Next Week and the 15-Point Quiz!

 We have ONE MORE class next week, on Monday, when we'll wrap up the class and talk about adaptations. Bring your paper with you IF you have it done, but if not, no worries (it's not due until 5pm). I want to discuss what approaches people are taking and how they solved the riddle of adapting an older work for a new audience. 

ALSO, I gave everyone a simple quiz about the class to satisfy the missing 15 points from class (since I cut one of the paper assignments, and forgot to fill the gap). E-mail me your answers anytime this week or next week, and you'll get 15 points towards your final grade! The questions are below. Otherwise, enjoy the break! 

The ‘Bonus Assignment’ Quiz

* Worth 15 pts of your final grade! (because I dropped Paper #2 in favor of the Adaptation Assignment, which became #2 by default)

Answer all of the following in a short response and get back to me as soon as you can (at least by Dead Week). This is an easy way to give you 15 points instead of assigning you another paper! I just want you to focus on the Adaptation Paper!

THE QUESTIONS:

Q1: Based on the works we read in class, what hidden theme(s) or idea(s) seems to unite most of them? Why do you think I chose to read these books together?

Q2: Which of the 5 works from class do you think students will still be reading in 50 years? What makes it/them so durable?

Q3: Which work do you feel was the most influential for modern novels, TV, movies, etc.? In other words, how can you ‘see’ it inside some modern shows and books?

Q4: Do you think As You Like It was a good work to represent Shakespeare in the course? Would you have rather read something more serious, or more popular? (students in the Shakespeare class can particularly weigh in here)

Q5: Do you feel historical/literary survey courses like this one (and American lit to 1800, World lit to 1800, etc.) are useful for the modern student? Do you benefit from seeing the big picture of literary history, or do you think you would be better served with another type of class (give example)?

Q6: For those of you planning to become English teachers, which one of these works would you most want to teach in your future classroom, and why? And if you’re not teacher cert, which one of these works would you have most liked to encounter in high school?