Monday, October 7, 2013

Streetcar Named Desire links

Click here for a New Haven Register article.

Click here for a NY Daily News article

Click here for Joe's interview with Playbill.com

Video interview with Broadway.com


How To Outline a Paper

How to Outline a Paper


I.             Introduction, including thesis statement 

II.           Topic sentence (first body paragraph)
A.   First point
1.   e vidence
2.    Analysis
B.   Second point
1.    evidence
2.    Analysis

III.          Topic sentence (second body paragraph)
A.   First point
                             1. evidence
                             2. Analysis
                   B. Second point
                             1. evidence
                             2. Analysis

IV.     Topic Sentence (third body paragraph)
                   A. First point
                             1. evidence
                             2. Analysis
                   B. Second point
                             1. evidence
                             2. Analysis

V. Conclusion: should answer the questions, so what? who cares? what's the big picture?

                             

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Chapter 8 Pumblechook Prompt Theses

Block 2: Please post your revised thesis from today's prompt here.
Thank you!

Monday, September 30, 2013

Great Expectations thesis statements

Block one:
Please post your thesis statement here.
Thanks!

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Socratic Seminar make-up

Kelly, Spencer and Shelby,
Please discuss your literary criticisms and/or the Great Expectations discussion questions. Post at least two comments and try to engage with one another in conversation.
Enjoy! :)

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Crime and Punishment Discussion

Discuss the following topics in preparation for your test on Monday.

  • How does the motif of duality function in the novel?
  • What is Dostoevsky's view of the relationship between crime and punishment? (consider points about suffering, law, morality, existentialism, nihilism, and religion)


Monday, August 19, 2013

Welcome Back!

Hello everyone--
I hope you have all enjoyed your beach reading this summer and are ready to start AP Literature. Before school starts, I'd like all of you to post here so we can get the discussion started as soon as possible.
In your post, please identify the book you are discussing and if you don't create an account and post as a guest, please put your name in the post. You only have to post once, but please feel free to post more than once and try to respond to the comments of your peers.

Topics for discussion:
What is the author's purpose? How did he/she achieve it?
To what extent does the author's style affect the meaning of the text?
What questions do you have about any of the books?
Which book delivered its message most effectively? Why?


I'll check in throughout the week and see how the discussion is going. See you soon!
Miss B/Mrs. Dwyer (I'm still transitioning to the new name...) :)