Sheet of the week / 12.13

Dear oib class,

Ahhh.  A film-filled week to look forward to.  Just the thing for the week before break!
On Monday, we will meet in class.  We are going to watch Streetcar, but we don't have the auditorium until 11:15 so we'll begin in class and then go down.
On Wednesday, please note that the film begins at 8.  If you come in later, you will miss part of it.  Make an effort to come in early!
On Thursday, we will have a class period to wrap up Streetcar, though I anticipate some leftover discussion for after the break, and I will be giving you some synthesis questions to do.

And please begin blogging for the second trimester...

DST practice

Here are a few practice DST questions.  I've also placed some sample essays and close readings in the pages to left (under "sample / study aids").  Happy reading!

1. Show how the climaxes in two works of literature that you have studied are related to the central action and give meaning to the whole work.

2.We can, at times, forgive the damage caused by the weak and the stupid; but when the damage is caused by the strong and intelligent, the action producing the damage shocks us.  Develop this idea by discussing the damage produced by characters in two of the works you have studied.

3.”It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering, for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive.”  Do you agree with these words by W. Somerset Maugham?  Discuss, using two works of literature you have read.

The one, the only... New Orleans' Annual "Stella" scream contest

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