Thursday, September 29, 2011

Class Work

1.  Rate the introductory essay - use the EMCC Rubric (Partner Activity) Make changes in pencil or pen if you did not bring your jump drive or e-mail the document to yourself. Submit the final copy along with the rubric. Note: A famous quotation must be part of your essay.
2. Thinking about setting - "The Yellow Wallpaper" - What evidence did you find to support the belief that this was a Gothic story? What evidence did you find to support the belief that Jane was just emotionally ill?
PBS - movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FFkaaXzj8k&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAJm6gFJb4I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8Iy1fbw6sQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdk4cre_jT4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YdQHSqpcI8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVn2KJie8Xo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPCYupOUcbo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNdm4UyL5Wo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWJ4ZtLlRvE&feature=related
How does the movie differ from the short story? Was there a real lady in the wall?
3. Group responses to nine questions/sharing/discussion
4.. "Porphyria's Lover" by Robert Browning (Setting and characters)
5. Looking at setting in "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury http://www.jerrywbrown.com/datafile/datafile/110/ThereWillComeSoftRains_Bradbury.pdf
6. Learn to write about setting: handouts and activities
7. Research , , , what questions and ideas need research? What researched information can you include in your essay on setting? (Brainstorm)
8. Register for EasyBib. http://www.easybib.com/

 Homework
Write the draft of your setting paper. What's your point? Are you trying to prove that setting impacts behavior? Are you trying to prove that the setting in "The Yellow Wallpaper" had no impact on the actions of the characters as medical issues were in play? Is the color "yellow" symbolic of the time period and therefore the main problem in the story? (Other ideas are fine! These are offered as suggestions only.) What's your point? This is the thesis. What you are trying to prove?

You need to reference information from at least two sources. You also need to quote someone in the class. This person can either agree or disagree with you, but figure out how to use something they say in your essay.

You will use in-text citations. (We will review these in more detail on Tuesday. You must include a Works Cited page.

You may bring a paper copy of the draft, or you may have an electronic copy. E-mail the paper to yourself as an attachment. Folks seem to leave jump-drives at home. Your e-mail can be reached from any computer.