World Literature
Week Sixteen Assignment
1/29-1/31/2008
1. Read and
Respond:
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Tuesday: Read Jane Eyre, chapters 30-32. Write one good question for each of the
chapters and be prepared for a detailed reading quiz.
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Thursday: Read Jane Eyre, chapters 33-the
end. Write a summary of two or three
sentences for each chapter.
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Next week, we
will begin our reading of Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley.
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2.
Vocabulary:
1.
Bravado: A show of bravery or defiance, often intended
to make an impression or mislead someone.
2. Brogue:
A strong dialectical accent, especially a strong Irish or Scottish
accent in English.
3. Brusque:
Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt.
4. Byzantine:
Highly complicated; intricate and involved.
5. Cacophony:
Jarring, discordant sound.
6. Camaraderie:
Goodwill and lighthearted rapport between or among friends; comradeship.
7. Capricious:
Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable.
8. Carte blanche: Unrestricted power to act at one’s own
discretion; unconditional authority.
9. Catch-22:
A situation in which a desired outcome or solution is impossible to
attain because of a set of inherently contradictory rules or conditions.
10. Caustic:
Incisively critical or sarcastic; cutting.
3. Write:
It is often said that God uses our suffering
to speak to us and to cultivate our lives, causing us to grow and mature. This theme can be said to define the plot and
character development in many novels.
Think about books that you have read, about your own experience, and
about the experience of others to define what you believe to be true. Is suffering an effective way to learn
lessons and grow, or are there other, better paths to take?
Write an essay in which you discuss
this question. Begin with a clear thesis
(it should come at the end of your introductory paragraph), and develop your
ideas systematically and thoroughly. Use
many examples from any of the following types of sources: the Bible, your own
experience, the experience of people you know, characters in novels, historical
figures, and biographies. 1,200 words; due February 19.
Your paper must include a works cited page, correctly formatted
according to MLA rules.
World Literature
Week fifteen Assignment
1/22-1/24/2008
1. Read and
Respond:
1
Tuesday: Read Jane Eyre, chapters 24-25. Write one good question for each of the
chapters and be prepared for a detailed reading quiz.
2
Thursday: Read Jane Eyre, chapters 26-29. Write a summary of two or three sentences for
each chapter.
2.
Vocabulary:
1. Accolade: An expression of approval; a special
acknowledgment, such as a reward.
2. Acrimony:
Bitter, sharp hostility, especially in speech.
3. Angst:
A feeling of anxiety or apprehension.
4. Anomaly:
Someone or something that deviates from the normal or common form, order
or rule.
5. Antidote:
An agent that counteracts something that is poisonous or otherwise
harmful.
6. Avant-garde:
A group that creates or promotes innovative or unconventional ideas in a
given field, especially the arts.
7. Baroque:
Extravagant, complex, or bizarre, especially in ornamentation.
8. Bona fide:
Made or carried out in good faith; sincere; authentic, genuine.
9. Boondoggle:
An unnecessary or wasteful activity.
10. Bourgeois:
Relating to or typical of the middle class.
3. Write:
It is often said that God uses our suffering
to speak to us and to cultivate our lives, causing us to grow and mature. This theme can be said to define the plot and
character development in many novels.
Think about books that you have read, about your own experience,
and about the experience of others to define what you believe to be true. Is suffering an effective way to learn lessons
and grow, or are there other, better paths to take?
Write an essay in which you discuss
this question. Begin with a clear thesis
(it should come at the end of your introductory paragraph), and develop your
ideas systematically and thoroughly. Use
many examples from any of the following types of sources: the Bible, your own
experience, the experience of people you know, characters in novels, historical
figures, and biographies. 1,200 words; due February 19.
Your paper must include a works cited page, correctly formatted
according to MLA rules.