Detailed Schedule | Introduction to the Study of English Literature

Week 1	Jun. 4	No class (Visakha Puja Day)
Week 1	Jun. 6	Introduction to Reading: Poetry Reading William Carlos Williams, "This Is Just to Say" (1934; study guide) On "This Is Just to Say" Commentary (with audio clip of Williams reading the poem) William Carlos Williams, "This Is Just to Say" (audio clip of Williams reading the poem in 1950; 0:18 min.) Voices and Visions: William Carlos Williams (1988; PBS documentary on Williams; watch entire episode, 56:48 min., closed captions available; short clips from the full program below) Part 1 (video clip, 8:23 min.) Part 2 (video clip, 5:34 min.) Poetry Foundation: Biography Peter Porter, "Mort aux chats," Preaching to the Converted (1972) Discussion: What is reading? What is poetry? Close reading a literary text.
Week 2	Jun. 11	Language in Poetry Reading Roger McGough, "First Day at School," In the Glassroom (1976; study guide) Critical Perspective Roger McGough (official site) Valerie Bloom, "Two Seasons," The World Is Sweet (2000; includes audio clip of Bloom reading poem; study guide) Valerie Bloom, Writer (official site) Valerie Bloom (brief bio, critical perspective, bibliography) Discussion: literal and figurative language; denotation and connotation; imagery; tone; voice; figures of speech
Week 2	Jun. 13	Language in Poetry Reading Chinua Achebe, "A Mother in a Refugee Camp," Christmas in Biafra and Other Poems (1973; study guide) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, "African 'Authenticity' and the Biafran Experience," Transition 99 (2008) TED: Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story (2009; video clip of Adichie's talk, 18:49 min.) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Half of a Yellow Sun (2006) Biyi Bandele, dir., Half of a Yellow Sun (2013) Bill Moyers, Interview with Chinua Achebe, A World of Ideas, PBS (1988) Part 1 (video clip, 9:00 min.) Part 2 (video clip, 9:00 min.) Part 3 (video clip, 8:59 min.) Jerome Brooks, "Chinua Achebe, The Art of Fiction No. 139," The Paris Review 133 (1994; interview) Chinua Achebe (profle at Brown University) Stephen Spender, "My parents kept me from children who were rough" Stephen Spender - Rough (audio clip of Spender reading the poem, 0:57 min.) Bullying Words Hurt - Bullying Commercial (video clip, 0:32 min.) Red Head (video clip, 0:51 min.) Discussion: figures of speech; simile, metaphor *Reading Response #1 due in class (MLA format, 1 page, double-spaced; study question: What is reading? How do you read? Some students have said that reading for them is escaping, asking questions, imagining, remembering, evaluating, and listening. Examine your own act of reading. What mental processes do you engage in when you read a poem in these first weeks? In a paragraph or two, show how that poem has urged you to read in a certain way.)
Week 3	Jun. 18	Language in Poetry Reading Edmund Waller, "Go, Lovely Rose" (1645; study guide) Edmund Waller - Go, Lovely Rose - John Gielgud (Sir John Gielgud reads Waller's "Go, Lovely Rose"; audio clip, 1:05 min.) Edmund Waller (brief biography) Dorothy Parker, "One Perfect Rose," Enough Rope (1923; study guide) Dorothy Parker "One Perfect Rose" poem animation (animation of Parker reading poem; video clip, 0:52 min.) "On 'One Perfect Rose'" (critical excerpt) John Hollander, "Dorothy Parker and the Art of Light Verse," Yale Review 85.1 (1997) Marion Capron, Interviews: Dorothy Parker, The Paris Review 13 (1956) Discussion: irony; caesura; rhyme, rhyme scheme; couplet
Week 3	Jun. 20	Language in Poetry Reading Carol Ann Duffy, "Valentine," Mean Time (1993; study guide) Carol Ann Duffy, "Love Poetry," Sheer Poetry (2010) Carol Ann Duffy (brief bio with audio clip of Duffy reading several poems) Carol Ann Duffy (bio, bibliography, awards, critical perspective) Jeanette Winterson, "The money has gone, so make love our alternative currency," The Guardian (2012) Discussion: imagery Creative Writing (love poem): Last week you've given thoughtful and critical comments about the number, picture and quote on the Biafran War that you brought to share in class. For this week, bring that same keen scrutiny to the subject of love. Think about what love is, its characteristics and manifestations, its problems and power, your personal experience of it, your observation of it affecting others. Consider different kinds of love (ex. love of one's lover, one's parents, one's car, country, money, music, self) and the many ways they can be written about in poetry. Write a love poem and bring it to class.
