Homework 10/27/06

In a well organized, four paragraph essay, define the term Gothic Romance. Use two of the following three selections to describe the characteristics of this literary style:

"The Oval Portrait" by Edgar Allen Poe
"The Fall of the House of Usher" by Poe
"The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Your essay must be typed (Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, double spaced) and submitted on Monday.

Homework 10/23/06

Start reading Poe's Fall of the House of Usher (due Wednesday.) You may use the follownig link if you must although the class text provides helpful information.
http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/webtexts/usher/

Identify The Oval Portrait as true, historical, or gothic romance. Come prepared to class with evidence from the text to support your identification.

Start preparing for Friday's vocabulary test.

Homework 10/11/06

For each of this week's vocabulary words, write out the part of speech, definition, and an original sentence.

Homework 10/6/06

Read Hawthorne's The Minister's Black Veil and be prepared for a quiz on Tuesday. The story may be accessed online at http://www.eldritchpress.org/nh/mbv.html

Homework 10/5/06

Review for vocabulary quiz.

Homework 10/3/06

Read the entirety of the Mark Twain story discussed in class and, on looseleaf, answer the questions in your text.

Homework 10/2/06

Kindly read The Notorious Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain. Be sure to answer the questions that follow in the text book.
http://www.malakoff.com/jumpfrog.htm

Homework 10/3/06

Start preparing for vocabulary quiz on Friday. For each new word, provide the definition, part of speech, and an original sentence.