MONDAY-WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY ASSIGNMENTS NOVEMBER 17 Reading: Start reading The Odyssey and the four dramas in the packet. Writing: Turn in one 12 inch folder with your name, course, and section number on the tab. 20 Reading: LWP (Literature and the Writing Process) 104-105, 149-157. "Young Goodman Brown." Browse through LWP for a topic for research. It must be a literary paper about a specific work in our text, or about one of our collateral readings. Writing: Do the prewriting questions below. 1. What is the significance of Goodman Brown's name? Of Faith's name? Goody Cloyse? Deacon Gookin? 2. As you read the story a second time, make a list of all the qualifying words that Hawthorne uses to suggest that the events described may or may not be actually happening--words like seem, appear, perhaps, etc. What does Hawthorne achieve through this word choice? 3. Consult an encyclopedia to find out exactly what the meaning of a Witches' Sabbath is. Is Hawthorne's description accurate? 4. What causes Goodman Brown's tragedy? What is it that ruins his life? 5. List at least 5 words that describe the setting of this story. 6. Develop two outlines for an essay using two of the approaches discussed in part II of LWP (structure, imagery, viewpoint, etc.) or approaches discussed in class. 22 Reading: Writing: 27 Reading: Leviticus 16:6-10, Joshua 7:1-26, John 7:53-8:11. LWP 71-91. Packet 1, 5-9. LWP 752-753. Handbook 602-605. Writing: Thesis exercises, packet p. 8. Outline the essay on LWP 83-91. Prewriting & thesis exercises, LWP 79-82. Select a thesis regarding one of the stories (LWP 81: the "Lottery" theses need development) or write one of your own and outline the development for an essay. Develop the outline into a rough draft. Bring the outline and rough draft to class today. Use LWP 767-772 to learn how to incorporate quotes into your draft. 29 Reading: LWP 32-52. Begin work on your research paper. Read the work at least twice and begin the prewriting process to get ideas for a thesis. Writing: Research paper. Submit two topics for research (in order of preference). I'll take these and approve one for your research paper. Select a literary work from the text or one of the collateral works. Do revision checklists on LWP 34 & 47. Use the proofreading tips on pages 48-49 as you edit. DECEMBER 1 Reading: Writing: 4 Reading: LWP 736-772. LWP 55-60, 61, 92-94, 310-316 on point of view & Faulkner's A Rose for Emily. Packet 10ffDDOdyssey introduction. Writing: Start bringing study questions for The Odyssey (Packet 10ff) to class. In preparation for an essay on "A Rose," do prewriting questions below 1. What does Faulkner achieve by disrupting the chronology of "A Rose"? 2. How would you describe the point of view here? Is it effective? Why or why not? 3. What are the social tensions portrayed in the story? What stereotypes? 4. What kind of person is Emily Grierson? Why does she live in the past? How do the townspeople feel about her? How do you feel about her? 5. What kind of person is Homer Barron? Why do the townspeople consider him not good enough for Miss Emily? 6. Explain the function of dust and decay in the story? 7. Why is Emily able to "get away with it"? 6 Reading: Packet 2-4. Class discussion on The Odyssey. LWP 767-772. Writing: ESSAY ON "LOTTERY" OR "YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN" DUE. Research paper prewriting. Correct the bibliography in your packet, p. 16. Follow the guidelines on MLA form in LWP 767-772. Submit a bibliography on your research topic consisting of 10 works (books & journal articles). Follow the guidelines in LWP 767-772. Compile the bibliography using the following sources. 1) The card catalog 2) The MLA Bibliography 3) Essay and General Literature Index 8 Reading: Writing: 11 Reading: LWP 104-105, "Roman Fever" 258-266. Class discussion on The Odyssey. Writing: Prewriting exercises, LWP 116-119 (Apply questions to "Roman Fever" insofar as possible). 1. What was "Roman fever" in the time of Mrs. Slade's and Mrs. Ansley's youth? What is the metaphoric meaning of the term? 2. List all the times Grace Ansley hints at her secret. How does the foreshadowing contribute to the effectiveness of the story? 3. Contrast the characters of Mrs. Slade and Mrs. Ansley. What sort of lives have these ladies led before their widowhood? Which one do you like better & why? 4. Why does Mrs. Slade resent Grace Ansley? 5. What is the function of setting in "Roman Fever"? Research paper: Submit notes taken from 3 sources. Submit thesis (problem or purpose for research) and outline. 13 Reading: Carefully review LWP 258-266, 310-316. Be prepared to write an in-class essay on these stories. Bring LWP and the packet to class, along with a dictionary and your handbook. Writing: Research paper: note checks in class. 