Literary Terms Project

Students are to complete the following assignment for Monday:

You will be given a literary term to teach to the rest of the class. You will NOT, however, be presenting this term. You must create some type of poster/collage that contains the following:

Definition
Example
Reason for use-what could an author accomplish by using this device
Images representative of the device



Analogy
Anaphora
Aphorism
Apostrophe
Archetype
Chiasmus
Connotation
Denotation
Doppelganger
Euphemism
Foil
Juxtaposition
Malapropism
Metonymy
Pathetic Fallacy
Synecdoche
Understatement


Also, Wednesday 11/4 will be the last day students can post to their blogs for the marking period. Novels that are to be covered are Anthem, We, and The Handmaid's Tale. I will close the blogs Thursday morning.

Utopian Lit

Today we discussed the common threads tying together the utopian works we have read. We also took a little field trip observing the significance of environment.
We will conclude this discussion tomorrow.

Essay

We will have an in-class essay tomorrow on The Handmaid's Tale.

The Handmaid's Tale

Today we broke up into small groups to discuss the following questions:

What is Atwood saying about the Church’s treatment of sexuality?

Why is there resentment between women? What is Atwood saying about relationships between women?

Why are the enemies of Gilead Baptists, Quakers, and Libertheos?

What is Atwood’s view of feminists? (Consider Offred’s mother)

What is the significance of the past in the novel? (Consider flashbacks and memories)


We then discussed our findings as a class. We will continue this discussion tomorrow.

The Handmaid's Tale

Due to the fact that a majority of students will be on a field trip, tomorrow will be dedicated to working on blogs. Also, I have changed my mind again. Monday will be the final day of discussion of The Handmaid's Tale, pushing the essay to Tuesday.

The Handmaid's Tale

We will continue discussion of The Handmaid's Tale tomorrow. Please bring a question or item you would like to present for analysis.

Passage analysis

Students are to score the sample essays I sent them home with.

We will discuss these along with The Handmaid's Tale tomorrow.

Passage Analysis-"The Other Paris"

Today we began discussing the passage analysis essay we completed last week. We will continue this discussion tomorrow and look at some sample essays.

The Handmaid's Tale

Students are to have the novel finished by Monday. This includes the historical notes.

community building

today we discussed the classroom environment and what each student would like their experience in AP lit to be.

The Handmaid's Tale

Today we discussed several items from the novel.

Pd 3 must complete the following assignment for HW.

look up the definition for each of the following and provide a written connection to the novel:

larynx
valance
quince
zygote
limp
gorge
prolix
quartz
quandry
slyph
rhythm

The Handmaid's Tale

Today we discussed items through page 200 of the novel. Students also completed a progress report for me.

Students are to finish the novel by 10/19.

The Handmaid's Tale

Students should be prepared to discuss the first 200 pages of the novel on Tuesday 10/13.

Passage Analysis

Today I provided the students with some notes on preparing for the passage analysis essay. These included tips and strategies for success. Students then read a sample passage. I asked them to write what they feel the narrator's attitude towards the characters is. They should then compare it to the sample essays provided.

Students will complete an in-class essay tomorrow.

The Handmaid's Tale

Today we discussed the faith pillow and the connotation and denotation of "undone" "choose" "lie" "lay" and specific sentences in the novel.

The Handmaid's Tale

Yesterday and today we discussed the following items in The Handmaid's Tale:

The ceremony
Serena Joy
book burning ritual
the use of "choose" "undone" "speechless"

Biblical Allusions

Today the students presented their allusions and took notes.

Students are to read to page 200 of The Handmaid's Tale by Friday of next week.

Biblical allusions

Students finished working on their presentations in class today. They will begin presenting and taking notes tomorrow.