English 521
Below, students may access PDF versions of all activities, notes, and PowerPoint presentations. The actual PowerPoint files may also be made available upon request.
Important Documents
- English 521 Course Outline and Minimum Course Requirements
- Semester Calendar
- Annual Remembrance Day Poem (Due Wednesday, October 28)
Independent Novel Activities
- Independent Novel Activities with the following due dates:
- Activity 1: October 21
- Activity 2: December 4
- Activity 3: January 22 + 25
Poetry
- Introduction to Poetry
- Finding Figures of Speech (Due September 21)
- Poetry Analysis
- Sample Explication: Mending Wall
- Sample Exlication: The Whirlpool
- Poetry Explication Worksheet
- Short Explication Assignment (Due October 6)
- Writing a Paper About a Poem: Poetry Explication (October 19)
- Poetry Wham! (due December 14)
- Poetry Slam! (due December 16)
- Poetry on Film (due December 18)
Mid-Term Symposium
- Symposium 2009-10 (This semester’s mid-term)
- Symposium Notes (PowerPoint Presentation)
Short Stories & Essays
Post Mid-Term Topics
- The Research Process
- Summarizing vs Paraphrasing vs Quoting
- Using Index Cards for Research
- In-Text Citations (& Activity)
- The Precis (& Activity)
- Creating an Essay Outline
- Sample Outline & Essay
- ‘Heroes’ – Essay Outline Activity
- Parallel Structure in Essay Outlines
- Poetry on Film
- A Whack to the Side of the Head Brain Teasers
Major Research Paper
Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing
