Monthly Archives: April 2021

1. Read Lolita, Part II, chapters 19, 20, 21, 22 (25 pages).2. Mark places in the text using post-it notes with your observations.3. Write two questions that could be asked on a quiz. Some of these questions MAY actually be asked … Continue reading →

We are on to our next book: Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha (originally in German). Read the first two short chapters “The Brahmin’s Son,” and “With the Samanas” using post-its. Pay attention to names of people and names of groups. 2. You … Continue reading →

Read chapters 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18. As Hamlet said, “the play is the thing wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king.” Pay attention to all details surrounding Lolita’s participation in the play and its aftermath. Be … Continue reading →

If you have not finished reading Candide, make sure you do so. Re-read the Intellectual Influences document to refresh your memory on the questions and answers discussed in it. Some of this may come in handy in formulating a response. … Continue reading →

Read Part II, chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. In class, you will write a response to the following question: “How does Humbert satirize American teenage/parenting/educational life? Provide examples.” In preparation, please mark places in … Continue reading →

Read the sample passage analysis assignment and rubric: candide-passage-analysis-rubrics candide-sample-passage-analysis2020 Complete the passage analysis assignment. This is practice for the actual in class response, so you should recreate classroom conditions as much as possible. Give yourself 50 minutes. Do not use … Continue reading →

1. Read Part II, chapters 1, 2, 3.2. As you read, note what Humbert’s focus is now, what he mentions/describes most often.   3. As always, pay attention to Humbert’s language. Mark (with post-it notes) any expressions you find especially poetic, … Continue reading →

1. Finish reading Candide (from chapter 27 to the end).2. Contemplate the advice Candide gives in the last sentence of the novella. What does he mean by it? How would you apply his advice to your own circumstances? To what extent do … Continue reading →

Read 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33. Have a sentence/sentences ready to share (if prompted). Print out this sheet for class–or have this ready to fill out in class. Chapter 30 obscure words Humbert uses (why, you may wonder): … Continue reading →

Read chapters 23-26 of Candide. Select one passage that strikes you for any reason as you read. Copy/paste this into a blank document. You will write IN CLASS an extended paragraph (posted on Jupiter Forum) in which you’ll describe what resonated … Continue reading →