Provide a brief interpretation of the poem. What do you believe might be the larger meaning of the poem, beyond the details of the literal events described?

Out There Somewhere response

Directions for your Reading Response:
Answer these in list form, but create prose paragraphs as in your other responses so far. Also, you don’t need to respond to these items in the order below, but I do
want you to respond to all aspects somewhere in your response.
1. Provide a brief summary of what is taking place in the poem you’ve been assigned. In other
words, what is this poem literally about, to the best of your understanding? This response can be brief and should not include your actual interpretation/analysis of the larger meaning of the poem.
2. Point out at least two key literary terms from the Glossary of Poetic Terms that you see Ortiz utilizing in this poem. Be sure to point out the specific lines and stanzas where you see these poetic techniques being used, and explain how their use adds meaning to the poem.
3. Does the visual appearance of the poem on the page call attention to itself in any way? How or why? That is, do you find any significance to the poem’s meaning in the way the lines are broken, the stanzas are divided, the font is ENLARGED HERE or made smaller there, or the way some stanzas are formatted to the center while others are flush with the margins?
4. Provide a brief interpretation of the poem. What do you believe might be the larger meaning of the poem, beyond the details of the literal events described? What language, images, tone, and other details provide evidence of your interpretation? Analyze the poem’s content, language/s, and theme/s by looking closely at the text and the literary elements Ortiz employs.

Write about “The Devil and Tom Walker,” write about the folk legend of Robert Johnson – and explain what these different representations of the Devil say about America’s preoccupation/relationship with the supernatural.

The Supernatural

The Supernatural,” because you found the recurring representation of the Devil in the works we looked at to be interesting, it’s okay to just write about that! Write about “Young Goodman Brown,”

Write about “The Devil and Tom Walker,” write about the folk legend of Robert Johnson – and explain what these different representations of the Devil say about America’s preoccupation/relationship with the supernatural.

3 separate essays on the same document, 2.5-4 pages each.

Discuss the poetry of Romanticism, its origin, and symbolism. You may, for example, begin with providing a brief narrative of its development. Next, you could mention four to five notable poets who fall under that category and explain their literary and intellectual contributions.

Poetry of Romamticism

Research and write a collegiate paper of 4-5 pages in length plus a Works Cited page. The topic is below:
Discuss the poetry of Romanticism, its origin, and symbolism. You may, for example, begin with providing a brief narrative of its development. Next, you could mention four to five notable poets who fall under that category and explain their literary and intellectual contributions. In addition, you should analyze their techniques, subjects, and the themes of their poems, as well as how their works represent the overall spirit of the period.

Discuss why you chose that role. Let your classmates know what story or poem you’ve chosen to write about and provide a synopsis of what your project’s essay and PowerPoint will discuss.

First, identify the role you’ve chosen to take on for the project. Discuss why you chose that role. Let your classmates know what story or poem you’ve chosen to write about and provide a synopsis of what your project’s essay and PowerPoint will discuss. For even further guidance, you may choose to share your current thesis statement with your peers.

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1952/1952-h/1952-h.htm

What does the fiction this week suggest about the concepts of victimization and empathy? Do both pieces connect those concepts to ideas related to addiction? Why or why not?

Present your prompt response for this week in a narrated PowerPoint or via a screencast. You may fully verbalize your response, but please put the lines you are speaking about on the screen for your peers, and include an image that you feel relates to your response and explain how it does. Try not to go over three minutes. Keep it brief. See below for resources on how to narrate a PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation and an example of a recorded peer response. Typing a response, rather than doing something visual and auditory, will result in only partial credit.

What does the fiction this week suggest about the concepts of victimization and empathy? Do both pieces connect those concepts to ideas related to addiction? Why or why not?
Read the story – https://mrfitton.weebly.com/uploads/1/7/5/8/17583739/quitters_inc._text.pdf

Read the poem – https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53087/out-out

Robert Frost interview + poetry reading (1952)

What point-of-view method is being used?How is the protagonist tested by the story’s events, and what does this say about the protagonist’s character and personality?

Together, these three paragraphs should fit on one double-spaced page; they will add up to about 225-250 words. You are welcome to write more if you like.
PARAGRAPH 1 must answer the following questions: (1) What point-of-view method is being used? (2) Who is the protagonist , and why do you think so? (3) How is the protagonist tested by the story’s events, and what does this say about the protagonist’s character and personality? (4) How is the protagonist changed by the story’s events? Make sure you answer all four of these questions if you hope to receive full credit.

What are the differences between the utopic and dystopic versions of the American dream that we can find in the work of American literature?

Research Topic: The American Dream in Literature.

What are the differences between the utopic and dystopic versions of the American dream that we can find in the work of American literature?
Focus of research question: comparison
Answers to research question:
A. utopic dreams of America are represented in the idea of longing for a better life
1. pursuit of happiness.
2. economic wealth.
3. individual freedom.
B. dystopic reality of the American dream are represented in the idea of being controlled by an unreachable dream.

What does it mean to be a woman and a mother in this week’s readings? Is motherhood defined in each by what someone is, or is it defined by what the main woman in each text is not? What does each text suggest about the connection between creation and procreation?

Identity, Womanhood, and Motherhood in American Literature

The Mother" by Gwendolyn Brooks – Inked in HistoryThe Yellow Wallpaper | Writing on Women Writers

Your prompt response should be, at least, 150 words.

What does it mean to be a woman and a mother in this week’s readings? Is motherhood defined in each by what someone is, or is it defined by what the main woman in each text is not? What does each text suggest about the connection between creation and procreation?

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1952/1952-h/1952-h.htm

Read the poem – https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43309/the-mother-56d2220767a02

What role do the ideas of freedom and autonomy play in this week’s readings? What does it mean to be free in both of the readings, and how do the authors suggest that a state of peacefulness is potentially obtainable?

What role do the ideas of freedom and autonomy play in this week’s readings? What does it mean to be free in both of the readings, and how do the authors suggest that a state of peacefulness is potentially obtainable?

https://archive.vcu.edu/english/engweb/webtexts/hour/

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49013/tulips-56d22ab68fdd0

How do they define this idea? What makes it uniquely “American”? What contextual factors influence their depiction of the American Dream?

You will be graded on content and organization, including grammar and mechanics; if your response does not meet the expectations for structure or length your grade may be lowered. Your essay should be written in the following format and consist of five well-developed paragraphs of several sentences each:
• Discuss and compare how we see “the American Dream ” portrayed in the specific primary texts included in our course materials by John Smith, Christopher Columbus, Thomas Jefferson.

How do they define this idea? What makes it uniquely “American”? What contextual factors influence their depiction of the American Dream? What elements of the “dream” do these authors/texts share in common, and how/why do other elements differ? How is their stance/depiction of the American Dream idea significant to our study of American literature? Be specific with your evidence and your insight.