BREAK HOMEWORK:
Final journal assignment
Practice AP EXAM
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! :)
The Jane Eyre essay will not be due until the end of quarter TWO and it will count for Quarter 3. Over the break, as you complete your final journal entry on the novel, consider the following ideas. No need to write anything yet but have do enjoy some rumination on which idea you would like to explore and develop further in an essay.
Some ideas to pursue for your Jane Eyre essay:
Final journal assignment
Practice AP EXAM
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! :)
The Jane Eyre essay will not be due until the end of quarter TWO and it will count for Quarter 3. Over the break, as you complete your final journal entry on the novel, consider the following ideas. No need to write anything yet but have do enjoy some rumination on which idea you would like to explore and develop further in an essay.
Some ideas to pursue for your Jane Eyre essay:
- the fairytale elements
- the relations between men and women
- women's equality
- independence
- the treatment of children and of women
- religious faith and religious hypocrisy
- the realization of selfhood
- the nature of true love
- the search for love and family
- the nature and experience of passion
- the nature of female passion
- social status and position in 19th c England
- redemption through love
- imagery (colors, fire, ice, nature)
- Gothic elements
- the significance of the “madwoman” in the attic
- the style and structure of the novel
- the conflict between reason and passion
- the function of Jane’s artwork in the novel
- the function of dreams in the novel
Jane Eyre Reading Schedule AND Journal Assignments (Guidelines for journal assignments are below)
Jane Eyre Reading Journal Guidelines
Pride & Prejudice Literary Research Assignment:
1st draft due Oct 27th before midnight
Final Draft due November 7th
Assignment details are below:
1st draft due Oct 27th before midnight
Final Draft due November 7th
Assignment details are below:
If you need another paper-copy of the assignment details, click on the link to the right and you will be able to download a copy onto your computer.
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IMPORTANT LINKS AND INFORMATION
Here are some links that you will be using for your P&P research paper which I will discuss with you.
Here is a link and sign-in information for the New York Public Library Database for Literary Criticism:
New York Public Library Link (Literature Resource)
http://www.nypl.org/collections/articles-databases/alpha%3DL%26subject%3D0%26location%3D0%26audience%3D0%26language%3D0%26keyword%3Dgale%20literature%20resource%26limit%3D1
Barcode: 23333090331479
Pin: 7445
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Here is the link for the amazing OED:
https://www.nypl.org/collections/articles-databases/oxford-english-dictionary-oed-2nd-edition
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
www.nypl.org
The online version of the Oxford English Dictionary contains all work to date of the third edition, reflecting daily updates and revisions. Also includes the full-text of the second edition, and a historical thesaurus.
Barcode: 23333090331479
PIN: 7445
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Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) Persuasions (academic journal)
http://jasna.org/publications/persuasions-online/
Persuasions On-Line - jasna.org
The Jane Austen Society of North America is dedicated to the enjoyment and appreciation of Jane Austen and her writing. JASNA is a nonprofit organization, staffed by volunteers, whose mission is to foster among the widest number of readers the study, appreciation, and understanding of Jane Austen’s works, her life, and her genius.
jasna.org
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The Republic of Pemberley website:
https://pemberley.com/janeinfo/janewrit.html#pridpreji
Jane Austen's Writings
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JSTOR
digital library for scholars, researchers, and students
https://wphslibrary.libguides.com/c.php?g=154422&p=1013769
Click on literature and language and then JSTOR. PW: WPHS, capitalized.
Due Wednesday, October 2nd:
Read up to page 174 in Pride and Prejudice! That is, the end of chapter 17 in Volume 2--a.k.a. chapter 39. Pay particular attention to the act of travel and how language and information is communicated.
Read up to page 174 in Pride and Prejudice! That is, the end of chapter 17 in Volume 2--a.k.a. chapter 39. Pay particular attention to the act of travel and how language and information is communicated.
Due: Tuesday, September 17th
Make sure you are all caught up with Pride and Prejudice! Quiz on chapters 1-7 on Sept. 17th!
Revisit the poems from today and spend some time with understanding how sound, effect, and purpose are interconnected.
Make sure you are all caught up with Pride and Prejudice! Quiz on chapters 1-7 on Sept. 17th!
Revisit the poems from today and spend some time with understanding how sound, effect, and purpose are interconnected.
Due: Wednesday, September 12th
Complete reading chapters 4&5 for Thursday. Keep notes while you read either on post -its or a notebook. Be prepared for discussion.
Reminder: Bring your Mary Oliver books on Friday, 9/13, and your yellow poetry study booklets for practicing critical approaches to poetry.
Complete reading chapters 4&5 for Thursday. Keep notes while you read either on post -its or a notebook. Be prepared for discussion.
Reminder: Bring your Mary Oliver books on Friday, 9/13, and your yellow poetry study booklets for practicing critical approaches to poetry.
Due: Tuesday, September 10th
Complete anticipation guide for P&P. Make sure you respond to a scenario on the back of the sheet.
Complete anticipation guide for P&P. Make sure you respond to a scenario on the back of the sheet.
Due: Monday, September 9th
Read and annotate Jane Austen life and times article. FINAL, POLISHED copy of summer assignment is due on Monday Sept. 9th in turnitin.com and in HARD COPY. Feel free to use the following resources to construct your works cited page: http://www.easybib.com/style http://www.citationmachine.net/ http://www.bibme.org/style |
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Due: Wednesday, September 4th
Please read the course description. Come to class tomorrow with any questions you may have. Continue to edit your essay.
Please read the course description. Come to class tomorrow with any questions you may have. Continue to edit your essay.