Ms. Leo’s Periods 1 and 3 Last 11R Blog 9 June 2011
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1. What is your view, now that we have enjoyed a brief short story unit, on the short story as a genre? What do you like about short stories? Explain fully, with examples, if you can.
2. Review one of the other Short Story Blog sites (either period 1 or period 3, if the stories pertain to you): comment on at least one other blog. Mention the name or initials, so we know to whom you are responding.
3. Review another one of the Short Story Blog sites (either period 1 or period 3, if the stories pertain to you): comment on at least one other blog. Mention the name or initials, so we know to whom you are responding.
4. What was you favorite short story in this Unit, and why? Explain.
Ms. Leo’s 11R Period 3 Blog #3 11 May 2011
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“I’m A Fool” by Sherwood Anderson
1. Is the narrator “suffering from an inferiority complex” on his journey to maturity and self-knowledge? Describe.
2. What is the narrator’s ‘take’ on the life of a “swipe”?
3. Do you think you would find that life innocent, honest, and uncomplicated? Explain.
3. What is the result of the narrator’s misplaced emphasis on the wrong things in life? Give details.
4. Have you ever found yourself presenting something short of the truth, in order to gain social approval? Tell the story and its outcome.
Ms. Leo’s 11R Period 1 Blog #3 11 May 2011
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“Barn Burning” by William Faulkner
1. What is unique about Faulkner’s writing style. Explain.
2. Can you name some reasons why Mrs. (Lennie) Snopes twin sister might be living with Mr. Abner Snopes family? Name at least two.
3. Of the themes we mentioned for this short story, which, in your opinion, rises above the others? Why? Explain.
Choose from: vengeance; socio-economic class struggles;
influence of fathers on their sons; moral responsibility;
4. Whom do you ‘pity’ the most in this story? Name and explain why.
Ms. Leo’s Short Story Questions for Period 3 25 April 2011
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Period 3
1. Discuss “the will to survive”, explaining how this theme fits with (a) “The Last Leaf” and (b) “Soldier’s Home”.
Include the “who, where, and why” aspects of each story.
2. The author of “Soldier’s Home”, Ernest Hemingway, places the protagonist in the World War I time frame.
Would this story and its conflicts be effective if they were set in a different wartime . . . World War II, the Korean Conflict, Viet Nam, the Gulf Wars, to name a few? Explain.
Why might be one very good reason why Krebs would not now want ‘intimate’ involvement with a girl? Explain your theory. Remember what Krebs said about girls. Does his mother have any effect on this mindset?
Ms. Leo’s Short Story Questions for Period 1 25 April 2011
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Period 1
1. Discuss “the will to live”, explaining how this theme fits with (a) “The Last Leaf” and (b) “Parker Adderson, Philosopher”.
Include the “who, where, and why” aspects of each short story.
2. Read the following explanation of Ambrose Bierce’s writing style:
“ . . . bitter Bierce . . . a deeply pessimistic man . . . was also
obsessed with death . . . “
How does Bierce’s writing style affect the plot, conflict and theme in “Parker Adderson, Philosopher”?
Explain how, with regard to each element.
3. With the outcome of “Parker Adderson, Philosopher”, how does the spy affect change in the General?
In your opinion, was this a sufficiently satisfying ending?
4. “The Tell-tale Heart” is a study in “paranoia and deterioration”. Can you relate to any of the characters in this short story by Edgar Allan Poe?
If so, which ones and how?
If not, what separates you, from them?
Ms. Leo’s 11R 2011 Short Story Unit Questions 31 March 2011
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THE LAST LEAF: Read the last page of the short story before answering these 3 questions.
1. If the theme of this short story is “self-sacrifice”, who made what sacrifice? Explain. (theme)
2. What is ironic about the way Behrman looks and sounds, vs. how he is toward the girls, and what he does for Johnsy? Explain. (character)
3. Was the leaf the attachment that Johnsy needed to hang onto life, or was it her ‘permission’ to die? Explain. (symbolism)
Sra. Smith – Spanish 3 – National Parks 4 October 2010
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Here are some links to get you started…
http://www.in-spain.info/special-features/national-parks.htm
Just Added 28 September 2010
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New books just arrived and added to the collection. You can find them on the NEW BOOKS rack.
Including…
And 14 other titles not shown here.
Come in to the library to Check Them Out.
April is National Poetry Month 15 April 2010
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To celebrate National Poetry Month here’s a poem from a JHS student…
Library
No food
No drink
A place where you’re free to think
Walls lined with doorways unknown
Imagination free to roam
Tapping of fingers
Pencils
And
Feet
All on some inspirational beat
Scent of magic when you find the one
The sad feeling when it’s all done
The library may be a simple place
But look deeper and you’ll find a comforting
Embrace.
M.G.
Global 10 1 April 2010
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Here is the link for the Ebooks that we have on trial. Remember: you need the Green Sheet for the password!
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/nysl_ca_johnstwn?db=GVRL
JHS Library Media Center Blog 