Hey everyone -- check out this cool site that Jenah found! It references common tropes in a variety of media, and thus works well for thinking about archetypes....
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Sunday, August 17, 2014
WT presentation grading
G12 AP English Lit/Comp
The White Tiger
Fact ya Fiction?
Breakdown
This project
will assess your understanding of The
White Tiger and allow you to reach out to the local community. The full
project will be worth 100 points total:
20 points: your individual
contribution to your group’s efforts
To assess
this, I will look at your explanations of your involvement in the project, as
well as the quality of your section of the final project. I will also look at
your use of public speaking techniques that you’ve been developing the past
several years (pacing, eye contact, volume, expression, etc.).
30 points: the overall
effectiveness of your group presentation
To assess
this, I will ask these questions:
1. Does the
project meet the goal of holding up a community member’s experiences to Balram’s
experiences?
2. Is the
presentation organized so that it’s easy to follow and understand?
3. Does the
presentation hold the audience’s attention?
50 points: your individual
composition and argument (the letter)
To assess
this, I will ask these questions:
1. Does the
letter make an argument about Adiga’s text (whether it’s accurate or not)?
2. Does the
writer use good reasoning and evidence in putting forth his or her claim?
3. Is the
letter structured logically?
4. Is the
letter written well?
Please do
notify me if you have problems with your group members in collaborating on this
project.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
some readings of "Snow White"
You tried your hand at interpreting "Snow White" through your literary lens -- nice work!
To see what some other people have done (and some are more credible than others), check out these readings if you're interested...
Archetypal: http://www.jungatlanta.com/articles/summer07-archetypal-patterns.pdf
(This also addresses a bit of psychoanalytical measures.)
Psychoanalytical: http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1990-24891-001
(This is a tough one - actually in a literary journal, Signs. Focuses on mother/daughter relationships in a feminist and psychoanalytical reading. Click on the link under "Links" to get the full text.)
Marxist: http://blackinkquill.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/critical-appraisal-of-little-snow-white-the-original-snow-white-grimm-version/
(This is from a blogger, so take that as you will... It's quite an interesting application of Marxist principles to the text, though I'm not sure I buy it.)
Historicist: Alas, I have not found anything in my cursory search.... If I do, I'll post it soon!
To see what some other people have done (and some are more credible than others), check out these readings if you're interested...
Archetypal: http://www.jungatlanta.com/articles/summer07-archetypal-patterns.pdf
(This also addresses a bit of psychoanalytical measures.)
Psychoanalytical: http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1990-24891-001
(This is a tough one - actually in a literary journal, Signs. Focuses on mother/daughter relationships in a feminist and psychoanalytical reading. Click on the link under "Links" to get the full text.)
Marxist: http://blackinkquill.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/critical-appraisal-of-little-snow-white-the-original-snow-white-grimm-version/
(This is from a blogger, so take that as you will... It's quite an interesting application of Marxist principles to the text, though I'm not sure I buy it.)
Historicist: Alas, I have not found anything in my cursory search.... If I do, I'll post it soon!
Sunday, August 10, 2014
lit theory help
If you want some good resources for lit theory / critical lenses, you can check out these:
Dr. Kristi Siegel's excellent intro to literary theory. Each entry gives a briefing and some resources.
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism. This is a great resource - if you go to Table of Contents and then click on "view entries" you can search via alphabetical order.
The University of Toronto pages. Search alphabetically, again.
Dr. Kristi Siegel's excellent intro to literary theory. Each entry gives a briefing and some resources.
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism. This is a great resource - if you go to Table of Contents and then click on "view entries" you can search via alphabetical order.
The University of Toronto pages. Search alphabetically, again.
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