Welcome to Week 4!
This week, we are going to:
Demonstrate an understanding of literature that addresses the supernatural and strange, the changing roles of women, and exploration of culture.
Analyze, interpret, and evaluate a variety of texts for the ethical and logical uses of evidence
Respond to literature with rational judgments supported by evidence
Complete these readings from the textbook (some read in previous modules – pick 2 or 3 that you like – I will talk about bolded):
Young Goodman Brown
A Rose for Emily
The Black Cat by Poe
The Story of an Hour
The Yellow Wall-Paper ( Why I Wrote the Yellow Wall-Paper) Resource to accompany Yellow Wall-PaperLinks to an external site.
Still I Rise
Daystar
The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica
Content sections:
Critical Approaches A1 to A3 (read this one)
Emphasis on the text A4-A9
Remember that academic reading is a skill you develop over time.
Textbook:
The Norton Introduction to Literature: Shorter 13th Edition by Kelly J. Mays
Week 4 Discussion Topic
For this week’s discussion board, choose one of the stories that we have read or a story you have read on your own that could be considered gothic fiction. Write a 275-400 word discussion board post in which you identify elements of gothic, horror, fantasy or mythical.
You must provide textual evidence and at least three specific examples. Be sure to explain how these examples work.
Do they help to create a certain mood?
Is the setting of any importance?
Are there important symbols?
Does the author use literary devices like foreshadowing or flashback?
Does the story contain certain words or phrases, like “gloomy”, “shadows”, or “bleak”?
*********PLEASE USE AMERICAN ENGLISH.************** DOUBLE CHECK YOUR WORK BEFORE UPLOADING.
