May 2, 2016

All triptych projects and humanity essays were due before class began. This assignment is now 1 day late (20 point deduction).

Students used the first 30 minutes of class to work on their blogs. This entry is due before 11pm tonight. Remember, at least one of the two entries this 9 weeks must be about one of your AP list choices.

"Books always speak of other books, and every story tells a story that has already been told." - Umberto Eco

We began our unit on retellings by searching for alternate versions of our favorite fairy tales, myths, and legends. Students discovered short stories, poems, and songs or artwork that retell the same story.

Over the next few weeks, we will read and work with two texts that share the same title: "The Demon Lover." One text is a Scottish ballad that has more than 200 variations; the other is a twentieth-century retelling of this ballad. We will read and discuss each of the texts separately and as a set. Today, students read Elizabeth Bowen's 1945 retelling of "The Demon Lover." As they read, they annotated in their notebooks (see format below) and considered these questions: What is literally happening in this story? and Who are the characters? What do we know about them? Most students were able to complete the reading and some annotations today. Tomorrow, we'll pick up where we left off and have discussions at our tables.

annotation format

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