Thursday, March 5, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Portrait Projects due Monday, March 2nd
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Project Choices
Soundtrack
Collect a series of ten songs that you would use as a soundtrack to a film version of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. You must include the lyrics of each song, a www.youtube.com link to the song (if available) and a one paragraph explanation for each of your choices.
Artwork
Create a piece of original artwork (painting, drawing, etc.) or a series of photographs that reflect the chiastic nature of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
Poetry Collection
Collect a series of ten poems that you would present to Stephen. Be sure to include a one paragraph explanation for each of your choices.
Original Poetry
Write a poem or series of poems that utilizes the literary devices discussed in class and reflects the key concepts of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. You must have at least 75 lines of poetry in total.
Short Story
Write an original short story that places Stephen in your 2009 AP Literature class at Smithtown High School East. Your story must be at least two MLA style pages in length.
Come up with your own project.
All original project choices must be approved by Thursday, February 26th.
Soundtrack
Collect a series of ten songs that you would use as a soundtrack to a film version of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. You must include the lyrics of each song, a www.youtube.com link to the song (if available) and a one paragraph explanation for each of your choices.
Artwork
Create a piece of original artwork (painting, drawing, etc.) or a series of photographs that reflect the chiastic nature of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
Poetry Collection
Collect a series of ten poems that you would present to Stephen. Be sure to include a one paragraph explanation for each of your choices.
Original Poetry
Write a poem or series of poems that utilizes the literary devices discussed in class and reflects the key concepts of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. You must have at least 75 lines of poetry in total.
Short Story
Write an original short story that places Stephen in your 2009 AP Literature class at Smithtown High School East. Your story must be at least two MLA style pages in length.
Come up with your own project.
All original project choices must be approved by Thursday, February 26th.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Some historical background for Portrait
Who is Michael Davitt?
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761559259/Michael_Davitt.html
Who is Charles Stewart Parnell?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/parnell_charles.shtml
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761559259/Michael_Davitt.html
Who is Charles Stewart Parnell?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/parnell_charles.shtml
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
Existentialism and Faulkner
Existentialism
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Existentialism
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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Quarter Three Outside Reading Book Choices
Book choices are due on Friday, February 6, 2009.
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Light in August by William Faulkner
Ulysses by James Joyce
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
You Shall Know Our Velocity! by Dave Eggers
Sula by Toni Morrison
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
The Zoo Story by Edward Albee
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
The Third Policeman by Flann O’Brien
At Swim Two Birds by Flann O’Brien
The Complete Tales and Poems by Edgar Allen Poe
The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats, Vol. 1
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Blog Post change:
By March 6th, you must have a total of two posts. Each post must have at least one week in between them. Email me each time you post to your blog.
By April 3rd, you must have another two posts completed. Each post must have at least one week in between them. Email me each time you post to your blog.
Your Outside Reading annotations and responses are due on April 14, 2009.
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Light in August by William Faulkner
Ulysses by James Joyce
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
You Shall Know Our Velocity! by Dave Eggers
Sula by Toni Morrison
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
The Zoo Story by Edward Albee
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
The Third Policeman by Flann O’Brien
At Swim Two Birds by Flann O’Brien
The Complete Tales and Poems by Edgar Allen Poe
The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats, Vol. 1
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Blog Post change:
By March 6th, you must have a total of two posts. Each post must have at least one week in between them. Email me each time you post to your blog.
By April 3rd, you must have another two posts completed. Each post must have at least one week in between them. Email me each time you post to your blog.
Your Outside Reading annotations and responses are due on April 14, 2009.
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