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Skagway AP English: September 2011
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Thursday, 29 September 2011. For a good website on list and explanations of allusions in Prufrock click here. Wednesday, 28 September 2011. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. Eliot, in "Tradition and Individual Talent", argued that a poet must embody "the whole literature of Europe from Homer" to the present. His work fused past literary with his own. The humorist Garrison Keillor once stated that Prufrock "killed off the pleasure of poetry for millions of people who got dragged through it in high scho...
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Skagway AP English: August 2011
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Wednesday, 24 August 2011. Branwen, Daughter of Llyr. For you post, take a part of the story, a number, symbol, character, and discuss how it creates additional meaning in the text. I want you to avoid pure summary. Sunday, 21 August 2011. Branwen, Daughter of Llyr. Qualities of a King. Acts as peace keeper. Be a good host. Loyal to his country. Sacrifices for his country. Ring giver or sharer of treasure. Rewards his warriors or knights. Law Giver and Judge. Puts country before self. Superior Morals ...
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Skagway AP English: February 2012
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Friday, 24 February 2012. QUESTIONS TO DEVELOP THESIS STATEMENTS ABOUT AND ANSWER. 1) Polonius is sometimes played as a senile old fool, sometimes as a shrewd and worldly old man. Which interpretation do you agree with and why? 2) Pick one character who could, at some point, have changed the whole chain of events. Discuss. 3) Analyze the three appearances of the ghost seen in the play. Where did he appear; to whom did he appear? How does the third appearance differ from the first two? Act IV, Scene 1.
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Skagway AP English: October 2011
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Monday, 31 October 2011. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night. Today we are going to look at villanelles - so go here. Homework tonight is to write an explication on one of the villanelles on either the linked website or handed out in class. Also to look up the five types of rhythm (iamb, trochee, anapest, dactyl and spondee), and give an explanation of each with an example. Note: I expect more referencing of the poem in your explication. A villanelle description according to aboutpoetry,com. One exciti...
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Skagway AP English: January 2012
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Tuesday, 31 January 2012. HAMLET ACT 1 Scene 2. 1 What is odd about Hamlet’s appearance in the opening of scene two? 2 Explain (give at least two reasons) why Claudius needs to justify his marriage in the opening of scene two. 3 Laertes asks the King for leave to do what, specifically? 4 Explain Hamlet’s insult when he says, “A little more than kin and less than kind.”. 5 Explain Hamlet’s use of pun in the line, “Not so my lord, I am too much in the sun.”. 7 What does Hamlet mean by the following lines.
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Skagway AP English: Act IV
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Wednesday, 22 February 2012. Act IV, Scene 1. 1 What is Claudius' main fear in the immediate aftermath of Polonius' death? Act IV, Scene 2. 1 What does Hamlet refuse to tell Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? Act IV, Scene 3. 1 What image does Hamlet use (ll. 19-29) to warn Claudius he's only king temporarily? 2 Claudius ends the scene by writing a letter: to whom, and what order does it contain? Act IV, Scene 4. 1 What's the value of the land Fortinbras' army is marching to capture in Poland (l. 20)? 4 How d...
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Skagway AP English: Act 3 Study Questions
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Wednesday, 8 February 2012. Act 3 Study Questions. 1 What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern report to Polonius? 2 How does Claudius react when Polonius says, "…with devotion's visage, And pious action we do sugar o'er/ The devil himself"? 3 What plan do Polonius, Claudius and Ophelia now put into action? 4 What is the nature of Hamlet's soliloquy, lines 57-91? 5 What is Hamlet's main argument against suicide? 6 Why does Hamlet treat Ophelia as cruelly as he does? What has changed him? Act 3 Study Questions.
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Skagway AP English: AP POETRY - REVIEW
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Tuesday, 10 April 2012. AP POETRY - REVIEW. Each of you needs to choose a different literary movement, research it - the characteristics, major themes, styles, employment of literary devices, authors, and bring one example of a poem from the period to share with the class and to discuss. You'll need to post all of these things on your blog so that your classmates can use it to study. New York School of Poets. Please start compiling note cards of literary devices. You should also check out this site.
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Skagway AP English: HOMEWORK ESSAYS
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Friday, 24 February 2012. QUESTIONS TO DEVELOP THESIS STATEMENTS ABOUT AND ANSWER. 1) Polonius is sometimes played as a senile old fool, sometimes as a shrewd and worldly old man. Which interpretation do you agree with and why? 2) Pick one character who could, at some point, have changed the whole chain of events. Discuss. 3) Analyze the three appearances of the ghost seen in the play. Where did he appear; to whom did he appear? How does the third appearance differ from the first two? Hamlet: Things to C...
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Skagway AP English: January 13th
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Monday, 13 February 2012. Work on AP Speeches. Remember you'll be graded on FORM and CONTENT as well as speaking. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The New York School of Poets. 1984 questions book one chapters 5-8. Infant Joy -William Blake. More Study Questions for Act III. Act 3 Study Questions. Hamlet: Things to Consider for Speeches. Act II Study Questions. Hamlet Act 1 scenes 3-5. View my complete profile. Picture Window template. Powered by Blogger.
