Friday, 8 February 2008

Well, That's What You Think. Now, Let Me Tell You...


Respond to "The Ugly Truth About Beauty" by Dave Barry (Longman text, pp. 368 ff.) You might build on the pre-reading journal entry as well as #5 on page 371. OR Along the lines of Mrs. Makovsky and Mrs. Ferrill, post a reaction to an opinion/editorial article, such as we sampled in class. Be sure to indicate title, author, and publication data.

Monday, 4 February 2008

Wit Discussion Questions


Each group should post a comment on our class blog for the item it composed an answer for. (See full text for the item on handout, which is also linked on class web page calendar.)

Bonus opportunity: respond individually to another group's statement.

! [exclamation] In her first monologue, Vivian says that, in the play to come
@ [snail] In her initial discussion with Dr. Kelekian, Vivian says
# [pound] Professor Ashford, in her scene with Vivian as a young woman
$ [dollar] In the flashback scene between Dr. Ashford and the young Vivian
% [percentage] In what important ways are Jason and Vivian alike?
^ [caret] As a teacher, Vivian liked to attack Donne’s poetry as though it were “a puzzle,”
& [ampersand] In the classroom scene, Vivian describes “Donne’s agile wit at work
* [asterisk] Jason describes John Donne as suffering from “Salvation Anxiety.”
+ [plus] One of the principal themes of metaphysical poetry is the link
÷ [division] Professor Ashford calls The Runaway Bunny “a little allegory of the soul.”