Jane Eyre
Bronte, Charlotte - Jane Eyre
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"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
Eliot, T.S. - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
1. What is "wrong" with Prufrock? What is his problem/issue?
2. What does the name Michelangelo contribute in lines 13-14? What would be the effect if, for instance, the women were "talking of Joe DiMaggio" or "discussing detergents"?
3. What do you think the speaker is self-conscious of or worried about in lines 37-44?
4. What does line 51 imply about the way Prufrock has lived? What other measuring devices would suggest a different kind of life?
5. In lines 73-74 the speaker creates a metaphor to dramatize pointedly his alienation from the rest of the world. Explain why Prufrock thinks he should have been a clawed creature on the floor of the sea.
6. Think about this poem as a journey, a quest that begins with an invitation to join the man who makes it. In your opinion, what has the journey led us to?
8. Why might Eliot have called this a love song? If you were titling it, would you keep "love song"? Why or why not? If not, what phrase would you use in the title instead of love song?
1. What is "wrong" with Prufrock? What is his problem/issue?
2. What does the name Michelangelo contribute in lines 13-14? What would be the effect if, for instance, the women were "talking of Joe DiMaggio" or "discussing detergents"?
3. What do you think the speaker is self-conscious of or worried about in lines 37-44?
4. What does line 51 imply about the way Prufrock has lived? What other measuring devices would suggest a different kind of life?
5. In lines 73-74 the speaker creates a metaphor to dramatize pointedly his alienation from the rest of the world. Explain why Prufrock thinks he should have been a clawed creature on the floor of the sea.
6. Think about this poem as a journey, a quest that begins with an invitation to join the man who makes it. In your opinion, what has the journey led us to?
8. Why might Eliot have called this a love song? If you were titling it, would you keep "love song"? Why or why not? If not, what phrase would you use in the title instead of love song?
Absurdist Play Artwork
In addition to your absurdist play and other portions of the assignment, you will also create a work of art representing your play. It should go with your play and illustrate themes from it. It should, of course, contain absurdist elements. Think of it as a book cover; if your play were published, this art should be able to be used for the cover. As for the format of the work, it can be painted, drawn, or created through virtually any artistic medium. It MUST, however, be an original work. Group members may collaborate to create this work.
Absurdist Play Assignment Resources
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Theatre of the Absurd
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Existentialism - Introductory PowerPoint
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Candide - Creative Writing Assignment
Candide
Voltaire - Candide
"Poem on the Lisbon Disaster"
Voltaire - "Poem on the Lisbon Disaster"
"How an Earthquake, Tsunami, and Firestorm All Hit Lisbon at Once" - Smithsonian Channel Video
Candide Presentation
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Mock Epic Assignment
"A Modest Proposal"
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Devices of Satire
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Common Application - Essay Topics
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50 Successful Ivy League Applications
Click here for the text. Read pp. 12-21 in the .pdf file, the section concerning the most common mistakes students writing college application essays tend to make.
Big Future (College Board Resource for College Application Essays)
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Tone Word Banks
"The Facebook Sonnet"
Alexie, Sherman - "The Facebook Sonnet"
Poetry Lesson 8/29
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Marlowe & Raleigh Assignment
Click here to read the poems and access questions 1-5. Make sure you EXPLAIN your answers with specific examples from the text, ESPECIALLY questions about TONE!
Donne - "Meditation 17" (with annotations)
Donne, John - "Meditation 17" (with annotations)
Writing a Sonnet - Assignment and Draft Worksheet
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Shakespearean Sonnet Question Assignment
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"The World Is Too Much With Us"
Critical Response Journal Rubric
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"The Pardoner's Tale"
Chaucer, Geoffrey. "The Pardoner's Tale"
Critical Response Journal Prompt:
Chaucer is widely admired for his skillful use of irony—the discrepancy between what appears to be true and what actually is true. There are three main types of irony. Verbal irony occurs when a character says one thing but means another. Situational irony occurs when a character or reader expects one thing to happen but something else actually happens. Dramatic irony occurs when the reader or audience knows something that a character does not know. For each type of irony, provide an example from “The Pardoner’s Tale.” How essential is irony to the meaning of the story?
Critical Response Journal Prompt:
Chaucer is widely admired for his skillful use of irony—the discrepancy between what appears to be true and what actually is true. There are three main types of irony. Verbal irony occurs when a character says one thing but means another. Situational irony occurs when a character or reader expects one thing to happen but something else actually happens. Dramatic irony occurs when the reader or audience knows something that a character does not know. For each type of irony, provide an example from “The Pardoner’s Tale.” How essential is irony to the meaning of the story?
In-Class Assignment - 8/8/16
Read "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins and answer #1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, and 21 from the "Reading and Analyzing Poetry" chart.
Reading and Analyzing Poetry Chart
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