An effective reading response will demonstrate that you have thoroughly read and understood the reading (or that you ask questions that reveal careful reading). It should find connections between the reading and the concepts we discuss in class. Personal reactions are also welcome and appreciated.Be specific and provide details to back up your ideas.Some questions …
Choose a social issue that Ibsen addresses in the play. How is it addressed? How does the context of the times play a role?
Artwork to be compared are Van Gogh’s Starry Night and The Olive Trees which are located at the MoMa in NYC.
Artwork to be compared are Van Gogh’s Starry Night and The Olive Trees which are located at the MoMa in NYC.
As we move through the literature of the Middle Ages, we begin to see an increasing amount of female characters. What do you think about the representation of women in Gawain and the Green Knight? Has their reputation changed? For the better or the worse? Use specifics from the text to support your answer.
Select a piece of children’s literature, young adult literature, an informational article, or a textbook used in classrooms. You can find the reading material or text in your own collection, at your local public library, or online as an e-book. Using the “Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias in Children’s Books,” evaluate …
Should The Comedy of Errors by William Shaklespeare be “canceled”?
How does Book I of the Aeneid set your expectations as a reader for the rest of the poem?
Imagine that Aeneas had to share the throne of Rome with one of the characters from another of our literary works. Who would be the best co-ruler, and why?
If you were Emperor Augustus, would you pay full price for Book II of the Aeneid? Why or why not?
