Gothic Literature Project - Project Check #1

Today, we did an annotation page for the Gothic Literature Project.

Click here to download the progress check from today.

Gothic Literature Project

This week, we started the Gothic Literature Project. You can work with a partner or by yourself. If you choose to work with a partner, you will each be expected to contribute. You will choose a Gothic short story from the list, then complete the project. Please read the project page in its entirety. You are responsible for reading it and understanding it. As always, please ask questions during class or via email if you need help.

Option 1
Option 2
Option 3

Fear Essay Resources

Some students asked me to post a complete copy of all of the essay-writing resources we had in the lab today, so here we go. Click here to see the Essay Resources packet.

We will be in the library computer lab again tomorrow. The essay is due tomorrow - Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 11:59pm. You must submit this essay to TurnItIn.com - I cannot accept emailed submissions. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO UPLOAD IT. If it is turned in at 12:02am, it's late, and that's -20 points.

Fear Essay: All The Pieces

Here are links to all the pieces:

The Crucible - All 4 Acts

"Nature" and "Self-Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The Landlady" By Roald Dahl

"The Devil and Tom Walker" by Washington Irving

"The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls" and "A Psalm of Life" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau

"Declaration of Independence" by Thomas Jefferson

"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathon Edwards

MLA Citations for Everything Else

Here are the MLA citations for "The Landlady" and "Why We Crave Horror Movies."

These look a little different because they are from a different source, not our textbook.

For MLA citations for "The Devil and Tom Walker," "Civil Disobedience," and "The Declaration of Independence" - these are from the textbook.

Look at the other MLA citations we did for Nature and Self Reliance and all the others. It'll look like that. Just put the author first and last, the name of the piece, then the name of the textbook and publisher, year of publication, then the page range of the piece you are citing.

Fear Essay

Today, we started working on the Fear Essay. This essay is due to TurnItIn.com on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 11:59pm. This essay is due at this day and time regardless of whether you miss school between now and then. Remember that we take 20 points off for each day it is late! Students: If you have a significant issue that may keep you from getting this assignment in on that date, the time to email about me about that is now.

Click here to open the Fear Essay folder in my Google Drive. This folder has all of the material for the Fear Essay. For MLA information, click the "MLA Information" link on the right-hand side of the page.

Vocabulary Unit 6

Today, we took the Gothic Literature quiz, and most classes had time to take the vocabulary notes. If you were absent today, plan to come to tutoring to take the quiz.

Click here to visit the Quizlet for Unit 6.

Monday's Gothic Literature Quiz

Monday's Gothic Literature quiz will cover the following topics. Scroll down the blog to see the materials.

• Gothic Background Notes (posted Monday, November 4)
• The Devil and Tom Walker (posted Thursday, November 7)
• The Landlady (posted Friday, November 8) - Due to Friday's pep rally schedule, only 7th period had a chance to watch the video version of The Landlady. Every class did read it all.

"The Landlady"

Today, we read one of Roald Dahl's short stories called "The Landlady." Click here to download the story. This is a little bit different from what we've been doing because this is British literature, not American. Because this is a British piece, it has some terms in it you may not know. Click the links to learn more.

• Eton is a private school in England.
• Cambridge is a university in England.
• Bath is a city in England.

Click here to download the questions for this short story.

Just for fun, here's a pretty good (and very accurate) film adaptation of "The Landlady."



"The Landlady" materials are due on Monday, November 11, 2019.

The Gothic Literature Quiz is also on Monday. This quiz will include questions about the Gothic Literature notes, the short story "The Devil and Tom Walker," and the short story "The Landlady."

Block Day - "The Devil and Tom Walker"

On block day this week, we read "The Devil and Tom Walker" by Washington Irving. Click here to download the story. As we read the story, we noticed that the author often "throws shade" in the form of satire. Satire is the use of humor or exaggeration to mock and point out how ridiculous something (or someone) really is. We see that Irving takes every opportunity to make fun of Tom's wife and their marriage. He also points out the hypocrisy of a local church official.

Click here to download the questions for this short story.

Romantic Literature Retest

Today, we did the retest for the Romantic Literature exam. If you were absent today, please plan to attend tutoring one day soon.

Additional Gothic Resources

Here are some extra resources to help you understand Gothic Literature:



 

Gothic Background Notes

Here are today's notes:



Click here to download the student notes page for today. Extra copies are also available in the green crate at the back of the room.