Worksheets and other information from Kennedy text
A&P A&P Worksheet (includes literary terms, fables, parables and tales)
Literary criticism -Read these A&P essays from your CD before your first test
Background on Updike Why Sammy Really Quits by Peter A. Smith Irony and Innocence in A&P
Barnburning Barnburning Handout Archetypes Handout
Interpretive questions Historical Criticism by Hans H. Skei Faulkner info
Where Are You Going; Where Have You Been? PDF
"Where Are You Going..." audio on Youtube
Oates speaks about the backdrop for her writing of "Where are you Going"?
"Greasy Lake" PDF
No audio version found
"The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" PDF
"A Good Man is Hard to Find" PDF
Logic test review
Review the practice test for argumentation and review the argumentation manual, especially the sections about deductive reasoning (syllogisms) and informal fallacies.
Literature test 1 review ("A & P" and "Barn Burning"):
1. Know people, places and events from the stories assigned.
2. Know differences between the "Barnburning" short story and movie.
3. Know the definition of an archetype (See the Archetypes Handout link above.) Know about the three kinds of archetypes - characters, situations and symbols and associations, and be able to explain the character archetype of Ab Snopes (text 2225 ff.)
6. Be able to explain how Sarty is an initiate and hero.
7. To see a previous essay test for "A&P" and "Barn Burning," look here.
8. Read all materials about "A&P" and "Barn Burning" listed above.
9. Look over your Volpe archetype ACES paragraphs. Consider revising the Volpe paragraph. You may see a similar item on the test.
10. Know differences between the short story and movie versions of "Barn Burning."
11. Use your study guides (handouts) for "A & P" and "Barn Burning" to prepare.
12. Know the literary terms on the A&P worksheet.
Test 2 items - This test is a 1st quarter cumulative test. You are responsible to know information from the first test PLUS details about the stories listed below:
Spirit in the Night (Springsteen song that mentions Greasy Lake)
Explanation of Springsteen's "Spirit in the Night"
"Boyle's "Greasy Lake" and the moral failure of postmodernism" by Michael Walker
Where are You Going; Where Have You Been Oates' "Smooth Talk" essay
Bob Dylan's song "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"
Tell-Tale Heart (See text pages 2130-2146 for literary criticism.)
Cathedral (See the "literary essay" link in the left sidebar for exercises)
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
To Build a Fire Naturalism Powerpoint
A Clean Well-Lighted Place World Views PPT Existentialism PPT
Trifles Feminism
Miss Brill and Young Goodman Brown will not be included in 2011 Puritanism
Test 2 review: 1. Review item 1-3, 5 and 7 from the test 1 review above. 2. Know authors, characters and events about stories listed under "test 2 items" above. 3. Know the isms and be able to differentiate among them. If you've left your take-home essay test guide sheet elsewhere, you may find it here. 4. Try this Sparknotes quiz over The Fellowship of the Ring, but don't worry too much if you bomb it; much is missing in the movie version. 5. See this older test, and use it for practice. 6. Try this older version of the test and this test key for practice.