Friday, February 8, 2013

AP Lit: Read the stories this weekend . . .

Hope you had a good time working on your stories today. I'm really looking forward to your presentations on Wednesday. Remember that Tuesday we will be going to the theatre to see Ivan E. Coyote's performance. Look for ideas to turn your art into a career!

Here is the list of story presentations:


Wed. Feb 13: "Araby"; "A Worn Path"
Thurs. Feb 14: "The Chrysanthemums"; "The Horse Dealer's Daughter"
Mon. Feb 18: "The Lottery"; "A Very Old Man"
Tues. Feb 19: "Yellow Wallpaper"

In order to participate in the class you must have read the stories ahead of time. The two for Wed. are quite short. The Thursday stories are much longer. You'll have a lot of time to read the last three next weekend so this weekend, please read and annotate the first four. Show me your annotations on Wed. I'm looking for your skill at finding unique detail and stylistic devices. See if you can predict which mode of fiction each story seems to subscribe to 

psychological realism
social realism
magic realism 

Enjoy Family Day on Monday.