Race and Ethnicity

  Discussion: ( one paragraph) What did lesbians see that gay men did? What was different about women’s experience in or out of the military and men’s? What forces do you think were at play that caused these different responses? Instruction: No outside sources will be allowed!!! Just use the reading uploaded.    Week 9: What … Read more

“The Cask of Amontillado”.

Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”. There is also a short film version of this available online. Please respond with short essays to the following queries.  * What is the central theme of the story? * What role does pride play in the story? * Discuss Poe’s use of irony and gallows humor in … Read more

American Literature–The Beginning to 1820

 Journal Instructions and Topic Choices Three journals are required during the semester. Journals must be written on current readings. Journals are due on Thursdays. Only one journal can be written per week. Journals need to written in MLA format. They should be AT LEAST 15 sentences and include a thesis that introduces the work, the … Read more

The Yellow Wallpaper”.

We will wrap up the week with the chilling Charlotte Perkins Gilman classic, “The Yellow Wallpaper”. This short story is semi-autobiographical and you might want to do further research into this author’s fascinating life.  * How does the woman’s relationship with her husband change throughout the story? * Does the story belong more to the … Read more

THE BIRTH-MARK

 1.Name at least 3 examples of foreshadowing (providing readers with hints to what will happen later). What effect do the use of foreshadowing have on readers? 2.How is Aylmer described or characterized? Georgiana? 3. What message about science is Hawthorne trying to send? 4. How does Hawthorne feel about perfection and trying to obtain it? … Read more

Creating Scavenger Hunts

Scavenger hunts are great tools to teach Internet navigation skills and basic computer skills to students while introducing, reinforcing or as a follow-up to academic concepts.  Students and/or teachers can develop a series of questions and hot link keywords to websites to locate the answers.  After locating the answer, students can highlight, copy, and click … Read more

The QuA+lity

The novel “My sister, the serial killer” by Oyinkan Braithwaite. Analyze the dynamics of the relationship between Korede and Ayoola, why do you think Korede covers up for Ayoola’s behavior? Did you find something about their past that changed your mind as you read? Korede thinks that” love is only for the beautiful”. do you … Read more

Literature Review as a Writing Research Method

Want to learn what a literature review is and how you can use it as a research method? This is what we are here for. In this article, we will tell you all you need to know about writing the perfect literature review. Image Source: https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/business-analyse-concept-idea-background_1211499.htm#page=1&query=research&position=13 Without further ado, lets get started! What is a … Read more