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ENGL 2307

ENGL 2307. 22 April 2014. Today. Turn in papers Extra credit opportunity Quiz Presentations “The Moonlit Road”. Extra Credit. Write a 500 word essay Focus on “ A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings ” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Analyze the way a part of fiction develops meaning in the story:

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ENGL 2307

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  1. ENGL 2307 22 April 2014

  2. Today • Turn in papers • Extra credit opportunity • Quiz • Presentations • “The Moonlit Road”

  3. Extra Credit • Write a 500 word essay • Focus on “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez • Analyze the way a part of fiction develops meaning in the story: • Imagery • Characterization • Symbolism • Etc (see section in Writing Essays about Literature) • Should have an introduction and thesis, body paragraphs, a conclusion, and a works cited page

  4. QUiz • What happened to Julia Hetman? How do we know? • Explain the haunting. • How does the form of the story change our view/understanding of it?

  5. PResentations • Ambrose Bierce Biography—Korryn McMinn • Historical Context--Amanda Gutierrez

  6. Other information • “The Moonlit Road” was first published in Cosmopolitan in 1907 • Most anthologized short story is “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”

  7. “The Moonlit Road” • Why are these called “statements”? What effect does that have? • What effect does the form have on this story? • How does the haunting function? • Who do we identify as the haunted? Why? What does that say about the meaning of this haunting? • How do we understand Joel Hetman, Jr.’s purpose?

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