Children and Young Adult Literature Essay
Miller, Laura. “Fresh Hell: What’s behind the boom in dystopian fiction for young readers.” New Yorker. 14 June 2010. Print. Hintz, Carrie and Ostry, Elaine. “Introduction.” Utopian and Dystopian...
View ArticleUtopian Maps
“A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not even worth glancing at, for it leaves out the one country at which Humanity is always landing.” Oscar Wilde Map of Thomas More Utopia
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A simple definition for Utopia (coined in 1516 by Thomas More and translated literally as “no-place”) is hard to come by. Lyman Tower Sargent, founding editor of the journal Utopian Studies, describes...
View ArticleHerland and Bellamy Reaction Paper
I expect your reaction papers to be 1-2 pages in length (typed, double-space) and for you to pick a topic that you find thought provoking and that you can say something about. While a reaction paper...
View ArticleImagining Utopia
With many thanks to Jackie, the goddess of scanning, here is a gallery of your utopian flags and maps. I love them.
View ArticleEssay Revisions and Portfolios
Before you turn in (and I start responding to) your YA essays, I wanted to let you know about something we will be trying this semester. We will be handling revision differently in this course than...
View Article1984 Final Projects
As we wrap up our discussion of 1984, you will complete a final project that captures themes and concepts we have covered in our study of this dystopian novel. You will have an opportunity to present...
View ArticleMid-Semester Revision
Due: April 8 Choose either you Herland reaction essay or your Young Adult essay to revise. Revisit your submitted draft and reread twice, once without my comments (to view your document without...
View ArticleHandmaid’s Tale Reaction Paper
I expect your reaction papers to be 2-3 pages in length (typed, double-spaced) and for you to pick a topic that you find thought provoking and that you can say something about. While a reaction paper...
View ArticleEnd of Semester Writing
Traditional Portfolio: Revisit all the writing you’ve done for the semester (in-class quick writes, reaction papers, and longer essays). Choose two pieces of writing to revise to the level of your...
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