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Week 2: Character and Setting
Sept 4 #1 report: analyze how setting influences theme in Hemingway : Devin Hill
Week 3: Point of View
Sept 9 #2 report: what indicates that Updike's point of view on Sonny's final action differ from Sonny's feelings?
Sept 11 #3 report: for Spence, how does point of view affect our feelings about the town and townspeople?
Week 4: Symbolism and Theme
Sept 16 #4 report: discuss major symbols in O’Connor and how they affect other elements of fiction, especially theme: Rebecca Cortes
Sept 18 #5 report: why is Crane’s use of marriage central to his theme?: Iesha Hamilton
#6 report: discuss function of minor characters in Mansfield; how do they reveal Miss Brill?: Erica Martinez
Week 5: Style and Tone
Sept 23 #7 report: in Minot, discuss how irony advances the theme : Kathleen Lawson
Sept 25 #8 report: examine elements of foreshadowing and irony in Poe; how do they reveal character? Julius Barnes
Week 7: Word Choice, Word Order, and Tone
Oct 7 #9 report: consider the ways word choice and tone make “Marvell Noir” successful, along with the allusions necessary to appreciate it : Stephanie Pike
#10 report: examine Hardy's and Slavitt's "Titanic" poems from a Marxist perspective; analyze attitudes toward opulence Amanda
Oct 9 #11 report: in Hopkins, how does sound contribute to our understanding of theme and meaning?: Emily Mitnick
#12 report: examine rhyme in “Bell Rope” to find how it elucidates theme
Week 8: Sounds and Rhythm
Oct 16 #13 report: compare rhythm in Blake's "Tyger" and "Lamb"; how do they achieve different effects? Morgan Kocher
#14 report: compare the ideas of order in Herrick and Jonson. How does rhythm support theme? Julius Barnes
Week 9 Poetic Forms
Oct 21 #15 report: choose any sonnet; examine how form helps reinforce theme : Emily Costello
23 #16 report: examine “All-American Sestina” from a cultural perspective; how are aspects of American culture incorporated and what comments are implicitly made? : Amber Pound
Week 10: Open Forms and Billy Collins Case Study
Oct 28 #17 and #18 reports: discuss open form and the effect of the arrangement of the words on the page in one of the open form poems listed : Tasha Stark
Oct 30 #19 report: examine 2 Billy Collins poems to discuss from biographical perspective : Ryan Dietch
Week 12: Sophocles: Oedipus the King
Nov 11 #20 report: how are main characters revealed? what do names, physical action, words, or minor : Alyssa Sauers
Nov 13 #21 report: locate instances of dramatic irony and how they foreshadow events: Jherica Sbortz
#22 report: relate Oedipus back to the oedipal conflict so prominent in psychological criticism : Manny Ortiz
Week 13: Ibsen: A Doll's House
Nov 18 #23 report: analyze a conflict, characterization or symbolism in Act I: Ashley Helms
Nov 20 #24 report: pick either Act II or Act III; analyze a conflict, characterization or symbolism in Act I: Trey Proctor
Week 14
25 #25 report: examine A Doll's House from a Marxist perspective: how does class affect characters? :Madison Bierley