Act 2 Scene 2 Homework Questions.

Hi all. This is where you should post your responses to the homework questions below. Thanks!

Respond to the following:

1. Is it surprising that Caliban willingly worships Stephano and desires to give him control of the island when he resents Prospero for usurping what he considers his rightful claim to the island?

2. What does this show about Caliban?

Response Guidelines!! and First Posting

As you read each night, you should look for TWO words/lines/moments that say: Read me again!!! This is awesome! Once you’ve found those words/lines/moments, you will post the Act, Scene, Line numbers to the blog and then comment on said Act/Scene/Lines. When looking for quotes to include in your journal, consider the following:

1. What is important?
2. What is related to the moment?
3. What is related to the major action of the scene?
4. What is beautiful?
5. What is confusing?
6. What is related to the major themes discussed?

Here are some important topics to consider:

1. Love
2. Appearance vs reality/Deception
3. The improbable, the fantastic, the supernatural, or the miraculous
4. Folly, madness, foolishness
5. Music and song
6. Anything else you find particularly noteworthy


NIGHTLY REQUIREMENTS:

1. Each night so indicated in the syllabus, you are responsible for commenting on at least TWO passages.
2. The length of each comment must be at least a healthy paragraph. Approximately 100 words

C Block! Your Vocab Assessment is Friday!

Just so you know. You can study. That's still okay. But I want to return the last HW to you before the actual assessment. Read The Tempest on line, and listen at the same time if you like. See you tomorrow.

Tempest Texts! Don't Mark in Your Copy!

Here's a news flash. The version of The Tempest that you all got—the Arden edition if I'm not mistaken—is NOT the one we want you to use!! So we've ordered the alternative Oxford edition and it will arrive in about a week. Meanwhile, we will COLLECT from you the Arden edition and REIMBURSE you for it. You must give us the unmarked text in class for that to happen, but when you do, we'll put your name on the list as having returned the book, and the Business Office will do its magic. Then we'll DISTRIBUTE the other edition when it comes in. You don't need to go find it.

In the meanwhile, as we move into the play, please use the ONLINE text that is now in the Online Resources section of this Blog. We'll get you a copy of the notes from the Oxford edition asap, probably in class next week, or we may go wild and scan them into the Blog. We'll see.

If you for some reason already have the OXFORD edition, that's the one we'll all need. Keep it.

Part 2 again

The second stage of the Mash-Up is posted, and now the access has been changed so you can actually see it! Sorry.

New Creature Mash-Up Faces!

This is for D block primarily. C Block folks, you'll get this information from me in class today.

The human head outline I gave you in class is not the only choice you have as a template for your mash-up. I have five different "heads" in my room and you will be able to choose which one you use as a basis for the project. Some are profiles, some are straight on, and one is a three-quarter profile. One may seem like the perfect one for you!

C Block folks, no need to do anything before class today. D block folks, if you'd like to look at these, come in during Tutorial this morning.

Also, the project is or will be listed in the Essential Documents very soon.