The Island—due April 1

A. Type your group number and your explanation of the island.

1. Real algae and meerkats

2. Hell
3. Heaven
4. Purgatory/Limbo
5. Corpse (& garbage heap)
6. Eden/Utopia/Fantasy
7. Divine intervention gift (body of a god)

B. Copy & paste sentences from the novel that prove your explanation is the correct one. Include page numbers that the sentences are on.

C. Explain why you chose these sentences to prove your explanation.

Include your last name(s).

Stems—due March 29

 

Use stems on the right to write 314+ words about Life of Pi.

Stems—due March 24

Dr. Frederick Treves at npr.org.uk

Type 450+ words, using the stems on the right, about the narrative involving friends Joseph Merrick & Frederick Treves. Really explore the characters and their motives.

Change in the Narrative—due March 18

Write 400+ words about change as it appears in The Elephant Man. Or link a video of yourself speaking 300+ words about change in the narrative.

"Signs & Symbols" by Nabokov—due March 12

React to the story by Nabokov, who seems to be sparring with the reader and the reader's tendencies to hunt for symbols and meanings. The more you write, the more extra credit you can earn.

Extra Credit Task—due March 12

Write about something in the One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and/or The House on Mango Street. A lesson you care about. A character you connect with. A setting you can imagine. You pick. The more you write, the more extra credit you can earn.

React to Mr. Massmann—due March 10

cinephilefix.com

Write 400+ words to react to Mr. Massmann's presentation. You pick your angle.

Cuckoo's Nest Novel—due March 5

Google "Cuckoo's Nest full text". Read five pages of any part of the novel. Remember: the novel is told in first person by Chief Bromden. Summarize what you read. Connect what you read to what you viewed. Include 400+ words.

Consider "command+F" to find key scenes: baseball, Turkle, Combine, fishing, painting, Santa, control panel, Vera...

Should or Should Not—due March 3

Christopher Lloyd as Taber

Pick a friend or family member. Genuinely convince them that they should or should not see this narrative with 400+ words.

Stems on Cuckoo's Nest—due March 2

Will Sampson as Chief Bromden

Use the stems on the right to write 300+ words about this narrative.