FINAL FEW WEEKS (FINAL EXAM THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010)

FINAL FEW WEEKS
(Final Examination May 13, 2010)

Thursday, April 29, 2010: 6:00-8:40 PM

“The Rocking-Horse Winner,” by D.H. Lawrence

Information regarding "The Rocking-Horse Winner" assignment is available here:

http://english102wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/04/rocking-horse-winner-by-dh-lawrence_24.html

Thursday, May 6, 2010: 6:00-8:40 PM
NOTE: We will meet in the Library, Room 220 (on the 2nd floor)

Research Paper: First Draft Due

In-Class Writing Workshop

Print out and bring the first draft of your research paper to class for an in-class writing workshop.  First, you will participate in a plagiarism workshop taught by a librarian professor.  Next, you will participate in a peer-editing activity.  Once you have completed the peer-editing activity, I will review and edit your essay.  We have Library Room 200 for our entire class period so everyone will be able to use their “wait” time to work on their research papers. Attendance guidelines will be in effect and attendance will be taken at this class, which will meet from 6:00 to 8:40 PM.
The final draft of your research paper is due on or before Thursday, May 13, 2010, at 6:00 PM, and will be submitted electronically to english102wcc@gmail.com.
Research paper guidelines are available here: http://english102wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/01/research-paper-guidelines.html

Thursday, May 13, 2010: 6:00-8:00 PM

Final Examination

All students are required to attend the final examination.  There are no opportunities to make up the final examination.  Any student who does not attend the final examination will fail the course (WCC Policy).

You will be given a short story to read and evaluate.  The short story will take about 20-30 minutes to read; you will then have an hour and a half to write about the story within the context of “The Methods of Fiction” (pages 9-11 of our text) and the archetypes handout we have used throughout the semester (available online at: http://www.flagler.k12.fl.us/media/documents/02053085-6ca6-495a-aa6a-ecb27a004a9b.pdf). 

In other words, in writing your final examination you will be discussing:

ª Tone

ª Plot

ª Characterization

ª Setting

ª Point of View

ª Irony

ª Theme(s)

ª Archetypes

You may bring the following with you to the final examination:

ª A paper dictionary/thesaurus (no electronic devices will be permitted).  I will also bring a dictionary/thesaurus for everyone to use.

ª A printout of the archetypes handout.

If you have any questions about the final few weeks, please send me an e-mail at english102wcc@gmail.com.

REASSIGNMENT OF POINTS

As we discussed in class on April 22nd, the following changes will be made to the syllabus regarding essays and grading:

ª There will be no Essay #3.

ª The 100 points for Essay #3 will be reassigned as follows:

ª 50 points added to the research paper, giving the research paper a total value of 250 points

ª 50 points added to the final exam, giving the final exam a total value of 175 points

ª The final exam will be held Thursday, May 13, 2010, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.  It will be a written exam.  Students will be provided with a short story to analyze and discuss.  Students may use their list of archetypes (handed out at the beginning of the semester) and a paper dictionary/thesaurus (no electronic devices or smart phones) to assist them in answering the essay question.  Students will be provided with guidelines and topics for study on May 6, 2010 (the week before the examination).

"The Rocking Horse Winner," by D.H. Lawrence

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Due Thursday, April 29, 2010

@ 3:00 PM EDT

Post a Comment: Lady Luck:

http://english102wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/04/lady-luck.html

Read The Rocking-Horse Winner:

http://www.dowse.com/fiction/Lawrence.html

You may also listen online and read along (about 35 minutes):

http://www.adamsmithacademy.org/etext/RockingHorse.html

Here’s a link to an online study guide:

http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides5/RockingHorse.html

You do not have to write a First Response paper. However, you must complete the at-home quiz below and submit your responses via e-mail by the due date/time listed at the top of this post.  Submit your quiz responses to english102wcc@gmail.com with the following information in the subject line:

FIRST NAME and LAST NAME: THE ROCKING-HORSE WINNER QUIZ

The Rocking-Horse Winner Quiz

1. There was a woman who was beautiful.  How did she feel about her children?
2. How many children lived in the house?
3. What was there always a shortage of in the house?
4. What was the unspoken phrase that haunted the house?
5. What is the reason the mother gives Paul for their being “the poor members of the family”?
6. What is luck, according to Paul’s mother?
7. Does Paul think he himself is lucky or unlucky?
8. What did Paul do to discover the clue to luck?
9. What arrangement does Paul make with Bassett?
10. What is the name of the first rocking-horse winner?
11. Who are the “three” in the The Rocking Horse Winner?
12. How much money did Paul make on Daffodil?
13. What did Paul give his mother for her birthday in November?
14. How did Paul’s mother respond to her birthday gift?
15. What happened to the voices in the house once Paul started winning?
16. What is the significance of Paul’s green pajamas and his mother’s dress of pale green and crystal?
17. What is the name of the horse that should win the Derby?  What is the significance of the name?
18. How much money did Paul win in total for his mother?
19. List three phrases used to describe Paul’s eyes.
20. List three phrases used to describe Paul’s riding of the rocking horse.

