Extra Credit Blog Student Two

Offer specific and helpful criticism to assist this student.  If your essay was chosen, you already have extra credit for being chosen.

DO NOT REPEAT criticism.

Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.

Maximum of 650 words

Here is the link:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1La7pQk-84bioSjA9Qry35k3rx1WS8bXkdfHSFMeViSs/edit?usp=sharing

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Extra Credit Blog Student One

Offer specific and helpful criticism to assist this student.  If your essay was chosen, you already have extra credit for being chosen.

DO NOT REPEAT criticism.

Question: Essay #2 (Required for all applicants.)

Copy and paste into the address window:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hsbW7kKZ-cHbf7sK0OCL8dhfKHeaIFkcOnTStaVMSdw/edit?usp=sharing

Research & Tragedy

What is a tragedy?  How does Oedipus as a tragedy compare to your book?  To research about the upcoming film Schindler's List?

*Go on the databases on either Munising Library's website or on the St. Norbert Databases

*Be prepared to cite the database to add strength to your argument or you may disagree with it.

*Answer the question/s and/or create your own argument about:

*Which example of literature has a tragedy that we as modern society can learn from?

*How have other writers/playwrights/screenwriters  used Sophocles (and his work) to model future tragedies from?

*Is Oedipus (or any other main character) truly responsible for what has happened by the end of the play

*Your own argument

For full credit, you MUST have quotations as support of your points, you MUST show reading and avoid online summary info, you MUST respond to a minimum of 2 posts.  Points will be deducted for those students who wait until the last 12-24 hours, for spelling problems, repeating information already stated, confusing responses, attacking classmates verbally, simply agreeing without saying much of anything, or off-topic commentary.  

------Having support from databases may be given additional credit if used well----
DATABASES  REQUIRED FOR THIS BLOG, but your argument will be judged harshly, so be prepared to defend yourself!

**This blog will end at 11:59 a.m. on 10/31.  Remember that starting on the last 12-24 hours prior will result in loss of points since your discussion will be limited.  I prefer you post something by 10/26 since the marking period ends soon!

Minor Characters: Defend Your Leader and HIs/Her Flaws

This will be a practice getting into the voice and into the head of other characters

Try to be about 1/3-1/2 way through the novel before finishing your posts this week.  You may even argue against your own self/using other characters or other novels.

Choose one or more of the following to argue:

*Argue which character is the leader from the perspective of 2 minor characters--post as such and message me the character you are (for example, Lori's dr#5 or epsilon.3)

*As a lesser character, what are the flaws (tragic/hamartia) of your leaders?  How does this impact you as a minor character?

*Is this making your experience a tragedy?  Compare your life to the other minor characters in Oedipus.  Whose experience is worse?  Whose is better?

Please take into considering metaphoric, critical, and.or gender roles in your response (or you may have other ideas).  

For full credit, you MUST have quotations in support of your main point and main post.   You MUST show reading and avoid online summary info, you MUST respond to a minimum of 2 posts from other students (3 posts total).  Points will be deducted for those students who wait until the last 12-24 hours, for spelling problems, repeating information already stated, confusing responses, attacking classmates verbally, simply agreeing without saying much of anything, or off-topic commentary.  

------Having support from databases may be given additional credit if used well----
DATABASES may be used for this blog.  Shortly they will be required in class, so why not start looking up some information about Oedipus, your recent book, or some of the other recent authors we have covered?

**This blog will end at 9 a.m. on 10/19.  Remember that starting on the last 12-24 hours prior will result in loss of points since your discussion will be limited.

Leadership--Your Book and Your Life

Who is a leader?  Can this teach us anything about our leaders today?

*Argue which character/s from both Feed and the choice for your second novel show leadership qualities (or lack thereof)

*You may wish to incorporate if characters may be like our own leaders or leaders in history as part of your response.  You may also compare the characters to yourself and/or make predictions about the new book you are reading.

You may discuss any segment of the novel (including the end of Feed) but try to leave out spoilers in next texts for now.

Please take into considering societal, historical, and.or gender roles in your response (or you may have other ideas).  

For full credit, you MUST have quotations as support of your points, you MUST show reading and avoid online summary info, you MUST respond to a minimum of 2 posts.  Points will be deducted for those students who wait until the last 12-24 hours, for spelling problems, repeating information already stated, confusing responses, attacking classmates verbally, simply agreeing without saying much of anything, or off-topic commentary.  

------Having support from databases may be given additional credit if used well----
DATABASES ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS BLOG, but your argument will be judged harshly, so be prepared to defend yourself!

**This blog will end at 9 a.m. on 10/15.  Remember that starting on the last 12-24 hours prior will result in loss of points since your discussion will be limited.