Week 1
Prompt 1: Do you agree with the theme of the poem discussed this week?
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Prompt 2: Tie in a personal childhood experience that relates to the poem discussed this week.
YES, Cite evidence. YES, back up your claim with not only evidence but a clear line of reasoning.
Week 2
Prompt 1: Chose a book, short story, or movie that reflects chapter 1 of: How to Read Literature Like a Professor. Explain your answer. Remember someone else may disagree with you.
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Prompt 2: Chose a book, short story, or movie that reflects chapter 2 of: How to Read Literature Like a Professor. Explain your answer. Remember someone else may disagree with you.
YES, Cite evidence. YES, back up your claim with not only evidence but a clear line of reasoning.
Week 3
Prompt 1: In the story Araby a priest dies. How is this significant to the overall meaning of the story? Think about what he leaves behind.
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Prompt 2: How is color effective in Araby? How does it relate to the meaning?
YES, Cite evidence. YES, back up your claim with not only evidence but a clear line of reasoning.
Week 4
Prompt 1: In the passage from Coates's Between the World and me, what emotions are expressed? What emotions did you feel while reading it?
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Prompt 2: “For kids like me, the part of the brain that deals with stress and conflict is always activated...We are constantly ready to fight or flee, because there is a constant exposure to the bear, whether that bear is an alcoholic dad or an unhinged mom (p228)....I see conflict and I run away or prepare for battle. (p246)”
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
When faced with a stressful situation, what is your response: fight or flight. Explain.
YES, Cite evidence. YES, back up your claim with not only evidence but a clear line of reasoning.
Week 5
Prompt 1: Haruki Murakami's short story, Barn Burning is often said to be quintessential. If this is true, what perfect class might each of the characters represent and why would this be essential to the ending?
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Prompt 2: In William Faulkner's short story, Barn Burning, the young Sarty is conflicted: He is pulled between "the old fierce pull of blood" and "choosing for himself." What is it about the setting that makes this an particularly arduous struggle?
YES, Cite evidence. YES, back up your claim with not only evidence but a clear line of reasoning.
Week 6
Prompt 1: To what extent is "Rose for Emily" a response to the outcome of the Civil War?
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Prompt 2: Discuss Emily's motives when she bought the rat poison. How could this make her a fallen woman?
YES, Cite evidence. YES, back up your claim with not only evidence but a clear line of reasoning.
Step inside your mind and into the library of books you've read. Which one best represents the painting below and why? You must use a q...
