Portrait Chapter 5 reading

Option 1: Read all of chapter 5. This is obviously the best option.
Option 2: Form a group of no more than three people. Divide chapter 5 in even sections. Read and take notes on your section, writing down important character info and important quotations. Bring to class.

Chapter 5 notes are available here.

Review Sheet Assignments
due May 2nd

You must create a complete review sheet for each of the plays and novels we have studied in class this year. Your assignment should be typed an submitted through Turnitin, unless otherwise arranged with me.

NOTE: THIS INFORMATION CANNOT BE LIFTED FROM THE INTERNET!! YOU WILL RECEIVE A SCORE OF ZERO IF THIS HAPPENS. IT ALSO CANNOT BE MASS PRODUCED AND SUBMITTED AS A GROUP.

Oedipus
Hamlet
Tartuffe
A Doll’s House
Death of a Salesman
Raisin in the Sun
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Wuthering Heights
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Each review sheet must address the following:

 Title of Work
 Author
 Approximate Time Period
 Main Characters: Names and Relationships
 Brief Plot Summary
 Handy Plot References
 A Meaning of the Work as a Whole
 Relevant Literary Techniques
 If I write on this work, I will be sure to mention...
 Quintessential Quote(s) [Easy to memorize, sure to impress]

A Condensed Example (Yours will be more detailed)

 Title: Metamorphosis Author: Franz Kafka Time: Early Modern
 Characters: Gregor-Salesman and Bug Grete: Sister and aspiring musician
Mr. Samsa, Mrs. Samsa, Charwoman, Lodgers
 Plot Summary: No space— but self explanatory. Can be done as bullets.(Do not plagiarize!)
 Handy Plot References: Rocking to get out of bed, desire to go to work, never miss a day, arrival of boss, attempt to communicate, picture with girl, saving furniture, apple attack, walking on walls, borders, sister playing violin…
 Meaning of Work as a Whole: The essential alienation of mankind from a world that seems to value only the material contributions he can make.
 Literary Techniques: Narrative voice, symbolism,
 I will be sure to mention: Symbolism: picture frame, apple, music, bug. Lack of explanation for transformation, Gregor’s desire to keep working.
 Quotations: “When Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from troubled dreams…” “Was he an animal…”

Chapter 4 due Monday

There are no journal questions for chapter 4, but lines notes are available here.

Please please please get caught up with your reading.

Finishing Chapter 2 and Portrait Chapter 3 reading

We are not going to journal on Portrait chapter three, but lines notes are available here.

Now, I would love for you to read all of chapter three; it's obviously integral to the text or it wouldn't be there in its entirety. However, if you are stressed and or pressed for time, you may condense it in the following manner:

Read from beginning to "When the agony of shame had passed from him" (123).

Skim the next several pages and find one description of hell that you find compelling.

Then begin reading again at "He went up to his room again after dinner" (142) which is just after the -O my God, -O my God recitation in italics, and read to the end of the chapter.

Chapter 2 Notes and Journal

Only two journal entries this time. Notes and topics available here.

Portrait Reading and Chapter 1 Assignment

The plan for reading Portrait is as follows:

Due Monday, 4/10: Chapter 1 and Chapter 1 Journal
Due Tuesday, 4/11: Chapter 2 part one reading due (end at "Stephen was once again seated)
Finish Chapter 1 discussion
Due Thursday, 4/13: Chapter 2 part 2 reading due
Chapter 3 reading due (we'll talk about skim reading part of chapter 3)
Due Monday, 4-17: Chapter 4 Reading
Due Tuesday,4/18: Finish Chapter 4 discussion
Wuthering Heights Open Ended Essay
Due Thursday, 4/20: Chapter 5 reading due. (we may approach chapter 5 as a jigsaw)


The Chapter One Notes and Journal Assignment is available here.

Practice 40 minute essay

Please write a 40 minute timed essay on this prompt.

The introduction activity from before spring break is available here.