1. The Alchemist–Read and annotate up to p. 152 (stop with “The simum blew that day as it had never blown before.”)
Due 3/21: The Alchemist and Class Forum
March 20, 2017 By
1. The Alchemist–Read and annotate up to p. 133 (stop with “On the following day, the first clear sign of danger appeared.”)
2. Class Forum–Post your entire 1984/SH5 essay (as is).
3. 10H, we will share and I will collect your poems tomorrow.
Due 3/20: The Alchemist and Live the Question
March 16, 2017 By
1. The Alchemist–Read and annotate up to p. 116 (stop with “The following night, the boy appeared at the alchemist’s tent with a horse.”)
2. (Due 3/20) Live the Question–Again, because of the posting snafu on Friday, I am amending the writing assignment. For Monday, you are to write a poem! Use the lines of verse to illustrate what it means to live one (or multiple) of your questions of self-interrogation. As you live the question in verse, you are expected to:
- Rely on at least one controlling technique (i.e. rhyme, repetition, etc.) or device (i.e. the lynching scene in Wright’s “Between the World and Me”).
- Rely on “painterly language” to show rather than tell. Again, Wright’s poem is a great example of a poem that relies on vivid imagery to show the reader the scene.