THE LAST POSSIBLE DAY TO HAND I N PAPERS IS WEDNESDAY APRIL 23.
ALL FINAL GRADES WILL BE POSTED ON MYECC DURING THE LAST WEEK OF APRIL.
English 222 Spring 2015
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Good Database for Outside Sources
Academia.edu
You'll need to create an account but there are many articles here that will be useful. They are all reliable.
Just create an account and search documents for the texts we cover in class.
Here is some for The Road:
https://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/Cormac_McCarthy_The_Road
You'll need to create an account but there are many articles here that will be useful. They are all reliable.
Just create an account and search documents for the texts we cover in class.
Here is some for The Road:
https://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/Cormac_McCarthy_The_Road
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Essay 3
DRAFT DUE APRIL 8TH
BEING ABSENT ON THE DAY A PAPER IS DUE
DOES NOT GIVE YOU AN EXTENSION.
APRIL 8TH IS THE ONLY DAY I
WILL ACCEPT DRAFTS
FINAL DRAFT DUE APRIL 15th
- You must use at least 2
outside sources to support your thesis.
- You must use examples from
the texts we have read in class and the outside sources. Papers that do
not quote outside sources or the text will not pass.
- Follow MLA guidelines we
have discussed all semester (Everything from heading to block quotes to
number the pages..everything).
- Works Cited Page
- Never
end a paragraph with a quote.
- Cite
outside sources within in your text; if it appears on your works cited
page it has to be used in the paper (direct quotes or paraphrasing).
- Always
keep in mind: is this quote proving and supporting my thesis? If not, do
not use it!
Pick one of the following topics and be
sure to use TWO RELIEABLE OUTSIDE SOURCES!
The
Road
1) One man they meet on the road says
"There is no God and we are his prophets." What does he mean by this?
Explain the role of God and faith in The
Road. As always, use direct references to the text as your proof.
2) Describe the relationship between the
boy and his father. What do they feel
for each other? How do they maintain their affection for and faith in each
other in such brutal conditions? How do they support each other during the
tougher times of the novel?
3) What does The Road ultimately suggest
about good and evil? What separates the “good guys” from the “bad guys”? How do
we as readers know this?
4) Use the idea that the boy is symbolic
of a religious figure or “the one” and explain how his role changes over the
course of the novel.
More on The Road
This is an article on The Road and "The Allegory of the Cave"
tp://journals.tdl.org/cormacmccarthy/index.php/cormacmccarthy/article/view/852/616
More about The Road
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/books/review/Kennedy.t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://www.themodernword.com/reviews/mccarthy_road.html
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v29/n02/philip-connors/crenellated-heat
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2639&context=etd
http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/013_04/499
http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/013_04/499
http://network.bepress.com/explore/arts-and-humanities/english-language-and-literature/literature-in-english-north-america/?facet=publication_facet%3A%22Cormac+McCarthy+Conference%22
tp://journals.tdl.org/cormacmccarthy/index.php/cormacmccarthy/article/view/852/616
More about The Road
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/books/review/Kennedy.t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://www.themodernword.com/reviews/mccarthy_road.html
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v29/n02/philip-connors/crenellated-heat
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2639&context=etd
http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/013_04/499
http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/013_04/499
http://network.bepress.com/explore/arts-and-humanities/english-language-and-literature/literature-in-english-north-america/?facet=publication_facet%3A%22Cormac+McCarthy+Conference%22
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
The Road
NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/books/review/Kennedy.t.html?pagewanted=all
http://blog.mattmecham.com/2007/05/29/cormack-mccarthy-the-road/
Hope:
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dont-delay/200805/coping-and-procrastination-the-role-hope
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CGoQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.swarthmore.edu%2FSocSci%2Fbschwar1%2Fpitfalls.pdf&ei=5epxT-OyKoPC0QGIlOWgAQ&usg=AFQjCNHKErPOuXD1lgCFc7gjizHGBkt_jg&sig2=Iz-GAe8EOtNQLnsdv7Ws9g
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joyce-mcfadden/the-psychology-of-hope-an_b_141856.html
This is an article on The Road and "The Allegory of the Cave"
tp://journals.tdl.org/cormacmccarthy/index.php/cormacmccarthy/article/view/852/616
More about The Road
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/books/review/Kennedy.t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://www.themodernword.com/reviews/mccarthy_road.html
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v29/n02/philip-connors/crenellated-heat
