Block Day and Final Exam Preparation

* Open

* Discussion

* Literary Criticism
  • Samuel Johnson on The Tempest 
  • Coleridge here on the Google Drive
    • Question 1 for you to respond to in your notes: How then, is The Tempest a good, rich, rewarding, well-written play, if it indeed has many elements that are romantic, imaginative, unhistorical, etc.?  There is a key word that Coleridge focuses on as the quality that justifies and balances the work.  What is it?
  • Rene Girard (Stanford video; famous modern literary critic): The Tempest 
    • Question 2 to respond to in your notes: In one paragraph, compare our three critical perspectives.  How might they reflect "sea changes" in literary interpretation?
* AP Study Cards

  • Final Exam
    • Memorization: The Tempest
      • 50 Words or More
    • Essay: The Tempest
    • Multiple Choice
      • Historical Notes
        • Anglo-Saxon
        • Medieval
        • Renaissance
      • Terms (see your terms)
      • Vocabulary (lists 1-4)
      • Grammar
      • Literature (review your note cards)
        • That Hideous Strength
        • Beowulf
        • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
        • The Canterbury Tales
        • The Tempest


HW: Study Card; Review


 

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