Posted: October 1, 2012
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Mr. Valanne
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Posted: September 26, 2012
Close Reading
1. Who was Icarus? Study the painting “Fall of Icarus” by Bruegal. What is taking place? How are the various characters in the painting acting? Why are they behaving this way? How do the themes of the painting connect to the short story ‘A Drowning’?
2. Read the poem ‘Musee des Beaux Arts’ by W.H. Auden. Discuss the various elements of the poem. How do the themes of the poem connect to the short story ‘A Drowning’ and to the painting?
3. Read the poem ‘Landscape With The Fall of Icarus’ by William Carlos Williams. Discuss the various elements of the poem. How do the themes of the poem connect to the short story ‘A Drowning’, to the painting, and the Auden poem?
4. Read the poem ‘Not Waving But Drowning' by Stevie Smith. Discuss the various elements of the poem. How do the themes of the poem connect to the short story ‘A Drowning’, to the painting, and the Auden poem?
Your project must:
·have a visual display of your answer (PowerPoint, bristol board, etc)
·be detailed and accurate
·cite all sources
·include a typed summary of the theme and how it is supported by all the works. 500 words
Scoring:
Class Productivity - 20
Visual Display - 60 (creative quality 20/information 40)
Typed Summary - 20
Posted: September 25, 2012
Do not forget your Article of the Week due Friday.
We started our analysis project today on the short story, the painting, and the three poems. Group members are responsible to complete their portion. We will be working on it in class on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The completed project is due on Tuesday October 2nd.
Posted: September 25, 2012
'Hills Like White Elephants' assignemnt due Monday October 1st
The Old Man and the Sea is to be read for October 4th
Posted: September 24, 2012
Due Friday
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Posted: September 21, 2012
"Dressing Up For The Carnival" creative extension due Monday. 1 page. Typed. Double-spaced. Font 12. Times New Roman.
Posted: September 20, 2012
Date:
Wed, Oct 3/12 9:00 pm
Have Hemingway's novel completed by this date.
Posted: September 18, 2012
Finishing 'The Wars' for Thursday.
Finish reading the story 'A Clean Well-Lighted Place' for Wednesday.
Posted: September 18, 2012
Complete the character chart on 'Dressing Up For The Carnival' for Wednesday.
Complete your Article of the Week #2 for Friday.
Posted: September 17, 2012
Complete for Friday. Make sure you:
1. Annotate the text. Provide evidence of close reading.
2. Complete a 1 page personal response to what you read.
3. Put both the annotated article and the response in your duotang.
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