Author Archives: Professor Sean Scanlan

Poetry: popular poets: Frost, Wilcox, Dickinson, Bradstreet, Poe, Longfellow, Dunbar, McKay, Hughes 2. poetry terms: alliteration, metaphor-tenor and vehicle, symbols, connotation, irony, denotation, speaker, simile, repetition, assonance, enjambment, image Novel: Novel history and terms: Ian Watt (emphasis on middle class … Continue reading →

Hi Class, Just a reminder: Tuesday, May 17th: Essay 3 is Due! Do you need to write clear, precise, and powerful sentences for an essay? Then use a signal verb that “signals” to readers what you want them to believe. … Continue reading →

Hi Class, Here’s what I had on the board today: The analysis paragraph is much like any other research paragraph. It should begin with a Topic Sentence. Then the writer introduces claims and counterclaims. Finally, the writer interprets and evaluates … Continue reading →

Great class on the ending of BG, BS. But also sad to leave Selina. For Thursday, write Journal 6: 250 summary of the Brock/Marshall interview; typed. Here is some further information on Paule Marshall: http://www.britannica.com/biography/Paule-Marshall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paule_Marshall Best, Prof. Scanlan

Have a great Spring Break everybody! Three small things to do: Reread pages 280 to the end, and note the major plot points. Read the Afterword by M. Washington. Read the Brock interview and the Harris article and decide which … Continue reading →

Here is the Wikipedia article on BG, BS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Girl%2C_Brownstones Here is the “Small Island” song: For Tuesday, read up to page 264–beginning of Chapter 8 in Book 4. If you have ideas for extra credit, let me know. Prof. Scanlan

Hi, Journal 5: after reading to 147 (Beginning of Ch7) write 250 words on one of these themes as it relates to Book 3: music, War, the body/touch, homesickness, revenge. Cheers, Prof. Scanlan

Hi Class, Please read to page 113–the beginning of chapter 5 in Book 3. In your notebook write down one event or revelation that surprised you. And don’t forget to think about homesickness. Best, Prof. Scanlan

Hi Class, Read to page 61 and come to class with two questions gleaned from our reading. No question is too small or too large. Write the question in your notebook. Journal 5 will be delayed until next Tuesday. Best, … Continue reading →

Hi  Class, I hope that some of the context that I provide today was helpful: four characteristics of the early novel, four factors that aided the emergence of the novel, and Ian Watt’s emphasis on the middle class who had … Continue reading →