Far from the Madding Crowd: 10th instalment

Post the following (no need to explain or justify unless you want to!):
-the quotation you feel best sums up the importance of this instalment
-the stylistic or literary feature you find the most effective in this instalment
-your title for the tenth instalment
Due by Thursday, March 24th, 8 a.m.

A Midsummer Night's Dream 3.2

Select a short passage from this scene (maximum 10 lines).  Indicate the passage you have chosen, then discuss its significance (e.g. effects of language, questions/issues raised, different meanings or interpretations, how it develops character or relationships, how it develops theme, dramatic effects, etc.).  Try to weave some quotation into your writing.  Don't hesitate to comment on other blog posts! Due by Wednesday, March 16th.

Christina Rossetti - exploring your favourite quotations

Choose your favourite phrase or line (up to two lines maximum) in the set poems by Rossetti and explain why it is your favourite.  Explore the significance of this quotation and the effects it creates.  Due by Monday, February 8th.

Far from the Madding Crowd: quotations (2)

Choose a quotation from the fourth instalment (chapters XV-XX).  Remind us what chapter it comes from, then explain briefly why you chose it.  Feel free to comment on other quotations!  Due by Monday, January 11th.

Voice lesson on imagery 2

Write a paragraph in which you create a scene through auditory imagery.  The purpose of your paragraph is to create a particular mood.  Use one olfactory image to enhance the mood created by auditory imagery. Comment on at least one other post - mood created, choice and effectiveness of imagery. Due by Friday, December 18th. (ps Don't forgot to vote in the poll to the right)

Rhyming couplets 2.1

Come up with a rhyming couplet for Demetrius to say to Helena just before leaving (see lines 241-244), summing up his opinion or feelings.  Write in iambic pentameter!  Feel free to comment on your classmates' rhyming couplets.

Far from the Madding Crowd: quotations

Choose a quotation from the first two instalments of the novel (chapters 1-5 / chapters 6-8).  Remind us what chapter it comes from, then explain briefly why you chose it.  Feel free to comment on other quotations!  Due by Thursday, December 3rd. (Also, please vote in the poll on the right!)