Eng 4905-001: From Picture Books To Graphic Novel,
2012
Eastern Illinois University
Eng 4905-001: From Picture Books To Graphic Novel, Fern Kory
Summer 2012
No abstract provided.
Eng 3001-001: Advanced Composition,
2012
Eastern Illinois University
Eng 5585-001: Writing Workshop For Teachers: Best Writing From Our Students And Ourselves,
2012
Eastern Illinois University
Eng 5585-001: Writing Workshop For Teachers: Best Writing From Our Students And Ourselves, Robin Murray
Summer 2012
No abstract provided.
Eng 2009g-051: Literature And Human Values: Race, Age, Gender,
2012
Eastern Illinois University
Eng 2009g-051: Literature And Human Values: Race, Age, Gender, Chris Wixson
Summer 2012
No abstract provided.
Eng 3970/5997,
2012
Eastern Illinois University
Eng 1001g-002: Language And Composition,
2012
Eastern Illinois University
Eng 1001g-002: Language And Composition, Angela Vietto
Summer 2012
No abstract provided.
Eng 1001g-001: Composition And Literature,
2012
Eastern Illinois University
Eng 3705-001: Multicultural U. S. Literature,
2012
Eastern Illinois University
Eng 3705-001: Multicultural U. S. Literature, Christopher Hanlon
Summer 2012
No abstract provided.
Eng 3807-001: Victorian Literature,
2012
Eastern Illinois University
Eng 1002g-001: Composition And Literature,
2012
Eastern Illinois University
Eng 1002g-001: Composition And Literature, Richard Sylvia
Summer 2012
No abstract provided.
June 14, 2012: Cfp: Special Issue Of About Gender On Queer Studies,
2012
Western Michigan University
June 14, 2012: Cfp: Special Issue Of About Gender On Queer Studies, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
Struggle Forever: Review Of Kim Stanley Robinson’S 2312,
2012
Marquette University
Struggle Forever: Review Of Kim Stanley Robinson’S 2312, Gerry Canavan
English Faculty Research and Publications
No abstract provided.
Identification Through Inhabitation In Literature, Film, And Video Games,
2012
Brigham Young University - Provo
Identification Through Inhabitation In Literature, Film, And Video Games, Charlotte Palfreyman Smith
Theses and Dissertations
In real life we each experience the world separately through our individual bodies, which necessitates what Kenneth Burke calls "identification." In this paper, I assert that as artistic media have structured our aesthetic experience in a way that increasingly resembles our lived, embodied experiences, our identification with fictional characters requires less imaginative effort and is more automatic and powerful. I will show this by analyzing how we inhabit characters through sensory engagement, point of view, and narrative form in literature, film, and video games (specifically action/adventure games, RPGs, and MMORPGs). I will then build off of Burke's foundational theory to …
A Poet’S Cento: Reflecting On The Written Word Through Writing,
2012
Illinois Math and Science Academy
A Poet’S Cento: Reflecting On The Written Word Through Writing, Nicole Trackman
Understanding Poetry
Students will create their own cento using lines from poetry discussed in class during a poetry unit. In a short analysis, students reflect on the lines of poetry that they chose to include as well as their process as a poet. This lesson allows the students to become even more familiar with their previously studied work while working through the writing process as an author. The short reflective analysis prompts students to be metacognative about their process and product. This lesson is best used at the end of a poetry unit.
The "Purposes" Of Poetry,
2012
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
The "Purposes" Of Poetry, Tracy A. Townsend
Understanding Poetry
This classroom discussion-oriented lesson, which takes between sixty to seventy minutes, exposes students to two very different poetic styles and voices (William Carlos Williams and T.S. Eliot) and challenges them to think about their own relationship to poetry. This is a useful lesson to work into the beginning of a longer unit on poetry, and can be used as a preparatory discussion for unveiling the Laureate Project assessment to your students (also available on the Digital Commons). This lesson is suitable for grades 9-12.
Manipulating Tone,
2012
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Manipulating Tone, Margaret T. Cain
Understanding Poetry
Tone, of the emotional weight of a poem, is difficult for many high schools students to apprehend, in part because they've had little practice, and in part because they have a limited affective vocabulary. One way to work successfully with tone is to ask students to create it for themselves by modeling--but in opposition--the work of a poet, in this case, Edgar Lee Masters.
America In Verse: The Laureate Project,
2012
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
America In Verse: The Laureate Project, Leah Kind, Dan Gleason, Erin Micklo, Margaret T. Cain
Understanding Poetry
The purpose of this project is to allow students to use their (developing) skills of poetic explication and close reading, combined with research and analysis, to discover and establish a solid case for a poet they will nominate as the next American Poet Laureate. Working in groups of 3-4, students will identify a published, living American poet who has not yet been designated a laureate. The project demands a wide array of skills as the students research bibliographic information on the poet: read and analyze the poet’s body of work and select one central poem to represent that poet; amass …
Triggering Subjects V. Actual Subjects,
2012
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Triggering Subjects V. Actual Subjects, Tracy A. Townsend
Understanding Poetry
This classroom discussion-oriented lesson, which takes between sixty to seventy minutes, involves close-reading of texts, use of evidence to convey an interpretation, and discussion of authorial purposes and techniques. Students use poet Richard Hugo’s theory of poetry having both a “triggering subject” and an “actual subject” to analyze and respond to example poems selected by the teacher. The end goal is to engage in a discussion of how poets use observation and experience to take sometimes everyday moments and convert them into thoughtful, surprising, and moving commentaries. This lesson is well-suited to preparing students to read poetry more effectively and …
Ciphers In The Text: The Problems And Promise Of Women's Biblical Fiction,
2012
Longwood University
Ciphers In The Text: The Problems And Promise Of Women's Biblical Fiction, Beth Lonvick Cheuk
Theses & Honors Papers
Feminists have long been troubled by the underrepresentation, the underinterpretation, and the underauthorization of women in the Bible. And yet scriptures continue to influence Western literature, arguably perpetuating limited narratives and archetypes for women. Some contemporary women writers reject the Bible as inspiration, but others are drawn to it, exposing its limitations, protesting its injustices, or reimagining its possibilities. For revisionist feminist theologians, scriptures are worth reconsidering; despite their problems, the texts hold promise. The three retellings we will consider occupy the full spectrum of revisionist feminist theology. Anita Diamant's The Red Tent resists the Bible, suspiciously surveying the malecrafted …
Chaucerian Self-Portrait,
2012
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Chaucerian Self-Portrait, Margaret T. Cain
Understanding Poetry
There is no better way to understand how an author uses language than to attempt to use language in the same way. This activity challenges students to observe in Chaucer's descriptions of his Pilgrims the wealth and significance of detail and to create a portrait of themslves that is similarly rich in evoking personality.
