The English Composition II Oral Presentations are scheduled for Friday December 11th at 9 am. During your individual MANDATORY meetings we will discuss further what is expected of you during your presentation.
Students who have skipped individual meetings, or failed to submit the Critical Response, Toulmin, Rogerian, and Exploratory essays will NOT be allowed to present.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Do You Know What YOUR Rights Are?
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
ENG 104 F - Causal Analysis Exercise
The following exercise is ONLY for ENG 104 F Fall 09.
How Good Are You At the Language of Causal Analysis?
Test your ability to read and write the language of cause and effect. Read the following short essay and do the tasks that follow it in a Word document and email to me by noon on Thursday November 12th.
How Good Are You At the Language of Causal Analysis?
Test your ability to read and write the language of cause and effect. Read the following short essay and do the tasks that follow it in a Word document and email to me by noon on Thursday November 12th.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Twelfth Night Essay Question
Answer one of the following:
I
Twelfth Night is January 6, the Feast of the Epiphany or the end of Christmas festivities in Elizabethan England. The play’s alternate title, What You Will is a reference to the decadent parties that were thrown where partygoers were allowed to do “what [they] will.” Puritanical law was ignored and revelry in the festivities encouraged. Drunkenness, self-indulgent behavior, and a general perversion of social norms were the norm.
Given the background of the play, observe closely the role of Malvolio as a symbol of puritanical Christian law through the five acts. In this vein, pay particular attention to both his changing moods and how he is treated by the other characters.
or
II
Love undoubtedly is one of the major themes of Twelfth Night. However, none of the relationships that develop over the course of this play can be considered normal. Evaluate each of the major relationships in terms of ‘genuine’ love.
or
III
A famous quote from Hamlet is ‘frailty thy name is woman.’ In Twelfth Night, Viola says ‘Alas, our frailty is the cause, not we.’ Examine the female characters in the play and their subversion of expected female roles in Elizabethan society.
or
IV
A primary theme of Twelfth Night is mistaken identity. Observe how identity (whether true or as a disguise) is defined by the clothes, speech, and behavior of the characters in the play.
I
Twelfth Night is January 6, the Feast of the Epiphany or the end of Christmas festivities in Elizabethan England. The play’s alternate title, What You Will is a reference to the decadent parties that were thrown where partygoers were allowed to do “what [they] will.” Puritanical law was ignored and revelry in the festivities encouraged. Drunkenness, self-indulgent behavior, and a general perversion of social norms were the norm.
Given the background of the play, observe closely the role of Malvolio as a symbol of puritanical Christian law through the five acts. In this vein, pay particular attention to both his changing moods and how he is treated by the other characters.
or
II
Love undoubtedly is one of the major themes of Twelfth Night. However, none of the relationships that develop over the course of this play can be considered normal. Evaluate each of the major relationships in terms of ‘genuine’ love.
or
III
A famous quote from Hamlet is ‘frailty thy name is woman.’ In Twelfth Night, Viola says ‘Alas, our frailty is the cause, not we.’ Examine the female characters in the play and their subversion of expected female roles in Elizabethan society.
or
IV
A primary theme of Twelfth Night is mistaken identity. Observe how identity (whether true or as a disguise) is defined by the clothes, speech, and behavior of the characters in the play.
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