Tuesday, October 15, 2013

MLA Format

Go to the Purdue Online Writing Lab and learn MLA Format.

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)