August 23, 2012

September 18, 2013Art: Henry Fuseli, The NightmareMusic: Mozart Requiem

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Turn in yourreading logs (3)

Learning Outcomes(What I Hope You Learn Today)Analyze Gothic literature both classic and modernCompare the Gothic and horror genres

Complete your literature circle rankings

Psycho (1960)Trailer

King Kong (1976)Trailer

The Woman in Black (2012)Trailer

The Horror! The Horror!Do you like horror films and stories? Why do people go to see horror movies? How do you explain their popularity? What do the film excerpts we just saw have in common? What characteristics of the Gothic genre do you notice in these clips?How are horror and the Gothic related?

What are the classic horror/Gothic stories?

What are the modern horror classics?

Looking at Our ListsWhat makes these stories and films classic? Do they incorporate the qualities weve listed?How do the elements weve listed build fear?

The Thinking Readers Guide to Fear by Terrence RaffertyRead the essay as a classDiscuss

Gothic/Horror As Art?Are horror movies, stories and novels a genre worthy of study in an academic class?Why or why not?Can a horror film or story be considered on the same artistic plane as, say, a play by Shakespeare?When is horror art, rather than just terrifying entertainment?

Choose one of the Gothic readings and write about each of the following points:Explain how the piece fits into the horror/Gothic genre as we have defined it Analyze how the author uses the elements of the genre to create fear and/or suspenseExtrapolate as to why at the time the genre wasnt taken seriously and why now we consider it a part of the canon

Learning Outcomes(What I Hope You Learned Today)Analyze Gothic literature both classic and modernCompare the Gothic and horror genres

Preview of Next ClassDiscussion focused on Shelleys Mont Blanc and the Industrial RevolutionReading Art ProjectLiterature Circle meeting

Literature Circle Planning

HomeworkReadings for the week:Barbauld An Inventory of the Furniture in Dr. Priestleys Study (pp. 42-43), A Summer Evenings Meditation (pp. 43-45) Smith Elegiac Sonnets (pp. 54-57) Wordsworth Tintern Abbey (pp. 288-292), Steamboats, Viaducts, and Railways (p. 348) Coleridge This Lime Tree Bower (pp. 441-443) Shelley Mont Blanc (pp. 770-773)*, Alastor (pp. 752-769)

Due Thursday, February 11, at 11:55 p.m.:Post to the weekly discussionDue Saturday, February 13, at 11:55 p.m.:Take quizzes (3-4)Due Sunday, February 14, at 11:55 p.m. to Turnitin:Weekly Response AssignmentDue Tuesday, February 9, in class:Reading art project (project and written portion)!!!!!!!!!!Reading log for assigned readings (1 total!)Write a Gothic story or poem (1-2 pages) and submit it to Turnitin or bring hard copy to classFinish your Gothic reading assignment we started in class and submit it to Turnitin or bring a hard copy to class

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