Thursday, October 18, 2012

Generate Generate Questions


Develop between three and five generate questions related to your novel and the theme you selected in your last blog post. One of your generate questions will become the basis for the formative essay you will be working on next week.

Consider the following questions while you create your generate questions (do not answer the questions);

1. How does your protagonist change in relation to the the theme that you chose? 
2. What does the antagonist show in relation to the theme that you have chosen?
3. Is there a revelation at the end of your novel related to your theme?
4. How does the understanding or perception of the theme change and develop throughout the novel?

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Connecting a Theme

There will be many themes, and statements about those themes, present in the books that you read throughout the semester. The plot details, as well as the development of your characters, will make a statement or teach you something about the theme.

You task today is to choose a theme from the list provided to you in class that you feel is present (and significant) in one of the books you have read so far. Once you have chosen your theme, complete the following tasks in complete sentences. Provide properly formatted MLA citations where required.

1. Define your theme.
2. Describe where it can be found in your novel.
3. What does your novel say about the theme? (what do you learn about the theme)

Friday, October 5, 2012

Respond to a Peer's Blog

Before you begin this blog post, read the page "blogging tips" at mrceng2d.blogspot.ca.

Today your task is to comment on the blogs of two of your classmates. On the class blog you will find a list of blogs on the right side of the page. You must comment on the blog that is above your name on the list and the blog that is below your name on the list.