We are on a double-track system this week. In class on Monday through Wednesday, we're doing various prep work directed either at the essay you're working on, the AP exam, the semester exam, or gearing up for "tone work." (Of course, 1st period suffered the additional glitch of somebody's roll-over accident that kept me on the north side of the traffic jam for WAY too long on Tuesday, but you got the benefit of an excellent substitute! So the class activities aren't quite in synch right now.)
But everyone has done some individual and group work on potential topics, received the "official hand-out" for the essay assignment, and been working at home on finalizing and narrowing the topic. (Expect that further narrowing may occur as you actually mine the data and write the paper.)
And if you were absent Tuesday (if you're in 2nd or 3rd) or today, Wednesday (if you're in 1st period), you need to get the make-up assignment for an in-class writing task. SEE ME.
- Due tomorrow: Prospectus (five sentences or so) describing what you plan to accomplish in the comparison/contrast paper and what you will be examining.
OUT of class, you should have been reading
Frankenstein. It's clear from what I've seen around the edges of class and from a few random comments people have made, at least some of you have been happily reading away and are well into the book by now. Others, ahem, may be less far along . . .time to catch up!!
- The first "required" deadline is tomorrow: be sure that you have read the Author's Preface, the Letters, and Chapters 1-3.
Hoping you'll see this! My Prospectus. I e-mailed you but I didn't think you'd get it, and I know you wanted to proof them by Tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteMichael McManus
Prospectus
In my compare and contrast essay I plan to explore Nora and Edna's dip into suicidal thoughts, and more importantly look at the results of their contemplation (of suicide). Nora appears to have suicidal thoughts in the play, alluding to them multiple times, but instead leaves her husband to lead a more fulfilling life. Edna on the other hand, contemplates suicide for a short amount of time and acts upon it. I believe this shows the strength of each character, Nora not giving up, while Edna allows herself to die. An aspect that could be explored as well is how they both felt as though they were helping their kids, and if their suicide or non-suicide was more self serving or different ways of expressing devotion.