Septimus & Keats: "Beauty is truth, truth beauty" ( 82-102).

Review the assignment linked under the Mrs. Dalloway section of the blog (to the right).  Examine the connections between the text, offer insight into the poem, or ask clarifying questions.

Fasting, Feasting-Prose Essay Samples

Review the rubric and attached sample essays HERE.  Comment on the scoring of the essays and the expectations of the exam.

Mrs. Dalloway Reading (Pages 48-82)

Read the following information about narration in Mrs. Dalloway HERE.   Then use the comments to ask questions, share insights, and/or make predictions about the style and content of the reading assigned in Mrs. Dalloway (pages 48-82 and the post are due by 11/ 19).
NOTE:  Your post can also be a reply to a fellow classmate (develop/further the conversation... try not to repeat it).

Sample Essays (respond to this second)

Evaluate the sample essays on The Rainbow.  Try to guess the score before looking at the score report. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each paper.
Access the samples HERE

Prose Passage (Complete this Post first)

Read the prompt and passage (D.H. Lawrence's The Rainbow) under Question 2-see the link below.  Then, discuss how you would approach writing the essay based upon the prompt.  Consider format, thesis, organization of ideas, key lines, devices, analysis, etc.
You can access the passage HERE.

Sample Essays: Symbol

Read and assess the three sample essays on the symbol prompt distributed in class on Friday.  Comment on the strengths and weaknesses of each essay.  On a scale of 1-9, what score do you think each essay earned.

Symbols in Works of Literary Merit-Brainstorm

Think about a novel or play that you have read, and post information that you remember from the text in order to prepare for this week's in-class essay.  Posts should include background, characters, setting, symbols, quotes, etc.  The prompt will be related to symbols in literature.