"London"

"London"

1. In stanza one, the persona creates the setting for the reader. The persona also creates the tone/mood. What are your thoughts on the setting and the tone/mood?

2. In what ways is the tone/mood similar to "Araby" and "The Dead?"

3. What do you think the persona hears in stanza two? How do you know?

4. What images were you forming as you read stanza three?

5. What is "the marriage hearse?" Why do you think the persona connects death and marriage?

6. What theme do you take away from this poem?

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Professor Stanley

CARPA for "The Ruined Maid"

CARPA for "The Ruined Maid"

1. Which parts of the text did you focus on?

2. Why did you pay particular attention to these parts?

3. What questions were you asking as you read?

4. What images were you forming as you read?

5. What were the purposes of these images?

6. What theme do you take away from this poem?

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Professor Stanley

CARPA for "The Lorax"

CARPA for "The Lorax"

1. Which parts of the text did you focus on?

2. Why did you pay particular attention to these parts?

3. What questions were you asking as you read?

4. What images were you forming as you read?

5. What were the purposes of these images?

6. What theme do you take away from this poem?

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Professor Stanley

CARPA--"After Making Love We Hear Footsteps"

CARPA for "After Making Love We Hear Footsteps"

1. Which parts of the text did you focus on?

2. Why did you pay particular attention to these parts?

3. What questions were you asking as you read?

4. What images were you forming as you read?

5. What were the purposes of these images?

6. What theme do you take away from this poem?

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Professor Stanley

CARPA for "Divorce"

CARPA for "Divorce"

1. Which parts of the text did you focus on?

2. Why did you pay particular attention to these parts?

3. What questions were you asking as you read?

4. What images were you forming as you read?

5. What were the purposes of these images?

6. What theme do you take away from this poem?

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Professor Stanley

"A Far Cry from Africa"

Analysis of "A Far Cry from Africa"

By Robert Browning

Answer the following questions. This blog is the equivalent of a classroom discussion, so you will need to respond to your peers' posts in order to learn from multiple perspectives and in order to represent a discussion. Please refer to the blog rubric on Blackboard in order to achieve the grade you desire. 

1. In what ways do you see the poem representing a conflict?

2. Provide two examples of imagery from the poem, and discuss the importance of it. 

3. What is the tone/mood of this poem? How do you know?

4. Create an explication of the last stanza of the poem.

5. What theme do you take away from the poem? Provide evidence of this?

6. What type of diction is used in this poem? Provide an example of this?

7. Provide an example of a paradox in the poem.

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Professor Stanley

"My Last Duchess"

Analysis of "My Last Duchess"

By Robert Browning

Answer the following questions. This blog is the equivalent of a classroom discussion, so you will need to respond to your peers' posts in order to learn from multiple perspectives and in order to represent a discussion. Please refer to the blog rubric on Blackboard in order to achieve the grade you desire. 

1. In what ways do you see the poem as a dramatic monologue?

2. Provide an example of irony from the poem. 

3. Fra Pandolf is mentioned in the beginning of the poem. Who is this? Why is Fra Pandolf included in the poem?

4. Some people describe the persona of the poem as a sociopath. Do you agree or disagree? Why?

5. What does the speaker mean when he says his last duchess had a heart  "Too easily impressed?"

6. What theme do you take away from the poem? Provide evidence of this?

7. What type of diction is used in this poem? Provide an example of this?

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Professor Stanley

Theme

Theme

Answer the following questions. This blog is the equivalent of a classroom discussion, so you will need to respond to your peers' posts in order to learn from multiple perspectives and in order to represent a discussion. Please refer to the blog rubric on Blackboard in order to achieve the grade you desire. 

1. What is the theme of "Girl?" What makes you think so?

2. What is the theme of "Jesus Shaves?" What makes you think so?

3. What is the theme of "Happy Endings?" What makes you think so?

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Professor Stanley

Figurative Language

Figurative Language

Answer the following questions. This blog is the equivalent of a classroom discussion, so you will need to respond to your peers' posts in order to learn from multiple perspectives and in order to represent a discussion. Please refer to the blog rubric on Blackboard in order to achieve the grade you desire. 