You might also enjoy College of DuPage "CODcast" discussion of The Rocking-Horse Winner:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/english-1150-short-fiction/id276329464

"The Rocking Horse Winner," by D.H. Lawrence

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Due Thursday, April 29, 2010

@ 3:00 PM EDT

Post a Comment: Lady Luck:

http://english102wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/04/lady-luck.html

Read The Rocking-Horse Winner:

http://www.dowse.com/fiction/Lawrence.html

You may also listen online and read along (about 35 minutes):

http://www.adamsmithacademy.org/etext/RockingHorse.html

Here’s a link to an online study guide:

http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides5/RockingHorse.html

You do not have to write a First Response paper. However, you must complete the at-home quiz below and submit your responses via e-mail by the due date/time listed at the top of this post.  Submit your quiz responses to english102wcc@gmail.com with the following information in the subject line:

FIRST NAME and LAST NAME: THE ROCKING-HORSE WINNER QUIZ

The Rocking Horse Winner Quiz

1. There was a woman who was beautiful.  How did she feel about her children?
2. How many children lived in the house?
3. What was there always a shortage of in the house?
4. What was the unspoken phrase that haunted the house?
5. What is the reason the mother gives Paul for their being “the poor members of the family”?
6. What is luck, according to Paul’s mother?
7. Does Paul think he himself is lucky or unlucky?
8. What did Paul due to discover the clue to luck?
9. What arrangement does Paul make with Bassett?
10. What is the name of the first rocking-horse winner?
11. Who are the “three” in the The Rocking Horse Winner?
12. How much money did Paul make on Daffodil?
13. What did Paul give his mother for her birthday in November?
14. How did Paul’s mother respond to her birthday gift?
15. What happened to the voices in the house once Paul started winning?
16. What is the significance of Paul’s green pajamas and his mother’s dress of pale green and crystal?
17. What is the name of the horse that should win the Derby?  What is the significance of the name?
18. How much money did Paul will in total for his mother?
19. List three phrases used to describe Paul’s eyes.
20. List three phrases used to describe Paul’s riding of the rocking-horse.

You might also enjoy College of DuPage "CODcast" discussion of The Rocking-Horse Winner:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/english-1150-short-fiction/id276329464

LADY LUCK

ONLINE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Due Wednesday, April 28, 2010

@ 10:00 PM EDT

What does it mean to be lucky?

Be sure to put your first name and the initial of your last name on the post, or it will be rejected and we won't be able to enjoy your comment!

Guidelines for “Post a Comment” activities are here: http://english102wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/03/post-comment-guidelines.html

THE PRESENCE OF DEATH: READINGS

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

DUE THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010

@ 6:00 PM EDT

Read “The Tell-Tale Heart,” by Edgar Allan Poe.

Available online at:

http://www.literature.org/authors/poe-edgar-allan/tell-tale-heart.html

Read “Death Knocks,” by Woody Allen (p. 1308)

Read “An Appointment in Samara” (see below):

Sayed Mohammed heard from the people in his village that Death was looking for him.

Sayed was still a young man.  He was not ready to die, and he frantically made plans to escape Death.  He went to his friend Ahmed and begged to borrow his horse.  This horse was known to be the fastest horse for hundreds of miles around.  Ahmed loved his horse, but he loved his friend Sayed more.  He told Sayed to take the horse and ride to Samara, 100 miles away from their small village.  Ahmed promised Sayed the horse would get him to the well at the center of Samara by midnight, if he left immediately.  Sayed thanked his friend profusely, jumped on the horse and headed out into the desert towards Samara.

In the meantime Death was at the well at the center of Samara.  He was very distraught and looking quite sad.  A man recognized Death and came to speak to him.  “Why do you look so sad?” the man asked Death.  “I am quite troubled,” Death replied.  “I have an appointment tonight at midnight with Sayed Mohammed.  The last I heard he was still in his village 100 miles from here. I have never missed any appointment.  Unless Sayed Mohammed has borrowed Ahmed’s horse and has already left for Samara, it will be impossible for me to keep my appointment with him!”

You do not have to write response papers for the three readings.  However, be prepared for an in-class quiz/essay on March 22^nd.

MISSED CLASS MAKE-UP ASSIGNMENT: THE PRESENCE OF DEATH

MISSED CLASS MAKE-UP ASSIGNMENT

DUE THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010

@ 12:00 NOON EDT

Read pages 1095-1096 of the text (Literature: The Human Experience).

Respond to Question 1, 2, or 3 on page 1096. Your response should be between 350-500 words in length. Submit your response via e-mail to english102wcc@gmail.com.

RESEARCH PAPER: STEP TWO: THESIS, OUTLINE, SOURCES

RESEARCH PAPER: STEP TWO

Due Thursday, April 22, 2010

@ 12:00 Noon EDT

RESEARCH PAPER: STEP TWO: THESIS, OUTLINE, SOURCES

This week you will submit your (1) thesis, (2) an outline of your research paper, and (3) the list of sources.  Submit everything via e-mail at english102wcc@gmail.com.  Cut and paste everything into one e-mail.

If you have any questions, send an e-mail and I’ll get back to you within appropriately 24 hours.

