Monday, May 19, 2014

The Great Gatsby movie versus book

Please comment on elements of the movie that you found interesting or noteworthy for some reason. Here are a few ideas if you need them:

The soundtrack
Choice of actors
The setting
Scenes that have been changed
Nick's narration

Monday, May 5, 2014

Huck Finn Chapter Summaries

Ideally, these would have gone in order during class, but from what I understand....not so much. If you didn't present your chapters, please post your summary and analysis here. Don't forget to say what chapters you're discussing!

Friday, May 2, 2014

Satire in Huck Finn

Read the student essay linked here about satire in Pap's "gov'ment speech." Also look at the annotation example. The annotation is a good example of what you should do on any passage you are close reading. (Hint: on the test.)
Post a comment about the student essay. Consider things such as:

  • The overall quality of the essay
  • The use of evidence
  • The accuracy of analysis
  • Quality of the thesis
  • Level of interest
  • Understanding of satire
  • Anything else that you find notable
PS. I forgot to remind you that this was homework at the end of class. Therefore, anyone who completes it before Monday because they were responsible enough to read the weekly plan will get extra credit. Everyone else will have this as homework on Monday night for regular credit. So I guess that means if you are reading this, tell your friends if you want to be nice :)