South Mountain Community College
Module I
Module I: The course is broken up into 3 modules. The first module, worth 30% of your grade, will include reading D.H. Lawrence's novel, Lady Chatterley's Lover. The novel was written in 1928 and was his last major novel. He died in 1930. Lady Chatterley's Lover has been published in three different versions and was widely challenged and wasn't even published in England until 1960 due to its explicit sex scenes. We will learn more about Lawrence and the novel in this first module. This module will last 5 weeks: Jan. 20-Feb. 22nd. Other module requirements include blog posts on readings and discussion forum post for group discussions. Important information for this module is listed below:
Blog Posts on Readings
5 posts required - 1 each week. Each blog post must be between 200-300 words (that is roughly 2-3 paragraphs/10-15 sentences). Each post is worth 30 points. See rubrics for points breakdown. In this module, blog posts will be chapter summaries with reflections on the Tools of Literary Analysis:
We will have one group discussion every other week for a total of 3. Each discussion is worth 50 points. See rubrics for points breakdown. You are required to respond in the discussion a minimum of 3 times each week. Discussion posts should be at least 5 sentences, but more is encouraged.
Tone: the writer's attitude toward the material and/or readers. Tone may be playful, formal, intimate, angry, serious, ironic, outraged, baffled, tender, serene, depressed, etc.
Imagery: Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses.
Plot: An author’s selection and arrangement of incidents in a story to shape the action and give the story a particular focus. Discussions of plot include not just what happens, but also how and why things happen the way they do. Stories that are written in a pyramidal pattern divide the plot into three essential parts. The first part is the rising action, in which complication creates some sort of conflict for the protagonist. The second part is the climax, the moment of greatest emotional tension in a narrative, usually marking a turning point in the plot at which the rising action reverses to become the falling action. The third part, the falling action (or resolution) is characterized by diminishing tensions and the resolution of the plot’s conflicts and complications. In medias res is a term used to describe the common strategy of beginning a story in the middle of the action. In this type of plot, we enter the story on the verge of some important moment. See also character, crisis, resolution, subplot.
- Audible Audio Book: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_CSAW_000003&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes
- Online HTML Version: http://www.bibliomania.com/0/0/frameset.html
- Online Ebook: http://www.gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100181.txt
- Kindle e-book: http://www.amazon.com/Lady-Chatterleys-Lover-Modern-Library/dp/B000FC1IZY/ref=ed_oe_k
Blog Posts on Readings
5 posts required - 1 each week. Each blog post must be between 200-300 words (that is roughly 2-3 paragraphs/10-15 sentences). Each post is worth 30 points. See rubrics for points breakdown. In this module, blog posts will be chapter summaries with reflections on the Tools of Literary Analysis:
III. Tools of Literary Analysis
A. Genre
1. Fiction
2. Nonfiction
3. Poetry
4. Drama
B. Character
C. Plot(below)
D. Setting
E. Dialogue
F. Tone (below)
G. Theme
H. Symbolism and imagery(below)
I. Historical and social context
J. Illustrations (in children's literature)
- Week 1: Chapter 1-2. Choose a tool and discuss in your blog post. Read Literary Terms handout.
- Week 2: Chapters 3-7. Choose a tool from the Literary Terms handout and discuss in your blog post.
- Week 3: Chapters 9-12. Choose a tool from the Literary Terms handout and discuss in your blog post.
- Week 4: Chapters 13-17. Choose another tool and discuss in your blog post or carry on the discussion from the handout: Significant Topics in Lady Chatterley's Lover.
- Week 5: Chapters 18-19. Write a book review of Lady Chatterley's Lover.
We will have one group discussion every other week for a total of 3. Each discussion is worth 50 points. See rubrics for points breakdown. You are required to respond in the discussion a minimum of 3 times each week. Discussion posts should be at least 5 sentences, but more is encouraged.
- Week 1-2: Read Literary Criticism and Three Times a Lady: The History of Lawrence's Lady Chatterly's Lover
- Week 3-4:
- Week 5:
Tone: the writer's attitude toward the material and/or readers. Tone may be playful, formal, intimate, angry, serious, ironic, outraged, baffled, tender, serene, depressed, etc.
Imagery: Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses.
Plot: An author’s selection and arrangement of incidents in a story to shape the action and give the story a particular focus. Discussions of plot include not just what happens, but also how and why things happen the way they do. Stories that are written in a pyramidal pattern divide the plot into three essential parts. The first part is the rising action, in which complication creates some sort of conflict for the protagonist. The second part is the climax, the moment of greatest emotional tension in a narrative, usually marking a turning point in the plot at which the rising action reverses to become the falling action. The third part, the falling action (or resolution) is characterized by diminishing tensions and the resolution of the plot’s conflicts and complications. In medias res is a term used to describe the common strategy of beginning a story in the middle of the action. In this type of plot, we enter the story on the verge of some important moment. See also character, crisis, resolution, subplot.
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