· Sherwood Anderson-"Adventure" PRQ #2
• With critical thinking, look at the heading of this assignment and use the named personal response question (PRQ) located at the end of the Anderson Author Study Sheet to discuss the question in 50 words. Have I ever had a moment of insight like Alice at the end of the story?
• In order to receive credit, use specific material (characters, setting, events) from the named literary work to guide your personal response. A quote is not required; however, if you use a quote, do not just give a quote without explanation of the context.
• Deductions will be made for grammar errors and misspelled words.
• Use NO OUTSIDE sources; use only your opinion and specifics from your reading of the literature.
Gertrude Stein-Identification (Use ONLY the biography in the textbook and the Author Study Sheet)
Use only biography in the textbook or the study sheet--no outside sources of any kind.
· Discuss the literary significance of this author in 75 words.
· Give the dates.
Zelda Sayre--Identification
(For credit, you must give the source of the information in parenthesis at the end of the entry. Both the assignment and source must be submitted AT THE SAME TIME. Credit will not be given for source sent by message; do not send the source separately. If you use Internet, you must give the address.)
• There is no credit for text message style; use standard English.
• In 75 words, give the date, place, and literary significance. Identifying without giving the significance (literary importance, influence) of the identification is not sufficient.
• Use the textbook, Internet, the AVL, or SSCC Library.
F. Scott Fitzgerald-"Babylon Revisited" PRQ #1
• With critical thinking, look at the heading of this assignment and use the named personal response question (PRQ) located at the end of the Fitzgerald Author Study Sheet to discuss the question in 50 words. How important are money and material possessions to me?
• In order to receive credit, use specific material (characters, setting, events) from the named literary work to guide your personal response. A quote is not required; however, if you use a quote, do not just give a quote without explanation of the context.
• Deductions will be made for grammar errors and misspelled words.
• Use NO OUTSIDE sources; use only your opinion and specifics from your reading of the literature.
Ernest Hemingway-"Big Two-Hearted River: Parts I and II" PRQ #1
• With critical thinking, look at the heading of this assignment and use the named personal response question (PRQ) located at the end of the Hemingway Author Study Sheet to discuss the question in 50 words. Have I ever needed to take time away from "life" to recover?
• In order to receive credit, use specific material (characters, setting, events) from the named literary work to guide your personal response. A quote is not required; however, if you use a quote, do not just give a quote without explanation of the context.
• Deductions will be made for grammar errors and misspelled words.
• Use NO OUTSIDE sources; use only your opinion and specifics from your reading of the literature.
John Steinbeck-"The Chrysanthemums" PRQ # 6
• With critical thinking, look at the heading of this assignment and use the named personal response question (PRQ) located at the end of the Steinbeck Author Study Sheet to discuss the question in 50 words. Can I identify with the realization that my life will never give me more than I have now? Is what I have now enough in life? At what age does one "give up" on dreams of what can be?
• In order to receive credit, use specific material (characters, setting, events) from the named literary work to guide your personal response. A quote is not required; however, if you use a quote, do not just give a quote without explanation of the context.
• Deductions will be made for grammar errors and misspelled words.
• Use NO OUTSIDE sources; use only your opinion and specifics from your reading of the literature.
Richard Wright-Black Boy-"A Five-dollar Fight" PRQ #3
• With critical thinking, look at the heading of this assignment and use the named personal response question (PRQ) located at the end of the Wright Author Study Sheet to discuss the question in 50 words. How do I feel about the ability of human beings to be cruel to each other?
• In order to receive credit, use specific material (characters, setting, events) from the named literary work to guide your personal response. A quote is not required; however, if you use a quote, do not just give a quote without explanation of the context.
• Deductions will be made for grammar errors and misspelled words.
• Use NO OUTSIDE sources; use only your opinion and specifics from your reading of the literature
Woody Guthrie-"Plane Wreck at Lost Gatos"
In your own words, summarize the lyrics. Using critical thinking, what is your response to the point Guthrie is making in the song?
· Use 75 words.
· Be sure to include the date and the significance of the selection in your textbook.
· Use correct grammar.