REMINDER: Late or incomplete submissions suffer a penalty of 20 points (10% of research paper total points possible).

Here are some websites to help you put together a thesis statement:

Tips for Writing a Thesis Statement:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/545/01/

Thesis Statements:

http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/thesis.html

How to Write a Thesis Statement:

http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/thesis_statement.shtml

No Reading / No Response Paper

There will be no reading / response paper assignment for next week so that you may focus on Essay #2 and get the information together for Step One of the research paper.
Going forward:
If you check your syllabus, you will see that we will be skipping "The Things They Carried" and several poems. We will resume with the syllabus readings due April 22nd ("The Tell-Tale Heart," "Death Knocks," and "An Appointment in Samara") and the reading due April 29th ("The Rocking-Horse Winner").  There will be response papers due for "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "An Appointment in Samara."  You will not have to write response papers for "Death Knocks" and "The Rocking-Horse Winner"; however, you will have quizzes on each.
If you have any questions, send an e-mail to english102wcc@gmail.com.

ESSAY #2: "KILLINGS" VS. "IN THE BEDROOM"

ESSAY #2: KILLINGS VS. IN THE BEDROOM

DUE THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010

AT 12:00 NOON EST

ESSAY TOPIC: “Killings” (the short story) vs. “In the Bedroom” (the movie)

ESSAY TITLE: ESSAY #2: KILLINGS VS. IN THE BEDROOM

ESSAY STRUCTURE: Compare and contrast

ESSAY QUESTION:

Frank Fowler begins a relationship with the spouse of Richard Strout, and ends up being shot by Richard Strout because of it. Richard is arrested, but gets out on bail and walks around town seemingly taunting Frank’s grieving parents.  Unable to bear the injustice of his son’s murderer walking free, Matt Fowler takes the law into his own hands and avenges his son’s murder by killing Richard Strout.

The short story “Killings,” by Andre Dubus, was first published in the New Yorker Magazine in 1980; the movie adaptation, “In the Bedroom,” was released in 2001. 

Compare and contrast the short story and the movie within the context of love, hate and revenge.  Identify and discuss the significant differences between the short story and the movie.  Why do you think Hollywood deviated from plot of the short story? Which plot is more compelling? Why?

ESSAY VALUE: 100 points

ESSAY GUIDELINES: Be sure to follow the guidelines for preparing and submitting your essay. Essay guidelines are available at this link:

http://english102wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/03/essay-guidelines.html

Research Paper: Step One: Author, Criticism(s), Titles

RESEARCH PAPER: STEP ONE

DUE THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010

@ 12:00 NOON

Research Paper Guidelines:

Choose own author (you may choose an author we studied in class, or choose your own author)

Choose 1-2 critical strategies: historical, biographical, mythological, and/or psychological

Choose 3-5 short stories (must be approved by professor) that have not been read/discussed in class

Minimum of 2,100 words (about six pages); maximum of 3,500 words (about 10 pages)

No less than five (5) sources (this does not include Internet sites)

10% of paper: biographical snapshot of author, including a brief psychological analysis

80% of paper: brief (1-2 paragraphs at most) summary of each short story, followed by an analysis within the chosen criticism(s)

What's Due April 15th:

Please submit via e-mail at english102wcc@gmail.com:
Subject Line of e-mail: First Name, Last Name, Research Paper: Step One

ª the name of your author

ª the critical strategy(ies) you will use to analyze and discuss the short stories

ª the titles of the 3-5 short stories you will be researching and analyzing

"KILLINGS," by Andre Dubus

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Due Thursday, April 8, 2010

@ 12:00 Noon EDT

Post a Comment: An Eye for an Eye:

http://english102wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/04/eye-for-eye.html

Read “Killings,” by Andre Dubus (see syllabus and right-side bar of class blog/website for information on where to purchase the text) (you may also find this book at your local Westchester County Library System library).

Write a First Response to "Killings."

Use the following writing prompts: What was your initial response to the first few paragraphs of the text? What was your first impression of Frank Fowler? of Maryanne Strout?  of Richard Strout?  of Matt Fowler?  Do you think each deserved his/her fate? What aspect of the work affected you most? Why?

Or free-write your own response.

Be sure to provide specific textual details and quotes from the story to justify and/or explain your response.  Remember, a first response is not a summary -- use 3-5 quotes from the story and discuss how it affected you.

You may also enjoy the New York Times review of In the Bedroom:

http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=1&res=9401EED8143AF930A15752C1A9679C8B63

Guidelines for first response papers are available here:

http://english102wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/03/first-response-paper-guidelines.html.

If you have any questions, send me an e-mail at english102wcc@gmail.com, and allow up to 24 hours for a response (although I will most likely get back to you much sooner than that).

AN EYE FOR AN EYE

ONLINE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Due Wednesday, April 7, 2010

@ 10:00 PM EDT

Comment on the idea of "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth," and the concept of taking the law into your own hands.

Be sure to put your first name and the initial of your last name on the post, or it will be rejected and we won't be able to enjoy your comment!

Guidelines for “Post a Comment” activities are here: http://english102wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/03/post-comment-guidelines.html