Week 4	Jun. 25	Language in Poetry Reading John Keats, "To Autumn" (1819) Introduction to the poem by Sven Birkerts with audio clips of 4 readers' take on the poem "To Autumn" (composition, comments, analysis) Caitlin Kimball, "John Keats: 'To Autumn'" (poem guide) "Ode to Autumn" (1819) (poem and analysis) Ode (explanation of different types of odes) and The Meditative Romantic Ode On Reading Lyric Poetry A Brief Guide to Romanticism John Keats Biography The Regency Period Discussion: personification
Week 4	Jun. 27	Language in Poetry Reading Carol Ann Duffy, "Achilles" (2010) David Beckham David Beckham Out of World Cup After Tearing Achilles Tendon (2010; video clip of BBC report, 1:33 min.) "David Beckham's Achilles immortalised by poet laureate," BBC (2010; with audio clip of Duffy reading poem, 0:49 min.) David Beckham (profile) Achilles James Hunter, "Achilles," Encyclopedia Mythica (2005) Achilles, Greek Myth Index Styx Michael Dawson, "Styx (River)," Encyclopedia Mythica (1998) "Styx," Greek Myth Index (2007) "Styx," Britannica "Styx," Theoi Greek Mythology Odysseus "Odysseus," Greek Myth Index (2007) James Hunter, "Odysseus," Encyclopedia Mythica (2005) Thomas Bullfinch, "The Trojan War," The Age of Fable (1913) Stephen Crane, "The Wayfarer," War Is Kind and Other Lines (1899; study guide) Biography Allegory Allegory (short definition) Introduction to Medieval Allegory Definition of Allegory (with link to exercise) Discussion: allusion; tradition; allegory
Week 5	Jul. 2	Sounds in Poetry Reading "Scarborough Fair" Scarborough Fair / The Elfin Knight (notes on the song's history and a few versions) Francis James Child, "The Elfin Knight," Additions and Corrections, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, vol. 5 (1894, 1898) Francis James Child, "The Elfin Knight," The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, vol. 1 (1882) Martin Carthy, "Scarborough Fair" (1965; video clip, 3:28 min.) Simon and Garfunkel, "Scarborough Fair/Canticle," Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme (1966; listen to song here, 4:12 min.) Patrick Humphries, "Scarborough Fair," Sold on Song, BBC (2003) Nana Mouskouris and the King's Singers, "Scarborough Fair" (1976; video clip, 3:43 min.) A History of the Borough (formation, key facts, and brief history of Scarborough) Christina Rossetti, "In an Artist's Studio" (1856) Alison Chapman, "Christina Rossetti's 'In an Artist's Studio,'" Victorian Poetry Network (2011) Image and Symbol in Christina Rossetti's Poetry Rossetti's Avante-Garde Poetics Introductory: Christina Rossetti and the Poetic Vocation Christina Rossetti - Additional Biographical Information The Rossetti Archive (the complete writings and pictures of Dante Gabriel Rossetti) Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal (1834–1862) (brief bio) Judith Watt, "Flaming libertines: Dante Gabriel Rossetti and his muses," The Telegraph (2011) Sonnet Poetic Form: Sonnet Characteristics of the (Petrarchan) Sonnet Renaissance Sonnets A Short History of the Sonnet Simon Armitage Interview (interview with poet about the sonnet form) Discussion: types of poetry; sonnet; ballad Quiz 1 (10 points, 20 minutes) on Cocktail
Week 5	Jul. 4	Form in Poetry Reading William Shakespeare, Sonnet LXXIII ("That time of year thou mayst in me behold"; study guide) Ian Johnston, "A Note on Shakespeare's Sonnets" (1999) Facsimile (view the sonnet as it was printed in Quarto 1 published in 1609) Rhyme Rhyme (short definitions and examples of different kinds of rhymes) Rhythm and Rhyme Definition of Rhyme (with exercise) Rhyme (benefits, disadvantages) Meter and Scansion Meter (examples of traditional accentual-syllabic meters) Meter and Scansion Kurt Daw, "The Down and Dirty Guide to Scanning Verse: Some Hints to Help with Sounding Shakespeare's Words" (good to keep in mind when reading non-Shakespearean verse as well) INTRA - Interactive Tutorial On Rhythm Analysis: Some Introductory Concepts and Terms Discussion: meter; rhyme; scansion
