The readings that will be fair game for the midterm include
Drama:
A Doll House
Fences
Fiction:
"Love in L.A."
"Girl"
"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
"Today's Demon: Magic"
excerpt from Persepolis
"The House on Mango Street" (excerpt)
"Everyday Use"
For plays, know the names of main/key characters (Nora, Torvald or Helmer, Dr. Rank, Kristine, Krogstad in A Doll House; Troy Maxson, Rose, Cory, Bono, Raynell, Gabriel, and Lyons in Fences). Know the authors' names (Henrik Ibsen, August Wilson) and the general era of the play (setting and its publication). Know the names of major actors (Claire Bloom, Anthony Hopkins, Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, James Earl Jones).
For fiction, know the names of main/key characters, authors' names, general time frame and setting, and point of view/narration.
"Today's Demon: Magic"
excerpt from Persepolis
"The House on Mango Street" (excerpt)
"Everyday Use"
For plays, know the names of main/key characters (Nora, Torvald or Helmer, Dr. Rank, Kristine, Krogstad in A Doll House; Troy Maxson, Rose, Cory, Bono, Raynell, Gabriel, and Lyons in Fences). Know the authors' names (Henrik Ibsen, August Wilson) and the general era of the play (setting and its publication). Know the names of major actors (Claire Bloom, Anthony Hopkins, Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, James Earl Jones).
For fiction, know the names of main/key characters, authors' names, general time frame and setting, and point of view/narration.
Although we did not discuss our folklore readings, Coyote and Raven may appear on the midterm as we watched relevant videos. I may ask about names of Native American nations in the multiple choice.
The following videos will be fair game for the midterm:
On A Doll House:
Our DVD starring Claire Bloom and Anthony Hopkins
These refer to the recent British production starring Hattie Morahan. (Apologies about the name!)
On Fences:
Here are links to the scenes we watched:
Here are the videos on baseball that we saw in class:
And here is the link to the video of Denzel Washington and Viola Davis discussing their production of Fences:
On Folklore and the Trickster:
On "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
One question I may ask is this: does fiction encourage empathy? Why? Why not?
3 comments:
Thank you. (FINALLY for me the rush of September has settled down this week!)
Thank you. (FINALLY for me the rush of September has settled down this week!)
My pleasure, Gabrielle! How is your studying coming along?
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