First, my apologies for the late posting. Again, we have a strange week, since the college is closed on Monday, October 10th. Your work for this week is as follows:
- You should be beginning to work on planning and drafting your essays. Make sure you have read the assignment carefully and have added your comments or questions to the “Essay #1” post. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me if you are struggling with any aspect of this assignment or simply want to run your ideas by me!
- Submit your “plan” for your essay to me in writing by Wednesday, October 12th (I have pushed this back from the date I had originally suggested.). You may either hand your plan to me in class or send it to me in an email ([email protected]). The plan should include not only the text you are writing about and the topic you are exploring, but also a question you have formulated that brings the two together. (For example: “What does Moliere seem to be saying about lust or sexual attraction through the character of Tartuffe?” or “What does “The Chimney Sweeper” tell us about how appearances can be deceiving?”). Additionally, you can include in your “plan” any initial ideas you have about things you are hoping to explore in your essay. Make sure your question is a question that is open ended (not yes/no or either/or) and that can be answered through textual analysis.
- In class on Wednesday, we will be discussing the poems of William Wordsworth. Please read “Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey”, “The World is Too Much With Us”, and “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge” and have the poems available with you in class. We will be focusing on “Tintern Abbey”, so please be sure to read it carefully and look up any unfamiliar words!
- In a separate post, I have shared a few questions about Wordsworth for discussion and reflection. Please respond to one of the questions no later than Friday, October 14th.