A week off!

So you don't have another post due until the 10th.  Enjoy the break, but I will warn you that Frankenstein is more dense and more difficult to read than Foster, so I would suggest trying to at least read a little this week.  I'll go ahead and let you know how I would like you to respond to the first set of chapters. (1-14)
Task #1)  Comment on one of the following:
    A) Characterization - Choose a character and discuss how he/she is developed in the text.  Use textual support.
    B)  Setting - Describe and analyze setting.  How does the time and place of the novel affect the conflicts, the characters, the plot, the symbolism?
Task #2)  Comment on one of the following:
    C)  Romanticism - Look up the notion of British Romanticism, describe it, and discuss what elements of Romanticism you see developed in the first few chapters
    D)  Structure - How is this novel written and organized?  Why is the structure important to what's happening?  How does this type of structure affect the reader?
Task #3)  Apply one of Foster's ideas to what you have read so far.  Specifiy the idea you are using, describe how it's developed, and explain its significance to theme.

As always, please email me with any questions on how to proceed with the tasks above.  Happy Independence Day!  Be safe!

How to Read Literature Like a Professor Chapters 18-26

Ok - this is our last set of chapters from Foster.  I still want you to focus on the ideas in two chapters and apply these to works you've read, but here's your challenge: Choose one of the ideas in a text you've already discussed and analyze how an idea in this last set of chapters also applies to that example. For instance, if you talked about the journey or quest chapter, use the same example you applied to that chapter and take it a step further by applying the ideas in the "Geography Matters" chapter (19). Where did the journey take the protagonist and why are those specific locations significant according to Foster? Some of you have already discussed rivers and bodies of water; how can you connect those examples to the chapter on baptism (18)? I hope you understand what I'm asking. I still want you to comment on two new ideas, but for at least one of them, apply the idea to an example you've already used. Please let me know if you have any questions. Remember you can always email me at williamsholly@hotmail.com if you don't feel comfortable asking questions on the public blog.

How to Read Literature - Chs. 11-15

For this week I've asked that you read chapters 11-15. Please generate your responses in a similar fashion to those of last week. Choose at least two ideas to connect to prior reading. You seem to have a good handle on not just identifying the technique, but also analyzing WHY that particular technique is used and what effect it creates. Keep up the good work with this! Try to vary your examples a bit more, although I understand that your repertoire of reading may be somewhat limited. Just do the best you can. This week I would also like for you to comment on what someone else has posted before you. It could be something someone posted last week or what someone has posted this week. Try to expand on an idea or challenge an idea; don’t just agree or disagree. Let’s start a productive dialogue. I have enjoyed the posts so far. You all seem to be on the right track, so keep it up.