Mrs. Stevenson Smith’s English

Oh, the Drama! After we view Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, we will examine the elements of drama, discuss Aristotle’s definition of tragedy and the six elements he describes in the Poetics (c. 340 B.C.), and study a drama of your choice.

 Your required reading is “On the Elements and General Principles of Tragedy” by Aristotle on page 1650 of your text.

Also read Chapters 19, 20, and 21 as we will be discussing this material in class.

Thought 2 Think: Which literary criticism(s) apply to the play you are reading?

Dates to remember:

Drama Critique due Friday, December 7th.

HUMAN EXPERIENCE THESIS

Just a friendly reminder: consideration of your thesis presentation should be constant. Presentations will begin – December 19, 2007.

You will have a week of classtime to work on this project – December 10-14

. . . If you have any questions, ASK!

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 Your own story is due December 11th.

Consider This . . . .

Who or what is your protagonist?

Who or what is your antagonist?

What is the main conflict in your story?

What will happen to your protagonist?

How will your story end?

What is the overal message of your story?

• Short Story DUE Wednesday, December 12th

Creative Genius Workshop                                         Monday, December 10th & Tuesday December 11th.

Thought 2 Think:  What is the main message of your P.O.W. project going to be? 

Running Loose  by Chris Crutcher

You will be in Graffiti Groups in order to read and analyze this novel. Details will be given in class. We will finish reading Running Loose  on December 20 – at which time all assignments for this novel will be due. NO LATE WORK.

Thought 2 Think: What “big issues” have you had to deal with during your teenage life? Discrimination, abuse, drugs, etc. How did you or do you handle it?

Running Loose Reading Schedule

• READ CHs 1-4 by Wednesday, December 5th
• Intro/basic situation Graffiti Gram due 12/6
• READ CHs 5-10 by Monday, December 10th
• Rising Action Graffiti Gram due 12/11
• READ CHs 11-15 by Thursday, December 13th
• Rising Action/Climax Graffiti Gram due 12/14
• READ CHs 16-19 by Tuesday, December 19th
• Resolution Graffiti Gram due 12/20
• Graffiti Journal due December 20th
• NOVEL TEST 12/20

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