Reading Schedule
Assignment #1: Find a map of Vietnam from the early 1950s.
Map should have Saigon and Hanoi on it. Post to your Google journal.
Allusion - Baudelaire Poem:
Assignment #2: Read Baudelaire's poem. Write a brief summary of the poem. Then, annotate it, identifying and analyzing at least 4 poetic elements/techniques he uses to convey meaning in his poem (use the "Poetry Cheat Sheet" as a guide).
Allusion - Pascal
Pascal - Excerpts
Assignment #3
Opening Voiceover from Film: Write a paragraph that compares the conceptions of Vietnam (or Asia) in Baudelaire's poem, the opening voiceover of the film, and the selected passage from the novel. Note similarities and differences and their impact on our understanding of the film and/or novel.
Post in your Google Journal
Assignment #4
Chapters 1-5 Homework - Quote Activity
Post in your Google Journal
Chapters 4-5 Assignment
Post in your Google Journal
Film Critique
Post in your Google Journal
Existentialism
Post in your Google Journal
Interpretive Assignment
Submit to Turnitin
Assignment #1: Find a map of Vietnam from the early 1950s.
Map should have Saigon and Hanoi on it. Post to your Google journal.
Allusion - Baudelaire Poem:
Assignment #2: Read Baudelaire's poem. Write a brief summary of the poem. Then, annotate it, identifying and analyzing at least 4 poetic elements/techniques he uses to convey meaning in his poem (use the "Poetry Cheat Sheet" as a guide).
Allusion - Pascal
Pascal - Excerpts
Assignment #3
Opening Voiceover from Film: Write a paragraph that compares the conceptions of Vietnam (or Asia) in Baudelaire's poem, the opening voiceover of the film, and the selected passage from the novel. Note similarities and differences and their impact on our understanding of the film and/or novel.
Post in your Google Journal
Assignment #4
Chapters 1-5 Homework - Quote Activity
Post in your Google Journal
Chapters 4-5 Assignment
Post in your Google Journal
Film Critique
Post in your Google Journal
Existentialism
Post in your Google Journal
Submit to Turnitin