Reflection: Fiction Analysis

Directions: look back on the entire fiction unit and the analysis you just wrote. What new aspects of fiction did you discover, either through class discussions, the blogs or the readings? Be specific about the lessons and the modes. What do you still wish you knew about fiction? Do you feel like you were prepared to write your analysis? What do you think might have helped you become more prepared?

Reflection due by 5pm on Saturday, November 1st. Write your blog after you have dropped your paper.

No reply from classmates.

5 points for posting on time
5 points for following directions

Life In Hell

Directions: read "Life In Hell," by Matt Groening on pg. 292 of the Bedford book and answer the following questions: what is the real message of the strip? How does that message reinforce and/or contradict what the father actually says? This message is very simply constructed and delivered. How does the language and delivery of comics compare to the language and delivery of messages via traditional fiction?

Initial post due before class on Wednesday, October 22nd.

Reply to Classmate: ask a classmate a question that will encourage him/her to think more deeply about his/her interpretation of the comic strip.

Reply due by 5pm on Friday, October 24th.

Midterm Reflection

Directions: Your response will, of course, be determined by which prompt you chose, so discuss, briefly, which prompt you chose and why.  Then, reflect on your your experience with the midterm in 200 words or less. Did you feel more prepared this time to discuss poetry? Did the compare/contrast help give you focus (if you compared and contrasted)? Did the feedback from your explication help you perform the midterm better than you might have if you'd gone in cold? Was it useful to have poetry you had discussed in class be part of the prompt or was it easier to choose two poems of your own (again, depending on the prompt you chose)?

Do not write the reflection until after the midterm.

Due by 5pm on Friday, October 17th.

Plot and Character

Directions: discuss how point--of-view and setting serve to develop the characters and plot in "Romero's Shirt?" Keep your answer to 200 words.

Consider the following questions:

1. How does the point-of-view limit or expand the potential for character and plot development?
2. How does the setting limit or expand character and plot development?
3. How did the point-of-view give you insight into Romero's situation/character?
4. How did the setting help you to understand Romero's character?

Reply before class on October 8th.

Reply to classmate: Find a classmate whose response lacks details that you find important or information that you found was necessary in determining the different styles of the author. Ask your classmate a question that will provoke a detailed response.

Reply due by 5pm on October 10th.

Extra credit: Again, you can get up to five points of extra credit by responding to more than one blog (one point each) and/or answering the question posed by one of your classmates to clarify your style/tone analysis.