Resources
Here is the Genesis portfolio assignment. Those taking the class for H credit read the first 1 1/2 pages. Those taking it for CPA credit, look halfway down the second page for the start of your assignment.
SAMPLES from past portfolios (you cannot use these for your portfolios - use them as your models)
An allusion (or reference) on "Savages" from Law & Order.
Hagar character sketch (this sketch sample does not include the write up, which is required)
Sarah character sketch, Sample character sketch (of God) with write up
An allusion from Their Eyes were Watching God.
A student's poem + analysis
A published poem + analysis
Sample art and analysis
Sample cartoon and analysis
Sample name exploration
This is where you can find the On Being podcast.
Some information about how we are using reference and allusion in the class.
Resources:
Here's Mrs. Stern's helpful MLA citation guide
Purdue OWL is a help when trying to create MLA citations
Citing artwork (skip any information you do not have - the ones I've bolded are ones that you should have):
Citing art from a website:
Artist lastname, firstname. Title of art piece. Date created, Museum where it's housed,
City, Name of Website, Publisher of website, URL.
Citing art from a book:
Artist lastname, firstname. Title of art piece. Date created, Museum where it's housed,
City, Title of book, by, Author(s) or editor(s) of the book, Publisher, year of publication, page numbers.
Buonarroti, Michelangelo. The Separation of Light From Darkness. 1508-12, Sistene Chapel
Ceiling, Rome. The Essential Michelangelo, by, Kirsten Bradbury, Paragon, 2002, p.64.
Citing a film you watched on Netflix (or on tv, etc.):
Lastname, Firstname of creator. Film Title. Directed by, Firstname
Lastname,performances by, Firstname Lastname, Firstname Lastname.
Version, Numbers, Publisher, Publication date, Database name,URL.
Pass Over. Directed by, Spike Lee, performances by, John Michael Hill, Julian Parker,
Ryan Hallahan. Amazon Studios, 2018, Amazon Prime, https://smile.amazon.com/Pass-Over-UHD-Michael-Hill/dp/B07BQ5J435/ref=sr_1_1?crid=N6O5CH7IM3V8&keywords=passover+spike+lee&qid=1551454864&s=instant-video&sprefix=Passover%2Cprime-instant-video%2C127&sr=1-1-catcorr
Citing a dvd:
The Usual Suspects. Directed by Bryan Singer, performances by Kevin Spacey, Gabriel
Byrne, Chazz Palminteri, Stephen Baldwin, and Benicio Del Toro. Polygram, 1995.
citing a tv show:
"Title of Episode." Title of TV Series, Contributors Name(s), season, episode, Production
Company, Year of Release, Name of Streaming Service.
Biblical art on the web (click on the book and/or section you want to look for. Remember to vary styles, media and time periods).
Ratner museum
The Met collections ( search for keywords, characters, stories, etc.)
Women in the Bible (click on a woman, then click on "famous paintings")
Creation of Eve by, Michelangelo The Fall by Michelangelo
Cain and Abel by Titian
The Body of Abel Discovered by Adam and Eve by William Blake
Cain or Hitler in Hell, Grosz
Gustave Dore The Deluge, Plate 1
Gustave Dore The Flood
Gustave Dore's Illustrations (ebook)
Marta Minujun's Tower of Babel being constructed (slide show).
Articles and more:
Blue Bloods: "My Brother's Keeper"
"Turning the 'Curse of Ham' into a Blessing"
Poems
"Before the Flood" by WS Merwin
A google doc with three poems
"September" by Howard Nemerov
"Pillars of Salt" by Lisel Mueller
"Autobiography of Eve" by Ansel Elkins