Unit 10 Final Project

Write 3 paragraphs about your project describing
1) how you portrayed your theme in your collage and
2) how this theme is expressed in the novel.

Unit 9 Activity 9 Post your story here

Unit 8 “Don Quixote” (Required)

In Don Quixote, how does the diction (word choice) of Cervantes’ narrative serve as a parody of chivalric romances? Define the word "parody" and use quotations to illustrate your points.

Unit 8 “Nieh Cheng” (Required)

How does the story “Nieh Cheng” illustrate Ssu-ma Ch’ien’s belief in the importance of including descriptions of ordinary people in his biographies?

Unit 7 Activity 6 Essay

Begin at the Home page. Choose one of the three questions and write your best essay. Copy it here so others can read it and respond.

“A Walk to the Jetty” by Jamaica Kincaid

In “A Walk to the Jetty” the mother tells the narrator that the island will always be her home. Can you relate to this in some way will your childhood home always be your home, or do you think like the author Thomas Wolfe that “you can’t go home again”? In two sentences identify which statement you agree with and give a reason that supports your answer.

“The Train from Rhodesia” by Nadine Gordimer

In “The Train from Rhodesia” by Nadine Gordimer, what is the cause of the conflict between the young husband and wife? What differing values do they have that cause the conflict? Support your answer with quotations from the text in a well organized one paragraph answer.