Why Write a Draft? All writers begin a project by brainstorming their ideas and constructing a rough draft. The draft is not a completed paper; rather, it allows writers to explore and develop their ideas. As part of the writing process, it is important for writers to rehearse their materials before those materials “go live.” Writing a literary analysis helps us to more readily connect […]

For your final essay, you should choose one of the following options.•Compare and contrast the poems and/or poets within this week’s reading. You may compare poems by the same poet, or poems across more than one poet. Have a debatable, persuasive claim and focus on specific points of comparison, using the Lesson in week 7 to guide your structure. Please consult the MLA handbook if […]

Due Week 3 and worth 100 points Can you really trust your senses and the interpretation of sensory data to give you an accurate view of the world? Describe and discuss the accuracy and the weaknesses of the human senses as they pertain to thinking in general and to your own thinking in particular.  Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:1.    […]

The English language arts content area provides students with many opportunities to improve their communication skills within and beyond school walls.  The purpose of this assignment is to research and practice ways to integrate communication skills, specifically speaking, viewing, listening, and thinking skills, into the English language arts classroom.  Write a 750-1,000 word newsletter to parents explaining how you are using specific strategies and methods […]

You are an opera composer. Choose a scene from a film you think would translate well into the operatic medium. Write your libretto, which should be a paraphrase of an important dialogue and accompanying dramatic event from the scene. Next, describe your answer to the following musical decisions: What part of the dialogue should be in recitative style, and what part should be in aria […]

 ASSIGNMENT : original reconstruction of McGuire’s Here 400-750-word synopsis 150-200 word abstract As demonstrated and discussed in seminar, reconstruct the narrative of Richard McGuire’s Here by photocopying or scanning at ~5-15-pages from the text and rearranging them in a particular sequence. Use white out (or a digital editing platform like Adobe) to write in your own dialogue. Final proofs can be handed in as either […]

Creative writing in response to literature is a way for students to respond to literature in a personal way. Creative writing provides a way for students to practice critical thinking and develop a stronger understanding of literary criticism while showing creativity and a bit of their own personalities. For this creative writing assignment, you will do a character analysis to allow you to get inside […]

Assignment 1: A musical comparison. Compare two different musical recordings. The first recording may be any piece of music you like to listen to, rock, country, pop, classical, jazz etc. Then compare your selection with one of the tracks from your CDs that came with your textbook or from music styles similar to what we have studied in Chapters 1, 2, and 3. The comparison must […]

 Several of the works we have read this semester focus on a relationship between two or more people (Gilgamesh and Enkidu, Bata and Anubis, Joseph and his brothers, Ruth and Naomi, Medea and Jason, Phaethon and his father, Orpheus and Eurydice, etc.). Choose two different works and write an essay that makes an argument aboutthe theme of relationships. Some questions to consider: What defines a […]

A reading response is due at the beginning of class every Thursday on the assigned reading to be discussed for that day. Students are responsible for bringing a printed copy in person to class. Late submissions of reading responses or non-in-person submissions are accepted with a penalty of ten points in reduction. The reading response must be typed in the following font: Times New Roman, […]