Week 6	Jul. 9	Introduction to Reading: Drama Reading "Edward" (study guide) "Edward," Max Hunter Folk Song Collection (song information) "Edward" (notes to the music, lyrics, traditional ballad index) Performances Richard Dyer-Bennet sings "Edward" (video clip, 4:31 min.) Edward sung by Frank Hinchliffe (1976; video clip, 2:47 min.) Edward. Ballade- Johann Gottfried Herder (video clip, 5:17 min.) Brahms - Duet op 75, n°1 "Edward" (video clip with German and English subtitles, 4:16 min.) Old Blind Dogs - Edward (Scottish Folk Ballad) (video clip, 5:05 min.) "Edward" Carl Loewe, Herder, Eugen Hilti Bariton, Raffael Kuster Klavier (video clip with German lyrics, 4:43 min.) Ballad Ballad (description of the folk and literary ballad) Ballad (short description) Traditional Ballads (what is a ballad?, web resources) Susan Glaspell, Trifles (1916; study guide) Provincetown Playhouse A History of the Provincetown Playhouse Jeff Kennedy, "Trifles by Susan Glaspell" (2007; the writing of the play and critical reception) The Hossack Case Susan Glaspell, The Hossack Murder, Library of America (news articles on the trial) Nancy Bowers, "John Hossack: Homicide," Iowa Cold Cases (good summary of the John Hossack murder case) Patricia L. Bryan and Thomas Wolf, Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America's Heartland (2005) Prologue Midnight Assassin (official webpage of the book) Margaret Murchison Hossack (brief bio) Susan Glaspell Des Moines Daily News articles on the Hossack case Preview on Google Books Susan Glaspell, Trifles (contextual background, text of play with notes, review of criticism, bibliography) Discussion: narrative; drama; character, consistency, motivation, plausibility; irony
Week 6	Jul. 11	Experiencing Drama Reading Susan Glaspell, Trifles (1916; study guide) Ghost Ranch Productions film trailer (2008; video clip, 1:36 min.) Susan Glaspell, "A Jury of Her Peers" (1917) Alfred Hitchcock Presents: A Jury of Her Peers (1961; video clip, 25:13 min.) Two-Headed Calf production: Trifles (2010; with three excerpts from the play) Trifles (annotations about related texts, films, books and articles) The International Susan Glaspell Society: About Susan Glaspell Biography
Week 7	Jul. 16	Experiencing and Writing about Literature Reading Coursebook pp. 1–107 Review literary terms (pdf file of handout) Practice tests William Blake, "Infant Sorrow," Song of Experience (1794) Deja Beamon, "Infant Sorrow: The Clap Meets Young Chap" (2011; Uses of William Blake in Popular Culture discussion and responses) Infant Sorrow, Tate (relief etching on paper and caption) The William Blake Archive Mary Oliver, "Crossing the Swamp," American Primitive (1978) 2004 AP English Literature and Composition Free-Response Questions (pdf file) 2004 AP English Literature and Composition Scoring Guidelines and Sample Student Essays (pdf file) 2004 AP English Literature and Composition Scoring Commentary (pdf file)
Week 7	Jul. 18	Experiencing and Writing about Literature Reading Coursebook pp. 1–107 Literary terms quizzes AP Lit Terms Quiz (click the gray start button to begin the multiple choice quiz) English- Literary Terms Quiz (flashcard style review/test; uncheck the "both sides" box to view only the definitions) Can you name the 120 AP Literary Terms? (click on the green "play game" button to start the 20-minute clock) AP Lit poetry terms quiz (flashcard style) Writing Techniques AP Lit & Comp: Writing technique (flashcard style review) Writing Guide
Week 8	Jul. 23	Midterm Exam (Midterm week: July 23–27, 2012) (2 hours, in class) The midterm consists of two parts, one on an unseen poem and the other on syllabus material from the beginning of the semester through week seven (to Glaspell's Trifles). There will be short answer questions, scansion, and essay-type questions. As always, it is helpful to take a few minutes to plan an outline before writing your essays. Formulate a thoughtful thesis/argument in responding to the question that allows you to address effectively the requirements of the prompt. For each prompt, you do not need to answer every single question in the cluster in order and separately. The multiple questions are there to help you think about the topic. Cite specific