Half Hour Writing Hour: Quote, Unquote

Here is the handout on quoting from fiction.

Word Work So Far: February 22

You are responsible for understanding and being prepared to use the following words:

alacrity (n)
annotate (v)
conjecture (n) or (v)
discreet (adj)
discrete (adj)
eccentric (adj)
enigma (n)
infer (v)
imply (v)
obscure (adj)
paradox (n)
reticent (adj)
resilient (adj)
scrutinize (v)

Reading: "The Lottery" & "The Man Who Was Almost a Man"

Discuss one or both of these guiding questions in your comments:

Do these stories teach anyone a lesson? If so, what is the lesson and who learns it (characters, readers, both)?

According to the following definition, do these stories achieve closure? Would you rather read a story with an ending that is comfortable and expected or unexpected and puzzling? Why?

Closure - the sense of completion or resolution at the end of a literary work or part of a work. In literary criticism, it is the reduction of a work’s meanings to a single and complete sense that excludes the claims of other interpretations.

While focusing on "The Lottery" and "The Man Who Was Almost a Man," you may wish to make comparisons to Saki's "The Story-Teller."

This comment session will close at class time on Monday.

Assignment Calendar: February 15-March 5

A Block: February 15-March 5

B Block: February 15-March 5

C Block: February 15-March 5

Please Note: Each block varies slightly. Be sure to refer to the calendar for your class. All calendars are subject to change based on instructions in class.

Half Hour Writing Hour: Watch Your Language

Here is the handout on effective word choice.

Writing About an Image

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania by Walker Evans

Assignment Calendars for the week:

A Block: February 8-12

B Block: February 8-12

C Block: February 8-12

Please Note: Each block varies slightly. Be sure to refer to the calendar for your class. All calendars are subject to change based on instructions in class.

Half Hour Writing Hour: Quoting Poetry

Here is the handout on quoting poetry.