Monthly Archives: February 2013

The Doodle Poll is NOW CLOSED (11:05 am Friday, March 1), and I wanted to thank all of those who voted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Based on the poll, we will be reading Poe’s  “The Oblong Box” next.  Please read that story, which you … Continue reading →

The story is about _______ She does not use the elements of fiction conventionally. What is going on with the names/terms? How do we make sense of this? What does juice symbolize?  People, girls, _____, ______ Apple juice Questions: What … Continue reading →

Please read Jamaica Kincaid’s short story, “Girl.”  Here is the link: Kincaid, Jamaica.  “Girl” On Wednesday, we will be finishing up our discussion of Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and beginning our discussion of “Girl.”  Below are a few … Continue reading →

1. Plot: sequence of events in the story  (event, rising action, climax, denoument) 2. Character:  textual representation of a human being or another actor (animal, ghost, etc.) in the story 3. Setting: environment; time and place where the story takes … Continue reading →

Hello, my name is Kendra Norman-Robinson. My major is Art and Advertising, which probably best suits me because I’m very curious, and imaginative.  Did I mention adventurous? Yeah, I’m a real “goonie” at heart.

Little Red Riding Hood had to take a basket of food to her grandmother in the woods who was sick.  Her mother told her not to talk to any strangers.  She didn’t listen.  As she was walking, she ran into … Continue reading →