acts, scenes, lines, or words in support of your argument. You will want to show us your critical and analytical skills: demonstrate that you have read closely and understood the material, that you can critically engage with that material, with discussion in class, and with the test question, that you can synthesize material and knowledge gained, and that you can write clear and effective prose. Give your essays a title if you like. Writing Writing Prose (handbook on college writing, Yale University; pdf file) Sources and Citation (Dartmouth College; pdf file) Reading Strategies A General Study Guide Reading Strategies and LIE S.O.A.P.S. Document Analysis PDIDLS Tone and Detailed Explanation of DIDLS Close Reading Close Reading Guide Getting an A on an English Paper: Close Reading How to Do a Close Reading Francine Prose, "Close Reading," The Atlantic (2006) Thinking Practice Poetry Explications Poetry Explication Understanding Explication Explicating a Poem and Symbolism Explication vs. Analysis Essay Exam Tips Writing Exam Essays Pointers for Taking Essay Tests Writing Essay Exams (pdf file) Essay Exam Preparation (pdf file) Review literary terms (more online quizzes; see if you can beat the set champions) Quiz for AP Literature, Poetry Terms - Introduction AP Literary Terms (Expanded) All Literary Devices Mrs. Harnden's AP Lit Review Sample Midterm Questions and Responses Sample Midterm & Answers (the gothic experience) Example of Strong Responses (Romantic literature) Sample Midterm Questions (pdf file) Sample Midterm Essay Response What Is Plagiarism
Week 8	Jul. 25	No class (Midterm week: July 23–27, 2012)
Week 9	Jul. 31	Dramatic Narrative Reading Vince LiCata and Ping Chong, Cocktail (2009; study guide) Vince LiCata and Ping Chong, "Artists' Statement" (pp. xxviii–xxx) Tamara Loos, "Introduction" (pp. ix–xxvii) Krisana Kraisintu Krisana Kraisintu (official homepage) Citation for Krisana Kraisintu (Ramon Magsaysay Award) XIX International AIDS Conference (2012) Discussion: plot
Week 9	Aug. 1	Dramatic Narrative Reading Vince LiCata and Ping Chong, Cocktail (2009; study guide) Artworx, "Cocktail" (video clip, 6:16 min.) Tina Rosenberg, "Look at Brazil," The New York Times (2001) Nangfahnirnam (official page for the Thai production; includes interview with the director) Discussion: plot
Week 10	Aug. 6	Introduction to Reading: Short Story Reading Somerset Maugham, "Appointment in Samarra", Sheppey (1933; study guide) "The Appointment in Samarra" and Study Guide Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Godfather Death," Children's and Household Tales (1857) Richard Connell, "The Most Dangerous Game" (1924; study guide) "The Most Dangerous Game," narr. Samuel Peppard, Tell Me a Story, WFTE (mp3; 28:31 min.) The Most Dangerous Game , dir. Irving Pichel and Ernest B. Schoedsack (1932 film; video clip, 1 hr. 2:34 min.) Rattawut Lapcharoensap, "Priscilla the Cambodian," Sightseeing (2005; study guide) Cambodian War I Was Born into a War: The Cambodian Genocide (video clip, 10:58 min.) Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia (1979 documentary directed by David Munro and written by John Pilger, 52:05 min.) Refugees If We Knew Their Stories (trailer of documentary about refugees; 2:32 min.) UNHCR campaigns Elena Anaya No One Chooses to be a Refugee (video clip, 0:31 min.) 1 Life 1 Story: Refugee Storytelling (video clips) Angelina Jolie visits Colombian refugees in Ecuador for UN Refugee Agency (video clip, 2:16 min.) Angelina Jolie Message: World Refugee Day 2012 (video clip, 0:30 min.) CNN: World Refugee Day Discussion: plot; characterization
Week 10	Aug. 8	Elements of Fiction Reading Rattawut Lapcharoensap, "Priscilla the Cambodian," Sightseeing (2005; study guide) Discussion: setting *Reading Response #2 due in class (MLA format, 1 page, double-spaced; you may use any of the study questions for the works we have read or are reading as prompts, or you might choose to think further about a question or issue raised in class discussion, or formulate your own question or discuss an idea about the text that emerged as you read the work more closely.)