15 Reading: Writing: IN-CLASS ESSAY ON "ROMAN FEVER" OR "A ROSE." 18 Reading: LWP "Ulysses" 530 Writing: BOOK TEST ON THE ODYSSEY. Research paper: note checks in class. Turn in the answers to your Odyssey study guide questions. Questions on "Ulysses" (LWP 530) 1. Outline the main ideas of each section of the poem. 2. What does Ulysses want? How does this contrast to what he wants in The Odyssey? What is his attitude toward his life ruling the island Ithaca? 3. How does Ulysses contrast himself to his son? 4. What do you think of Ulysses' views on how life should be lived? JANUARY 3 Reading: LWP "Leda & the Swan" 547, "Leda" 592. "The Garden of Love" 525. Writing: Research paper: note checks in class. Style exercises 120-121 (imitate each sentence twice rather than five times). Questions on "Leda and the Swan" and "Leda" 1. What myth do these poems deal with? How does that myth relate to the Odyssey? To Agamemnon's death? 2. What is the focus of "Leda and the Swan"? Of "Leda"? How do the titles relate to these foci? 3. Why does Yeats describe the swan as "feathered glory" and "the brute blood of the air"? How does this relate to the swan's identity? 4. How would you answer Yeats' last question? How does Van Duyn in "Leda"? 5. What motivates the swan in the two poems? How do the motives differ? 6. How does Van Duyn contrast Leda's fate in "men's stories" with her actual fate? How do artists go about selecting the portions of life they depict? Why? Questions on "The Garden of Love" 1. What is the contrast between childhood memories and adulthood in the poem? 2. What does the phrase "the garden of love" signify? What has happened to it? 3. What do the "briars" refer to? 4. What is the speaker's attitude toward Christianity? Why? 5 Reading: Writing: 8 Reading: Writing: 10 Reading: "Daddy" 609, "Supermarket in California" 601 Writing: Research paper: note checks in class. Bring outline of entire research paper and a brief introduction to your paper. This should state your thesis, purpose, and organization. Questions on "Daddy" 1. Who does the speaker compare her father to? Her husband? How are the two phenomena similar? 2. How has the speaker tried to free herself from her father? 3. List some words describing the tone of the poem. 4. What happened to Plath when she was 10? What was going on in world history at the time? How does Plath relate world history to personal history? 5. How do your attempts to balance your family and individual identity compare to Plath's? (let's hope favorably) Questions on "Supermarket in California" 1. What similarities exist between Ginsberg & Whitman? How much time elapsed between their works? 2. What do Ginsberg's assumptions about Whitman reflect about his own identity? 3. Look up Charon & Lethe. Explain the last paragraph of the poem. 4. Why does Ginsberg imagine he sees Whitman? Why in a grocery store? 5. Pick a famous person you would like to see & a fitting place to see him/her. 12 Reading: Writing: Submit a ROUGH DRAFT of the RESEARCH PAPER. 17 Reading: Class discussion on The Oresteia Trilogy and Prometheus Bound. Writing: Bring rough draft of poetry essay to class. 19 Reading: Class discussion on The Oresteia Trilogy and Prometheus Bound. Writing: ESSAY ON POETRY DUE. 22 Reading: Writing: BOOK TEST ON THE ORESTEIA TRILOGY AND PROMETHEUS BOUND. 24 Reading: LWP 631-669. Packet 24ff (King, Plato, Aristotle) Writing: RESEARCH PAPER DUE. LWP 660-665, prewriting exercises, 669, answer questions on essay. 1. Using Aristotle's analysis, which type of government does Thebes start with? What type of government does it become? 2. In the Creon-Antigone debate, which author tends to support Antigone? Creon? 26 Reading: Writing: 29 Reading: Bring rough draft of Antigone paper to class. Writing: 31 Reading: LWP 534-539 "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd." Writing: ESSAY ON DRAMA DUE. Answer the following questions using your research skills. (This means I want you to go to the Library and do some Research. Really) 1. What are the occasion & purpose of the poem? 2. Read Catullus XCVI, CI, & CII (packet 23--the right side of the page is in English). Look up the term "elegy." How do the elegies of Catullus differ from "Lilacs"? How are they similar? 3. What is the real star Whitman considers? What does the star symbolize? The thrush? The lilac? Where are the lilacs? Be specific. 4. What is the "black murk that hides the star (line 9)? 5. Who is in the coffin? What is the action described in sections 5 & 6? 6. Where is the train coming from? Going to? 7. Where are the "chamber walls" of section 11? What does the speaker want to hang there? Why? 8. What is the relationship between the season of the poem and the mood of the poem? Is this the mood normally associated with the season? 9. Who are the other dead of section 15? Why does he mention them? FEBRUARY 2 Reading: Writing: 5 Reading: Writing: In-Class Essay 7 Reading: Writing: 9 Reading: Writing: 12 Reading: Current issues in freshman composition Writing: