Project Proposal

Please share the following information:

1. What your Creative Product will be

2. What concrete connections it will have with the curriculum

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The computer's alive with the sound of music...

Post on the Composer’s music that you connected with the most. Discuss specific pieces by that composer- For example:

What did you hear? What did they make you think of? How did they make you feel? What was particularly “Romantic” about the compositions? Did any remind you of things we read or artistic pieces we looked at?

Sign your name! :)

Wuthering Heights ch. 23-end

For this post I would like you to propose a title and brief outline of a 3 minute "mini-lecture" you would feel comfortable conducting on Wuthering Heights in class on Monday.

You may actually be requested to conduct this 3 minute lecture....so think hard about this and be prepared!

Example of a mini-lecture I might just present:

"Feminine Men and Masculine Women: mixed up roles in Wuthering Heights"
1. Some feminine men- The Lintons
2. Masculine women- The Catherines
3. What happens when they collide and Implications of gender-bending

Wuthering Heights Ch. 11-22

From this section of reading, identify something that you believe is symbolic and write your post exploring the significance of this symbol.

Please include illustrative excerpts from the text (with page #), and feel free to respond to / build off of others' posts.

Remember to sign your name!

Wuthering Heights ch 1-10

Choose a character from the first ten chapters that you find particularly interesting for some reason.

Select a quote or two spoken by or about your character, and use those quotes as the basis of your analysis and reflection.

Please respond to / build off of others' responses.

Also, feel free, of course, to bring up any additional questions or insights you have!

Remember to sign your name.

Thesis & Topic Sentence Points (by Sun 9pm)

Please post your thesis and topic sentence points.

You should have at least three topic sentences, but you may need more to fully cover your thesis. Remember that topic sentences need to be argumentative points- not simply facts from the texts. Also, please list the topic sentences inthe order you plan for them to appear in the essay.

Be sure your thesis is a sophisticated argument that builds...not a simple list.

I'll be giving you each feedback.

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Motif Paper Topic & Texts

Post here-

1. What motif your paper will focus on

2. What texts from this class you plan to include in your paper

3. What aspects of the motif you are planning on exploring / possibly arguing about

Sign your name! :)

Frankenstein Ch. 17-24

For this last blog I'd like you to select a passage that contains a motif, symbol, or theme that is present throughout the novel.

Type the passage (with citation) and analyze the passage with a discussion of the motif, symbol, or theme you chose. Be sure to talk about how this element has been developed through the novel and what significance you think it has.

Also, of course, feel free to write about whatever you'd like (the ending??) in addition and respond to each other's ideas!

Frankenstein ch 1-9: Modern Prometheus

How is Victor Frankenstein a modern Prometheus?

Maybe think about: What causes Victor Frankenstein to embark on his isolated, unnatural pursuit?

What does it mean to be a creator and what are the responsibilities that are inherent in creating?

How does Victor Frankenstein ultimately differ from Prometheus?

What is the significance of each man’s punishment?

Please use specific details from the text and build off of each other's responses!

Also, feel free to respond to the text in general (in addition to a comment connected with Prometheus).

Sign your name!

Term Test Review Posts

Start with the title of the text and post any relevant information...

author?
subject?
characters?
theme(s)?
symbols/motifs?
inportant quotes?

whatever you think may be helpful...

Faust p. 319-403

In "At the Well" we start to realize that things are not going well for Gretchen. Clearly her new-found empathy and sense that she is a hypocrite tell us that Gretchen herself is in a "delicate" situation. In fact, things take a decidedly dark turn after this scene.

For this post, I'd like you to choose one of the following scenes:

By the Ramparts
Night
Cathedral
Walpurgis Night
Gloomy Day-Field

For your selected scene, choose a passage that you think is a "key quote" from the scene.

Discuss, in detail, how this passage and the scene as a whole connect with Faust's development (or degradation?) as a character, the message of the play, and Romantic elements and/or motifs.

Be sure that you as a class collectively cover ALL 5 of the scenes listed above! If you repeat a scene that has already been covered, bring something NEW to the discussion.

:) Don't forget to do your vocab posts!

Faust 161-319

This section of your reading contains lots of scenes and a whole lot happens on Faust's adventures. I want you to sum up your scene in the post and also analyze some parts that you find particularly interesting.

Do your post on the NEXT scene- SO the first student will post on Witch's Kitchen, then A Street, then Evening, and so on. There are a total of 11 scenes in the section after Auerbach's Cellar, so I'd like the last 4 people to post to choose one of the previous posts/scenes to build off of and add something brilliantly new!

Here's my sample post on the first scene in the section: Auerbach's Cellar in Leipzig

This is a funny scene in a tavern where Mephistopheles takes Faust to see "convivial society". Basically there's lots of rowdy drinking, spilling, singing, and joking around- normal stuff until the devil and Faust head in to join the party.

I think this is supposed to be funny on lots of levels- first of all, just the common guys and their pranks, blubbering, and drinking songs are pretty silly. Then it goes a step further when they drunkenly decide to play pranks on the two strangers; of course the joke's on them because they're messing with the devil in disguise. You know Mephisto's not going to lose when it comes to this kind of rabble-rousing. He pulls out a song that's way better than any of the drunks', then he does a crazy trick where he draws wine- any kind of wine a person desires- from a table (oh, and when the wine spills it turns to fire), and finally he and Faust ride off on a flying keg barrel.

I think the most interesting part of the scene is Mephisto's drinking song about the king's flea dressed in the most expensive silks, and becoming minister of state. I can't help but think that every time satan speaks of insects he's also refering to humans (like the chirping grasshopper from the beginning of the play). It also seems that the drunk men are acting like irritating fleas who eventually get grabbed, caught, nipped and cracked, like the fleas ultimately do by the higher power of humans.

Overall I liked this scene because of the fantastical elements and magic- Faust got out of the house, Mephisto showed off what he can do (perhaps showing Faust that betting his soul was worth the price), and the good and bad sides of partying (mostly bad- hangovers, acting like an idiot, etc.) were shown.

There were also a few parallels with The Tempest. Not only is there drinking that makes people act and look like idiots in both plays, but each group of drunks is unknowingly up against a higher supernatural power- it's impossible for them to win and the drinking makes it even worse. Drinking seems to exacerbate the faults of base humanity.

I think that there is also a class commentary in both plays- people strive (and fail) to be more than what they are. This correlates with the humans as insects motif- perhaps the ultimate "class system" is humans being lower than God or gods, yet aspiring to gain that omniscient power.

Remember to sign your name & don't be afraid to build off of others' ideas!

Oh- and Gretchen is a nickname for Margaret, in case you're confused. :)

Faust through p 161

For this post, I'd like you to select a passage from your assigned section of the reading that you find particularly important / interesting / central to meaning.

Type the passage (including citation, of course) and then analyze the heck out of it.

Look at the language and overall connections to the text. What questions does it bring up? Does it have multiple meanings? What Romantic themes are present? Is there a significant motif? Do you see any parallels with other texts we've read?

Don't use the same passage as someone else; however, feel free (and encouraged to)build on / respond to some of your peers' blogs.

Also, be sure to sign your name (first and last initial) at the end!

Faust Vocabulary (do TWO by the time we finish the play)

For Faust you're required to make at least TWO vocabulary posts during the course of the play.

Each post should look like this:

Word (that you didn't know the definition of or were unsure of)

Context (give the sentence that it appeared in)

Definition (after looking up meanings, write a definition of the word in your own words)

Sentence (come up with your own interesting sentence that uses the word in context)

Be sure you don't repeat a word that's already been done, and be sure to sign your name at the end!

Wordsworth Poem Analysis

Choose ONE of Wordsworth's poems from the packet ("We are Seven," "Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey," "Nutting," or "Lines Written in Early Spring"), and choose three lines (or three small line groupings) to dissect (meaning analyze inside-out).

Analyze for wording, literary elements, symbols, themes, Romantic elements, direct connections with the preface to Lyrical Ballads and more.

See my example, and be sure to sign your name!

The Tempest Acts IV & V

For this post, I'd like you to select a passage from the reading (Act IV or V) that you find particularly important / interesting / central to meaning / confusing (whatever, just have a reason).

Type the passage (including citation, of course) and then analyze the heck out of it.

Look at the language and overall connections to the text. What questions does it bring up? Does it have multiple meanings?

Don't use the same passage as someone else; however, I'd LOVE it if you'd build on / respond to some of your peers' blogs.

Also, be sure to sign your name (first and last initial) at the end!

Tempest Vocab Post

For The Tempest you're required to make at least one vocabulary post during the course of the play.

Your post should look like this:

Word (that you didn't know the definition of or were unsure of)

Context (give the sentence that it appeared in)

Definition (after looking up meanings, write a definition of the word in your own words)

Sentence (come up with your own interesting sentence that uses the word in context)

Be sure you don't repeat a word that's already been done, and be sure to sign your name at the end!

The Tempest Acts II & III

For this post, I'd like you to select a passage from the reading that you find particularly important / interesting / central to meaning / confusing (whatever, just have a reason).

Type the passage (including citation, of course) and then analyze the heck out of it.

Look at the language and overall connections to the text. What questions does it bring up? Does it have multiple meanings?

Don't use the same passage as someone else; however, I'd LOVE it if you'd build on / respond to some of your peers' blogs.

Also, be sure to sign your name (first and last initial) at the end!

Pride and Prejudice Post

In Pride and Prejudice, how is Jane Austen critical of her contemporary society and its social norms?

Give at least one specific example with a well-selected passage from the text as evidence.

Be sure to fully analyze your evidence.

**Remember to sign your name!

Dracula Post

How are conflicts between the past and the modern world central to Bram Stoker's Dracula?

Give at least one specific example with a well-selected passage from the text as evidence.

Be sure to fully analyze your evidence.

**Remember to sign your name!