HWL Forum Post: The Divided Self

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HWL Forum Post: The Divided Self

Modernism is a twentieth-century literary movement that began in Europe. Influenced by new ideas in psychology, the modernists explored the split between the artist's social and private selves, seeing the artist as a lonely figure struggling in an insensitive world. In Magic Realism, this concept manifests in liminality, multiple perspectives, unreliable narrators and non-linear narrative structures. 

Read the poem by de Burgos (via Kindle). Like "Borges and Myself," it explores the idea that the artist's everyday self is divided from his or her creative self.

Answer the following questions:

    1)    How is de Burgo's view of this division similar to Borges's? How is it different?

    2)    Which translation do you prefer? How do the translations differ, and how might they tell slightly different stories? (Note: The first translation is, indeed, significantly shorter than the second.)

    Your response should be 200-300 words. Post by Wednesday, 4/23@10PM. Respond to two of your classmates' posts by Thursday, 2/24@10PM. Replies to responses are encouraged, but not required. 

HWL Forum Post: Please Look After Mom

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HWL Forum Post: Please Look After Mom 

Complete your journal reflection from class--"To what extent is Mom heroic (or not)?" Post your reflection to the blog; no response required but do read your classmates' entries. Be prepared for culminating discussion on your reactions to the characters, as well as your self-reflections.

Forum Post Due: Sunday@10PM

HWL FORUM POST: Perception and Reality

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Think about the journaling and discussion today on perception and reality. Now consider the two challenges that Dean Miller poses: to see meaning as constructed (i.e., that we take part in the creation--not the discovery--of meaning); and, to see meaning as self-reflective (i.e., we see--or look for--ourselves in what we read). Consider how this relates to the novel, Please Look After Mom. 

Choose one character from the novel, and write a short reflection on the construction of that character’s identity. End with a metacognitive reflection of your own sense of self; choose a quote from the following link to caption your response. Read your classmates' entries, and respond to at least two (2) classmates. 

MLA; 250-500 words. Post due: Wednesday, 4/9@4PM. Responses due: Thursday, 4/10@10PM.

HWL: REACTION PAPER (Due April 6th by 5PM)

REACTION PAPER:

Read through the following articles, and respond in a reaction paper. Your goal is to: demonstrate understanding of the concepts, analyze and evaluate the concepts, and apply the concepts to our current reading unit (looking at women in literature). The composition should not simply summarize the articles. Submit to the blog by 5PM on Sunday, April 6th! MLA format; 250-500 words.

Links:“The Good Woman”

“Progressive Portrayal of Women”

“The Feminine Mystique”

“Sexual Personae” and “Camille Paglia” (read each)

HONORS WORLD LIT FORUM POST: Hedda Gabler

FORUM POST: Hedda Gabler

Post your response to one (1) of the two questions below. Your post should be substantial and analytic, clearly stating a position with supporting evidence. Initial Post DUE: Friday, 3/21@6PM. 

Respond critically to two (2) classmates' posts. Be sure to acknowledge your classmates' responses (three levels of threaded discussion). Responses DUE: Sunday, 3/23@8PM. 

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Questions: 

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1) What insight can be gained from examining Hedda's relationship with another character in the play? Think of significance beyond character and plot; what insight does this give us, as readers, and as thinkers (i.e., cosmology, sociology, psychology)?

2) How should Hedda, ultimately, be evaluated: heroic? Sympathetic? Pathetic? Contemptable? Why?

HONORS WORLD LIT FORUM POST: Metaphors

Honors World Lit: FORUM POST

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Consider the characters Nora Helmer and Hedda Gabler Tesman from the Ibsen plays we've studied. Upload one (1) of your extended metaphors, for either character.

Respond critically to at least two (2) of your classmates' posts (i.e., respond in a way that pushes consideration of our class themes, and pushes beyond the "conventional"). Answer any questions that may come up in the ensuing "discussion." Post in a timely manner, so that you can respond in a timely manner. Be sure to label your post with your name (and address your responses directly to the recipient) so that you can receive credit for your work! Use the "Post a Comment" form below.

DUE: 3/19. 

Changes...!

Students,

After a long hiatus, the class blog is returning! Much overdue for an overhaul, I will be working in the next few weeks to get this thing back up and running. Stay tuned!

Mr. F