1. Provide an example of allegory from one of our selections. Why is allegory necessary?

2. Provide an example of allusion from one of our selections. Why is allusion necessary?

3. Provide an example of irony from one of our selections. Why is irony necessary?

4. Provide an example of simile from one of our selections. Why is simile necessary?

5. Provide an example of metaphor from one of our selections. Why is metaphor necessary?

6. Provide an example of symbol from one of our selections. Why is symbol necessary?

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Professor Stanley

Setting > "Araby"

Setting

"Araby"

Answer all of the following questions using the blog structure we discussed in class. Remember to follow the blog rubric on Blackboard in order to achieve the grade you desire. 

1. Describe a pivotal scene from the beginning of the short story. What does the setting do to improve the short story?

2. If you could choose a song to represent any part of the short story, what could would you choose and why? (Post a link to the song in your comments, if you can find one.)

3. Where does "Araby" take place? How does this connect with the setting of the short story?

4. Why does Joyce continue to talk about the time throughout "Araby?" What does this add to the short story?

5. In the fourth paragraph, the narrator reveals his stalker tendencies. How does the description of the setting increase/decrease the value of "Araby?"

6. Does the narrator help you visualize his surroundings?

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Professor Stanley

Character

Character

"A & P"

Answer the following questions in a fluid paragraph response in the same order the questions are listed. This blog is the equivalent of a classroom discussion, so you will need to respond to your peers' posts in order to learn from multiple perspectives. Please refer to the blog rubric on Blackboard in order to achieve the grade you desire. 

1. What does a character's outward appearance have to do with understanding who he or she is? How do you know?

2. What is the role of a protagonist in fiction?

3. What is the role of an antagonist in fiction?

4. Describe Sammy's physical appearance in John Updike's "A & P." Evaluate the effectiveness of this characterization with the inference of this text.

5. Describe Queenie's physical appearance in John Updike's "A & P." Evaluate the effectiveness of this characterization with the inference of this text. 

6. Why is knowing the character's personality an important step in figuring out who the character is? Provide two reasons.

7. Describe Sammy's personality. Does this strengthen the character or weaken the character? How do you know? 

8. Does Sammy overcome the conflict with Lengel? How do you know?

9. Describe the setting of "A & P." How does the setting affect the ending of the short story?

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Professor Stanley

Narration

Narration

Answer the following questions in a fluid paragraph response in the same order the questions are listed. This blog is the equivalent of a classroom discussion, so you will need to respond to your peers' posts in order to learn from multiple perspectives. Please refer to the blog rubric on Blackboard in order to achieve the grade you desire. 

1. Describe what a narrator does and provide two examples from the texts we have read.

2. Why is a narrator necessary? Provide two reasons.

3. Provide an example of first-person narration in a recent movie you have seen. What is the impact of having a first-person narrator in a movie?

4. What is third-person omniscient narration? What is the value of having third-person omniscient narration? What is the limitation of having third-person omniscient narration?

5. What is third-person limited (also referred to as limited omniscience) narration? What is the value of having third-person limited narration? What is the limitation of having third-person?

6. Who is the narrator in "Araby" by James Joyce?

7. What form of narration is used in "Araby" by James Joyce? How do you know?

8. Who is the narrator in "The Dead" by James Joyce? How do you know?

9. What form of narration is used in "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid? How do you know?

10. How does listening to a selection instead of reading it affect your comprehension?

11. How does listening to a selection instead of reading it affect your overall opinion of the work?

12. What happens when you cannot trust the narrator? 

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Professor Stanley

Plot > "Araby"

PLOT

"Araby"

Answer the following questions in a fluid paragraph response in the same order the questions are listed. This blog is the equivalent of a classroom discussion, so you will need to respond to your peers' posts in order to learn from multiple perspectives. Please refer to the blog rubric on Blackboard in order to achieve the grade you desire. 

1. Fully define plot and provide two examples.

2. Why is plot necessary? Provide two reasons.

3. What makes a good plot? How do you know?

4. Provide an example of plot in a recent movie you have seen. What is your overall assertion of the movie's use of plot?

5. Describe the plot in "Araby" by James Joyce? Is the plot a strength or a weakness of "Araby," and how do you know?

6. What is the overall power behind plot? How does a good plot improve the author's text? How does a weak plot decrease the value of an author's text?

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Professor Stanley