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Due 11/9: Poetry Readings

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1. (Due 11/9) Readings–A Dream Within a Dream by Edgar Allan Poe, Come, Walk With Me by Emily Bronte, and O Me! O Life! and I Sit and Look Out by Walt Whitman. AND the two poems assigned by today’s presenting group.

2. (Due 11/10) Emotion Poem–Consider this an exercise in getting to know one another and an exercise in conscious manipulation of sound in our poetry. First choose the subject for you poem. That subject must be the feeling/emotion with which you are most closely acquainted (Shout out to LD!). Let’s consider feelings/emotions as people. Which one do you know best? Give it life in poetic form. The one condition in this poem is that you must manipulate sound in your poem. So, pay attention to the sound of your piece.

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Poetry Seminar
11/10/16
#5: Emotion

Due 11/9: Nausea and Extra Credit

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1. Nausea–Read and annotate up to p. 94. This section brings up talking point #2: The Museum. Please be prepared to discuss “Anything can happen” and the museum.

2. (DUE NOVEMBER 10!) EXTRA CREDIT! This is a creative VISUAL extra credit assignment.  This image or series of images should tell a story (a story that is connected to one of the themes below).  Each image should include a pithy existential narrative no more than 50 words in length (preferably closer to 30). If you think of all that we have read and discussed thus far and consider the scope of your theme, you can really get funky with this assignment!   Your visual must capture the essence of your theme!  The color of absence of color in the image is completely up to you.  All creative decisions are yours!  Just capture one of the existential themes below!  Although not necessary, feel free to connect your visual to a text read thus far in the term if you would like. The final submission will be scored based upon creative ingenuity and thematic relevance! Here you will see a sampling of past creative visuals submitted for this course.

The Individual in industrialized society
Faith and Existentialism (Anguish and Fear)
Atheistic Existentialism (Nothingness, despair, and suffering)
Authenticity and Bad Faith
Alienation and Absurdity
Personal Freedom (Individual Subjectivity)
Death and existence

Due 11/9: Politics and the English Language

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1. Please be prepared to discuss Politics and the English Language  on Wednesday!

2. The Bell Jar Essay–Second drafts are due Thursday. While you are expected to have an introduction and conclusion, I want you to focus most of your thought on development of the argument across the body of the essay. Also, this essay should be 3-4 pages. You should have no fewer than 3 pages.

Also, today you got feedback from one of your peers. If there is some feedback that you do not agree with, you can choose to ignore it (but only do so after careful consideration).

Finally, here is the rubric (ignore the creative column). Print this rubric and keep it in your binder.