World Literature
Week thirteen Assignment
1/8-1/10/2008
1. Read and Respond:
Tuesday: Read Jane Eyre, chapters 1-4. Be prepared for a detailed reading quiz.
Thursday: Read
Jane Eyre, chapters 5- 14. Write
a summary of two or three sentences for each chapter.
As you read, keep a list of lines and images
that refer to animals—birds in particular.
Be sure to copy the line, identify the context, and give the page
number.
On a separate page, write your
citation in this (MLA correct) form:
Author’s
last name, First name. Title of Book. City
of Publication: Publishing Company, Year of publication.
Example:
Okuda, Michael, and Denise Okuda. Star Trek Chronology: The History
of the Future.
2. Vocabulary:
1. Chiasmus:
A rhetorical inversion of the second of two
parallel structures: “Each throat/ Was parched, and glazed each eye”(Coleridge).
2. Chortle:
A snorting, joyful laugh or chuckle.
3. Coccyx:
A small triangular bone at the
base of the spinal column (also called tailbone).
4. Crescendo: A
gradual increase, especially in the volume or intensity of sound in a passage.
5. Cruciverbalist: A
person who constructs crossword puzzles.
6. Desultory: Having
no set plan; haphazard or random..
7. Detritus: Disintegrated
or eroded matter; debris.
8. Didgeridoo: A
musical instrument of
9. Ebullient: Zestfully
enthusiastic; bubbling.
10. Echelon: A
formation of troops in which each unit is positioned successively to the left
or right of the rear unit.
3. Write:
Write an essay in which you describe Jane as we meet
her in the beginning of the story.
Characterize her by description, incorporating quoted phrases from the
book; by actions, referring specifically to at least five things she does; and
by the words of other characters, weaving in portions of their remarks. Your
essay should be at least 700 words, typed (due January 17).