Week 11	Aug. 13	No class (Mother's Day observed)
Week 11	Aug. 15	Elements of Fiction Reading Susan Glaspell, "A Jury of Her Peers" (1917; study guide) Discussion: theme; symbol Writing Practice on Saki's "The Open Window" (1911) Ethel M. Munro, "Saki (Hector Hugh Munro)" (bio by Saki's sister) Christopher Hitchens, "Where the Wild Things Are," The Atlantic (2008) Adam Frost, "A Hundred Years of Saki," Contemporary Review 275.1607 (1999)
Week 12	Aug. 20	Elements of Fiction Reading Bernard Malamud, "The German Refugee" (1964; study guide with links to audio clips of story) Bernard Malamud interviewed by Daniel Stern, The Paris Review (1974; pdf file) Quiz 2 on "The German Refugee"
Week 12	Aug. 22	Elements of Fiction Reading Bernard Malamud, "The German Refugee" (1964; study guide with links to audio clips of story) Hal Blythe and Charlie Sweet, "The Narrator in Malamud's 'The German Refugee,'" American Notes and Queries 22.3/4 (1983) Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself" (1855) Guide to Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass James E. Miller, Jr., "Criticism" (1998)
Week 13	Aug. 27	Elements of Fiction Reading Gish Jen, "What Means Switch," The Atlantic Monthly (1990; study guide) Gish Jen, "Challenging the Asian Illusion," The New York Times (1991) Don Lee, "About Gish Jen," Ploughshares 26.2/3 (2000) Martha Satz, "Writing about the Things That Are Dangerous: A Conversation with Gish Jen," Southwest Review 78.1 (1993) Biography and Criticism Writing Practice
Week 13	Aug. 29	Elements of Fiction Reading Gish Jen, "What Means Switch," The Atlantic Monthly (1990; study guide) Yuko Matsukawa, "MELUS Interview: Gish Jen," MELUS 18.4 (1993) Becoming American: The Chinese Experience "Personal Journeys" (transcript of interview with Bill Moyers) A Conversation on Writing with Gish Jen (video clip, 19:46 min.; begins with Jen reading from Who's Irish? then answering questions on identity, characters, humor, methods, research, and reading)
Week 14	Sep. 3	Introduction to Reading: Novel Reading Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale (1985; study guide) beginning–Part VI (end of chapter 17) Gerd Ludwig, Soviet Pollution: A Lethal Legacy (photo essay) Margaret Atwood (official site) Author Interview Margaret Atwood – The Handmaid's Tale (2010 audio clip of interview with Atwood; 19:00 min.)
Week 14	Sep. 5	Traditions of Tales Reading Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale (1985; study guide) Part VII–Part IX (end of chapter 24)
Week 15	Sep. 10	Reality and Fiction Reading Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale (1985; study guide) Part X–Part XII (end of chapter 39) Margaret Atwood, "Rape Fantasies" (1977)
Week 15	Sep. 12	Past, Present, and Future Reading Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale (1985; study guide) Part XIII–Historical Notes Danita J. Dodson, "An Interview with Margaret Atwood," Critique 38 (1997)
Week 16	Sep. 17	Presentations If you are planning to use PowerPoint, make sure it is compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 version. Also embed or include files of any nonstandard fonts that are in your presentation. 11 Commandments for PowerPoint Let me know of any other audiovisual needs by 4 p.m. Friday, September 14, 2012. 5-minute individual presentations (15–20 minutes per panel) followed by a 10-minute question and answer session Tentative schedule (download presentations program, pdf file) 1. Dangerous Games 10:00–10:30 a.m. Presiding: Sarinrat Mungboonmob Speakers: 1. "'The Most Dangerous Game,'" Thitirat Muangsiri 2. "Setting in Connell's 'The Most Dangerous Game,'" Kittipoom Intra 3. "Zaroff and Rainsford: Hunters Hunted,'" Titaya Hengnukun 4. "Fair Game: Psychological Justification and Ethics in 'The Most Dangerous Game,'" Suteemar Tiencharoen Respondent 1: Narisorn Norasethsataporn Respondent 2: Arpharat Lin Respondent 3: Burassakorn Gitipotnopparat Respondent 4: Ariya Jhiinapengkad 2. Small but Dangerous 10:35–10:55 a.m. Presiding: Jaisai Wongvoravisitti Speakers: 1. "Revealing Trifles,'" Chonlagarn Incharoensak 2. "Oppressive Trifles,'" Warittha Kraiwee 3. "Trifling Trifles," Kankanid Mitrpakdee Respondent 1: Suteemar Tiencharoen Respondent 2: Kangsadan Marangsri Respondent 3: Jitpimol