Author Imitation Assignment
Your task is to write a short story in the style of one of the major 4 Modern American authors we have studied this semester. You have randomly been assigned your author, and you must turn in an author card with your assignment. You may switch author cards with someone, but you can only write in the style of that author if you have their card since you must turn it in with your story.
Your short story should be between 3-4 pages in length (hopefully closer to 3.) You must imitate your author in regards to:
- Subject matter
- Setting
- Characters
- Themes
- Style (diction, syntax, figurative language, etc.)
Other students will be reading your story and attempting to guess which author you are imitating. Therefore, give your story a real (and hopefully significant title) as opposed to calling it “Hemingway imitation story.”
This assignment is due Monday, June 8th.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Old Man and the Sea Vocabulary and Analytical Sentences
Due Tuesday:
evoke
colloquial
self-effacing
concision
amalgamation
brusque
propensity
nebulous
For each word, you must provide
1. a brief definition
2. a sentence using the word to help you make an interesting, analytical observation about the Old Man and the Sea.
(This is just like what we did for Huck Finn.)
evoke
colloquial
self-effacing
concision
amalgamation
brusque
propensity
nebulous
For each word, you must provide
1. a brief definition
2. a sentence using the word to help you make an interesting, analytical observation about the Old Man and the Sea.
(This is just like what we did for Huck Finn.)
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Old Man and the Sea Reading
Please refer to the calendar on the left taking note that the page numbers reflect the reading that should be done for that day.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Due Tuesday, May 12
Read "Hills like White Elephants" and "A Clean well-lighted Place."
Suggested thinking topics:
Hills: What can be inferred about the relationship between the man and the woman? How does the extensive use of dialog convey some of these dynamics?
Place: Alienation and isolation? Importance of paragraph beginning "'Good night', the other said" in terms of style and content?
Suggested thinking topics:
Hills: What can be inferred about the relationship between the man and the woman? How does the extensive use of dialog convey some of these dynamics?
Place: Alienation and isolation? Importance of paragraph beginning "'Good night', the other said" in terms of style and content?
Friday, May 8, 2009
They're Mine...They're all Mine! Muahahahah!
WELCOME BACK!
For Monday, please read the story "In Another Country" by Ernest Hemingway. (722-727).
Pay special attention to:
- The role of technology
- Existential elements (alienation, creation of essence, anxiety)
- Symbolism of characters
(In other words, if I ask a question about these topics in class, you should be able to point to specific quotations and add your own thoughts.)
Here is the complete text (I think) just in case you've forgotten your book.)
For Monday, please read the story "In Another Country" by Ernest Hemingway. (722-727).
Pay special attention to:
- The role of technology
- Existential elements (alienation, creation of essence, anxiety)
- Symbolism of characters
(In other words, if I ask a question about these topics in class, you should be able to point to specific quotations and add your own thoughts.)
Here is the complete text (I think) just in case you've forgotten your book.)
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