Invisible Man

Students received copies of Invisible Man and are to read through chapter 2 by Monday.

essay

Today students wrote an essay in response to the following prompt:

An effective literary work does not merely stop or cease; it concludes. In the view of some critics, a work that does not provide the pleasure of significant closure has terminated with an artistic fault. A satisfactory ending is not, however, always conclusive in every sense; significant closure may require the reader to abide with or adjust to ambiguity and uncertainty. In an essay, discuss the ending of a novel or play of acknowledged literary merit. Explain precisely how and why the ending appropriately or inappropriately concludes the work. Do not merely summarize the plot.

You MUST choose ONE of the following works:

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Hw for Portrait

Students are to complete the assignment found here

Portrait

Reading schedule adjustment.

All students are to have finished the book by Wednesday 3/23.

Pd 3 discussed the close of part I.
Pd 6 discussed the close of part II.

Portrait/Essay

Pd 3 completed the following essay:

Choose a distinguished novel or play in which some of the most significant events are mental or psychological; for example, awakenings, discoveries, changes in consciousness. In a well-organized essay, describe how the author manages to give these internal events the sense of excitement, suspense, and climax usually associated with external action. Do not merely summarize the plot.

You MUST choose one of the following novels:
Pride and Prejudice

Pd 6 began discussing A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

Reading Schedule-
Part I
pd 3-Monday
Part II
pd 3-Wednesday 3/16
pd 6-Monday 3/14
Part III
pd 3-Friday 3/18
pd 6-Wednesday 3/16
Part IV
pd 3-Monday 3/21
pd 6-Friday 3/18
Part V
pd 3-Wednesday 3/23
pd 6-Monday 3/21

Pride and Prejudice/Essay

Pd 3-Completed our discussion of P & P.

Pd 6-Completed the following essay:

Novels and plays often include scenes of weddings, funerals, parties, and other social occasions. Such scenes may reveal the values of the characters and the society in which they live. Select a novel or play that includes such a scene and, in a focused essay, discuss the contribution the scene makes to the meaning of the work as a whole. You may choose a work from the list below or another novel or play of literary merit.

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice/A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

We continued our discussion as to where P & P belongs in the canon and students received copies of Portrait. They are to read part 1 by Friday.