

Focus Idea for Notes: Characters sometimes go to unusual ends to create a sense of identity for themselves. Consider the various ways that Hulga seeks to define herself and create her self-identity.

Due 11/6 or 11/7

College Admission Essay Assignment:

Reading
“Rose for Emily” 56-62
“The Short Happy Life of Francis MacComber” 258-278

Focus Idea: Commonly in literature, characters feel dissatisfied with their current situation in life. For these two stories, write down examples of when different characters feel dissatisfied and consider how these feelings contribute to the meaning of the work as a whole.