Friday April 14th

Hello students of literature and blue devil knowledge,

I am sadly at the District Office today since I got in trouble for eating food in the library, but do not fear, Mr. Edwards is here!

For today, you will watch the beginning of the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. As we have already discussed, the 1962 novel is quite sexist in the way it displays its female characters and depicts the overall views of women at the time. The movie, however, was made a bit later in 1975. As you watch the film, write down how the movie deviates from the novel in terms of both plot and its treatment of women. On Monday, be ready to discuss...

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Reading Schedule

	Mon	Tues	Wed	Fri
4/3-4/7		Read to Chapter 5	Chapter 6	Chapter 9
4/10-4/14	Chapter 12	Chapter 16 (Part 2)	Chapter 19	Chapter 24 (Part3)
4/17-4/21	Chapter 25		Chapter 26 (Part 4)	Chapter 28
4/24-4/28	Finish the novel	Review	Final Exam

Research Paper Rough Draft

Remember that your research paper rough draft is due on Friday. I've altered the page limit a bit. It is now 4-5 pages that are expected for the rough draft, not 5-6 pages. Just a typed copy, no turnitin.com.

Romantic-Era Poetry Assignment

Whether you believe it or not, you all have the spark of the Romantic Poet somewhere in your soul. For this assignment, you will tap into this fire and give it room to burn brightly by writing a mock-Romantic sonnet.

As you have seen, many of the Romantic writers saw beauty and meaning in the simplest of objects, experiences, or settings. For example, John Keats wrote sonnets praising a translation of Homer, depicting his feelings on solitude in nature, and capturing the pleasure of cuddling with his love. He has also written a number of odes to ideas and objects ranging from the season of autumn to expensive household decorations. For this poetry assignment you will need to observe and witness one of the following:

·       A location you once spent time at that would bring forth nostalgic feelings.

·       An item you personally feel has beauty and profound meaning.

·       A natural or pastoral element or setting that exhibits elements of the sublime.

After observing this item or setting, write a sonnet that captures not just the emotion you are feeling, but also the Romantic Voice of the early nineteenth century. This sonnet must be written in the Petrarchan or Shakespearean format and must be typed and turned in by Friday, March 24^th.

Try to mimic the language, voice, and style of the Romantic writers we have studied (such as Keats, Wordsworth, Blake, or Smith). You will need to have a strong understanding of their language and poetic style in order to effectively write your own Romantic poem. 

Friday 2/17

Hello students,

Sadly I am sick today and unable to come to class, but I am sure all will go smoothly during this period. Please make sure to turn in your dialectic essay in the cardboard box at the front of the room. You will then have the remainder of the period to work on your research paper.

For today, I recommend answering the essential question of the assignment: Why is your poet an important artist? To begin answering this question, simply start writing out some sentences that incorporate the ideas from both the critical research you have collected and also your own analysis of the selected poem. Hopefully, there are multiple answers (or sub-answers) as to why this poet is an important artist. It also helps if these sub-answers can easily connect to elements of the specific poem you are analyzing. Once you have a firm answer to this essential question, you may begin to see an outline or an organizational structure of the essay take shape. For example:

I. Intro
II. Background of Poet
III. First Sub-Answer to Essential Question
IV. Second Sub-Answer to Essential Question
V. Third Sub-Answer to Essential Question
VI. Detailed Analysis of the Specific Poem (connect with sub-answers)
VII. Conclusion

Crime and Punishment Essay

More Databases!!

In EBSCOhost, you will also have access to three other useful databases:

High School Resources

Advanced High School Resources

Literary Reference Center Plus

If you return to the DHS Library page, you can also access our local Yolo County library database called General OneFile

This does require a Yolo Library County Barcode (which is free to get since membership to a public library is free - I recommend getting a card). But there is also an easy workaround to gaining access to the general one file without a library card. Just email me if you need more information on the workaround.