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Assignments. Ooooh!!!
Feb. 13-21 Read Black Cat & Monkey Paw and complete General Questions 1-18(see handout) after each story. Dates will vary with your timetable.
Feb. 22 - 29 Read "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" & "The Second Gong" complete General Questions 1-18(see handout) after each story.
Feb. 23 - Boscombe Valley + 18 questions-You can find this story online by googling the title.
Feb. 29 - The Second Gong + 18 questions-Let me know if this one is online too. If not, we will study it in class
March 26/27- Finish Murder by Death and do quiz.
March 28/March 29- The Lady or the Tiger questions due. -Unreasonable Doubt-read and finish questions in class.
April 2-5 - Film Study-Jaws
April 12-13 - Tales of Mystery and Suspense Unit test. Short answer format. Study the six short stories(Black Cat, Monkey's Paw, Boscombe Valley, Second Gong, Unreasonable Doubt, Lady or the Tiger.) and study your 18 questions for each story and your short fiction terms(see the list below). Know which author wrote which story. Good Luck!!!
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Comprehension Question Criteria
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Short Answer Response Criteria:
1. 25-50 wds (ink or typed)
2. question/answer format
3. academic voice
4. proven by the text
5. neat/complete/don't cheat
*Remember, these questions will be the source for your table discussions and your mini-tests.
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-Prepare by studying your lit. anal sheets, definitions of literary terms, and titles and authors.
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Literary Analysis
Usethe following literary elements for each short story to prepare foryour unit examination. Also, refer to the lecture notes as definitionsof the terms may be on the test. In addition, you will have to knowtitles and authors, and some publication dates given in class. Previewthe 5 strategies for each story too.
1. Type - Escape/Interpretive
2. Protagonist/antagonist/central conflict/artistic unity/plot manipulation
3. Character - Presentation(direct/indirect)
Convincing(consitent, motivated, plausible)
Type(round/flat/stock)
Development(dynamic/static)
4. Point of View (1st person/objective/omniscient/limited omniscient
5. Theme and is it explicit(obvious) or implicit(hidden)
6. Symbols (object/character/color)
7. Ironies(verbal/dramatic/situational
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Murder by Death by Neil Simon. Our film study.
Click on this link for the imdb sheet and bring to class Friday, March 27.
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Print as many of these as you need to complete the literary analysis for each story.
PDF File: lit analysis Size: 47.6 K
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Click on this link for the lecture notes on the literary elements of fiction.
PDF File: literary elements of fiction Size: 2,196.1 K
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Jaws:Click on the link below and download the film information on thismovie. Bring it to the next class. A quiz after the movie.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/fullcredits |
Hunting Jaws |
Click on this file and complete the assignments for the due date(see above). Bonus marks kids!!!!Bonus marks!!!
PDF File: Trials Famous and Infamous class assignment for Size: 45.4 K
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MURDER BY DEATH by Neil Simon. Click on the link below and bring these pages to the next class. Quiz to follow, as usual,
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074937/fullcredits |
Print these sheets out for assignments and to prepare for your Unit Exam.
PDF File: lit analysis Size: 47.6 K
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Click on this pdf before you do the literary analysis sheet. Any term you do not understand can be googled. Good luck.
PDF File: Literary Elements of Fic;tion Size: 2,196.1 K
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