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2639&context=etd
http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/013_04/499
http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/013_04/499
http://network.bepress.com/explore/arts-and-humanities/english-language-and-literature/literature-in-english-north-america/?facet=publication_facet%3A%22Cormac+McCarthy+Conference%22
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/books/review/Kennedy.t.html?pagewanted=all
http://blog.mattmecham.com/2007/05/29/cormack-mccarthy-the-road/
Hope:
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dont-delay/200805/coping-and-procrastination-the-role-hope
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CGoQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.swarthmore.edu%2FSocSci%2Fbschwar1%2Fpitfalls.pdf&ei=5epxT-OyKoPC0QGIlOWgAQ&usg=AFQjCNHKErPOuXD1lgCFc7gjizHGBkt_jg&sig2=Iz-GAe8EOtNQLnsdv7Ws9g
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joyce-mcfadden/the-psychology-of-hope-an_b_141856.html
This is an article on The Road and "The Allegory of the Cave"
tp://journals.tdl.org/cormacmccarthy/index.php/cormacmccarthy/article/view/852/616
More about The Road
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/books/review/Kennedy.t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://www.themodernword.com/reviews/mccarthy_road.html
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v29/n02/philip-connors/crenellated-heat
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2639&context=etd
http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/013_04/499
http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/013_04/499
http://network.bepress.com/explore/arts-and-humanities/english-language-and-literature/literature-in-english-north-america/?facet=publication_facet%3A%22Cormac+McCarthy+Conference%22
Monday, March 9, 2015
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Essay 2 Due March 25
DUE
MARCH 25
BEING ABSENT ON THE DAY A
PAPER IS DUE DOES NOT GIVE YOU AN EXTENSION.
OUTSIDE SOURCES
eng222spring15.blogspot.com
3 pages
·
You
must use at least 2 outside sources to support your thesis.
·
You
must use examples from the texts we have read in class and the outside sources.
Papers that do not quote outside sources or the text will not pass.
·
Follow
MLA guidelines we have discussed
·
Never end a paragraph with a quote.
·
Cite outside sources within in your
text; if it appears on your works cited page it has to be used in the paper
(direct quotes or paraphrasing).
·
Always keep in mind: is this quote
proving and supporting my thesis? If not, do not use it!
The Catcher in
the Rye
1)
Holden Caufield wants a
relationship and he likes girls, but at times he is not exactly the most
sensitive kind of guy. Based on Caufield’s actions, statements and other
evidence that you gather, argue for an interpretation of Catcher in the Rye
as a sexist novel. Why does he treat girls and women the way he does? Remember
that he thinks no one is better than his sister but otherwise he does not have
a good relationship with women or girls.
2)
One of the central ideas of this
novel is Holden Caufield’s curious, conflicted relationship with adolescence
and adulthood. Standing on the threshold between the two, Caulfield negotiates
neither successfully. Identify the points at which Holden’s ability to navigate
adolescence successfully began to break down. Identify what Caulfield could
have done to achieve a more successful resolution of this complicated
developmental period.
3)
Holden often refers to people as
“phonies.” What would you say he means by this? What types of people does he
call “phonies”? Does he act in a phony manner at all? If so, how? Give examples
to back up your beliefs.
4)
Do a case study on the character of
Holden Caulfield. Explain what you believe he is going through or may suffer
from by using psychological outside sources. Using theories from psychology,
especially those related to mental illness, pretend that you are a psychologist
or psychiatrist and use the textual evidence to determine whether Caufield
could be diagnosed with a mental illness.
1)
After years of polite submission to her male counterparts, Janie gains her
voice in Chapters 7 and 8. Prior to her defiance of Joe, Janie observes the way
Daisy, Mrs. Bogle, and Mrs. Robbins are treated by the men. For this essay
describe how each woman is treated in the novel.
2)
What happens to Janie after “she tore off [her] kerchief... and let down
her plentiful hair” (Chapter 8)? How does her hair reflect her womanhood? How
does she change when we see her take off the kerchief?
3)
Janie finds herself in two marriages with men that
greatly differ from each other. These two men go by the names of Joe Starks and
Vergile “Tea Cake” Woods. They both have very different impacts on Janie’s path
to achieve her life goals. Compare and contrast the two characters.
4)
The hurricane makes the characters question who
they are and what their place in the universe is. How would you explain this
idea?
5)
How has Nanny’s experience as a slave stamped her worldview with a strong concern
for financial security, respectability, and upward mobility? What is she most
concerned about when it comes to Janie?
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