Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Directions for Close Reading/Annotating of "The Masque..."

Follow these steps in preparation for next class (Friday, 10/25):

1. Distinguish between an initial purposeful reading and a true "reading literature like a champ!" reading via the following link: 
2. Consider refamiliarizing yourself with the "'Reading Literature Like a Champ!' Framework" via the following document:
3.  Take a look at the photo below, which captures some initial impressions of, thoughts related to, interpretations of, etc. Poe's story from last year's English 10 Honors class and this year's Block 3B ACE class:




4.  Take a look at the photo below, which captures a reader's attempt to read the first paragraph of Poe's story "like a champ!":



5.  Closely read/annotate your assigned section of “The Masque…”  (In other words, "attack" it "like a champ!")
  • "But the Prince..." (78) - "...were the casements" (79).
    • Johnson and Perdue 
    • Rhodes and Tewksbury
  • "The fourth was..." (79) - "...meditation as before" (80).
    • Jarzabek and Stewart
    • Knittel and Waters
  • "But, in spite..." (80) - "...the other apartments" (82).
    • Bastian and Skelly
    • Buehler and Sheldon
  • "But these other..." (82) - "...nor propriety existed" (82).
    • Brizzee and Connor
    • Bajan and Walters
  • "The figure was..." (82) - "...of his hand" (83).
    • Johnston and Renner
    • Adamson, Gavin, and Woolston
  • "It was in..." (83) - "...dominion over all" (83).
    • Louster, Ryan, and Vinci
    • Davis and DeWater