PLEASE WRITE ONLY ON GENESIS FROM HEBREW BIBLE!!!!!!!!
DIRECTIONS: All reading are found in The Norton Anthology: World Literature. The shorter Third Edition Volume 1
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YOU WILL TYPE YOUR ANSWERS INTO THIS DOCUMENT TO KEEP THE CORRECT FORMATTING AND NUMBERING. REMEMBER TO INCLUDE THE STUDENT NAME, TITLE, AND AUTHOR INFORMATION AS REQUESTED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE.
USING TIMES NEW ROMAN 12 POINT FONT (JUST LIKE YOU DID FOR MLA STYLE IN COMP. I AND II), TYPE IN YOUR ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS POSED IN THE READING LOG.
IF THE WORK DOES NOT HAVE AN AUTHOR, THEN LEAVE THAT SPOT BLANK. REMEMBER TO PUT ” ” AROUND SOME TITLES AND TO USE ITALICS FOR OTHER TITLES. IF YOU NEED A REFRESHER ON HANDLING TITLES OF LITERARY WORKS, SEE http://faculty.mc3.edu/hhalbert/shared/titles_MLA_style.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
ALL ANSWERS MUST BE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CREDIT. INCOMPLETE SENTENCES OR ANSWERS WILL RECEIVE NO CREDIT. (HINT: AN EASY WAY TO FORM A COMPLETE SENTENCE AS AN ANSWER IS TO TAKE THE QUESTION AND TURN IT INTO AN ANSWER. EXAMPLE: WHAT IS A RED WAGON FOR? A RED WAGON IS FOR CHILDREN TO PULL.)
SAVE YOUR WORK AS A MICROSOFT WORD FILE.
YOUR READING LOG FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT SHOULD FOCUS ON THE READINGS FROM MEDEA, GENESIS, and Hamlet.
WHAT DO I READ?
– BACKGROUND ON THE HEBREW BIBLE P. 89-94
GENESIS 1-4 P. 94-98
GENESIS 6-9 P. 99-103
WHAT DO I READ for Madea Translated by Diane Svarlien ?
BACKGROUND ON MEDEA P. 525-528
– WHAT DO I READ for HAMLET BY William Shakespeare?
BACKGROUND ON WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE P. 1801-1805
REMINDER: All reading are found in The Norton Anthology: World Literature. The shorter Third Edition Volume 1. Please complete each reading log for each reading. There should be 3 logs total
Reading Log: Assigned Readings in Literature
Student Name:
Title of Assigned Reading from the Textbook:
Author of Assigned Reading from the Textbook:
- Summarize the work in 2-3 sentences. (Please use grammatically correct, college-level sentences to answer this question.)
- Write at least 2 questions you have about the work. (Please use grammatically correct, college-level sentences to answer this question.)
- List all major characters/people and include brief descriptions for each. (Leaving this question blank will result in a deduction of points.)
- List any relevant vocabulary words with definitions. Vocabulary words include any terms that you were unfamiliar with during the course of your reading; it may be helpful to consider words defined in the textbook in footnotes within the work. (Leaving this question blank will result in a deduction of points.)
- List any themes that you see within the work. As a literary device, theme is the central topic or idea explored in a text. Usually the theme of a work of literature can be stated in one word, such as “love” or “solitude.” A work of literature can, and often does, have more than one theme. The theme is generally not stated explicitly in the text, but instead is expressed through the characters’ actions, words, and thoughts.
- In your opinion, what is the most important part of the work? Be sure to explain the reasons why you feel this way. (Please use grammatically correct, college-level sentences to answer this question.)
- What are your favorite lines from the work? Be sure to explain the reasons why these lines stood out in your mind. (Please use grammatically correct, college-level sentences to answer this question.)
- I was surprised by….
- I was confused by….
- How did this work make you feel? Why do you think the story made you feel this way?
- If you were an English teacher, would you want to share this work with your students? Why or why not?
- Sum up the work in one word.