Sritongkhami 3. The Danger of Perception 11:00–11:25 a.m. Presiding: Pakorn Lophongpaibool Speakers: 1. "The Pitfalls of Us and Them in 'Priscilla the Cambodian,'" Juthaporn Jiajanpong 2. "Developing Understanding: The Narrator's Growth in 'Priscilla the Cambodian,'" Sarinrat Mungboonmob 3. "Women Crossing the Line in 'A Jury of Her Peers,'" Narisorn Norasethsataporn Respondent 1: Napasanan Wongchuangchai Respondent 2: Titaya Hengnukun Respondent 3: Kankanid Mitrpakdee 4. Exploding Categories 11:00–11:25 a.m. Presiding: Jitpimol Sritongkham Speakers: 1. "Unlikely Communication in 'Priscilla the Cambodian,'" Ariya Jhiinapengkad 2. "Characteristics of Thai People in 'Priscilla the Cambodian,'" Pakorn Lophongpaibool Respondent 1: Juthaporn Jiajanpong Respondent 2: Kittipoom Intra Final paper due (2 pp.) Writing in College Writing Prose (handbook on college writing, Yale University; pdf file) Sources and Citation (Dartmouth College; pdf file) Reminders Writing about Literature Getting an A on an English Paper: Close Reading Thesis Statements Handouts Thesis Statements (What Is a Thesis Statement?; How Do I Get a Thesis?; How Do I Know If My Thesis Is Strong?; Examples) Writing for Specific Fields: Literature (Fiction) How to Write a Thesis Statement Thesis Statement Guidelines (plus information on form, introductions, and conclusions) Writing a Thesis Statement for a Literature Paper MLA Page Format
Week 16	Sep. 19	Presentations Theme potluck breakfast hosted by section 4. Currently on the menu: puff pies, sandwiches, boxed juice. Tentative schedule (download presentations program, pdf file) 5. Ironic Views 8:00–8:25 a.m. Presiding: Narisorn Norasethsataporn Speakers: 1. "The Story of Pronouns in Glaspell's 'A Jury of Her Peers,'" Kangsadan Marangsri 2. " Red Motif in The Handmaid's Tale," Napasanan Wongchuangchai 3. "Color and Social Status in The Handmaid's Tale," Jaisai Wongvoravisitti 4. "Keats' 'To Autumn' and Death," Jitpimol Sritongkham Respondent 1: Thitirat Muangsiri Respondent 2: Chonlagarn Incharoensak Respondent 3: Patpicha Tanakasempipat Respondent 4: Sarinrat Mungboonmob 6. Revealing "The German Refugee" 8:30–9:55 a.m. Presiding: Chonlagarn Incharoensak Speakers: 1. "Functions and Effects of Illusions in 'The German Refugee,'" Burassakorn Gitipotnopparat 2. "The German Refugee's Gains," Arpharat Lin 3. "Oskar Gassner’s Downfall: The Nazis’ Underlying Presence in His Lost Battles,'" Patpicha Tanakasempipat Respondent 1: Warittha Kraiwee Respondent 2: Jaisai Wongvoravisitti Respondent 3: Pakorn Lophongpaibool
Week 17	Sep. 24	Final Exam (8:30–11:30 a.m.) The final covers syllabus material from Cocktail through The Handmaid's Tale. Expect four or five essay type questions that ask you to discuss one or more texts. As always, it is helpful to take a few minutes to plan an outline before writing your essays. Formulate a thoughtful thesis/argument in response to the question that allows you to address effectively the requirements of the prompt. For each prompt, you do not need to answer every single question in the cluster of questions in order and separately. The multiple questions are there to help you think about the topic. Cite specific incidents, scenes, lines, or words in support of your argument. You will want to show us your critical and analytical skills: demonstrate that you have read closely and understood the material, that you can critically engage with that material, with discussion in class, and with the test question, that you can synthesize material and knowledge gained, and that you can write clear and effective prose. Give your essays a title if you like. Preparation Open-Ended Questions for Advanced Placement English Literature (essay questions for practice) Writing Exam Essays, University of Victoria Pointers for Taking Essay Tests, Ferrum College Writing Essay Exams, Princeton University (pdf file) Essay Exam Preparation, Utah State University (pdf file) Review literary terms Review 120 literary terms (click on the "play game" green button to start the 20-minute timer) Review 57 literary terms (click the "start" button to begin multiple choice quiz) Review 21 literary and rhetorical terms (click the "play this game" button to start flash cards) Review 229 AP language and literary terms