Due 2/12 or 2/13

Finish reading a Doll's House.

Then, choose from Nora, Helmer, Rank, Krogstand, or Kristine and write a 1 1/2 to 2 page character analysis. Consider internal conflicts, motivations, desires, psychoanalysis...

Make sure to use direct quotations from the text to support your ideas.

Due 2/10 or 2/11

Read Acts I and II of A Doll's House.

Due Friday 2/6 or Monday 2/9

Finish reading Tartuffe. Consider the importance of our late introduction to Tartuffe's character.

Due Wednesday/Thursday

Read Acts I and II of Tartuffe paying careful attention to satire.

Final Exam Information

Your final will consist of an objective fill in the blank section (Beast style) and a passage analysis essay. Here is a study guide for the objective portion:

Semester 1: Review Sheet

Note: Topics in bold are emphasized more on the test
 Poetry Terms
 Poetry Time Periods
 Names of Poets of major poems studied in this course (Think papers and discussions)
 Drama Terms
o aside, soliloquy, monologue, dramatic irony

 Greek Drama Terms, development of, and general knowledge
 Shakespearean Drama Terms and general knowledge
 Literary Criticism
o New Criticism
o Psychoanalytic Criticism
 Freud’s theories of development
 Short Story Titles
o Quote Identification
 Short Story Authors Short Story and Drama Characters
o Quote Identification
 Short Story Terms
o Point of View, (1st, 3rd lim, 3rd omnisc.) Direct/Indirect Characterization, Internal/External Conflict, foreshadowing,
 Existentialism
o Basic Principles and important Writers of…
 Sentence Structures

Who did the snow dance?

So, in case you are wondering, here is what will be going on as far as assignments are concerned:

If we have school Thursday and Friday, we will be using those days to complete our Oedipus discussions. A-day will get their second day of Oedipus, and B-day will discuss Oedipus all in one day.

HOMEWORK OVER VACATION:

Your homework over vacation will be to read ALL of Hamlet. The first day back from break, we will have a comprhension quiz over the entire play. Then, in the remaining days before finals, we will discuss about one act of Hamlet each day. Here is a link to an online version of Hamlet, if you need it.

Please spread the word to those people who may not check the website regularly.

I do not know if the school will be moving finals until later, so I'm not sure what other adjustments we'll need to make.

I've been checking my school email, so please email me if you have any questions.

Due 12/8 or 12/9

Complete set of short story notes. Make sure to expand those that are on the skimpy side.

Also, you will need to review plots, character names, and important interpretive details of each story.

See previous posts for a complete list of short stories.