Fishbowl over "Where are you Going..."

It's our last Gothic fishbowl. Sigh. Let's make it a good one.

Please continue to keep in mind the expectation that you are an active participant throughout the discussion and that you contribute at least 3 times. Otherwise, keep up the good work! Let's particularly focus on theme as well as connections to our guiding question.

Fishbowl over "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"

Fishbowl over "The Minister's Black Veil"

Sounding your Barbaric Yawp

Having explored the role of catharsis in Whitman and in Dead Poet's Society, let's bring it back to our Dark Romantic literature...

Explore the role of catharsis in one of the Gothic stories we've read.
--Is this cathartic experience helpful or baleful?
--How does a lack of catharsis affect other characters?
--How does including or not including this cathartic moment create or further the author's message?
Choose one or more of these questions, or pose some of your own to further explore this concept.

Fishbowl over "A Rose for Emily"

As one of your options for responding to today's discussion, you are welcome to address questions and insights over William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" via commenting on this post.

If you choose this option, I expect that you will...
1. Respond at least a few times by posting insightful comments or questions. Some have been posting once or twice; that is unsufficient and communicates to me that you might be off task.
2. Uphold our previously established blogging expectations with regard to using formal punctuation, grammar, and language.
3. Consider what is transpiring in the discussion; rather than simply typing, pause to listen to the inner circle at times and use that discussion, in addition to your own questions and comments, to guide your responses.

Feedback from our first few to keep in mind:
1. Keep addressing your questions and responses to individuals when one individual applies, i.e. "Fred Flinstone, ..."
2. Develop your ideas: so what? How so? What makes you say that? As you develop them, refer back to specific passages that inspired your thinking. Go beyond one sentence to really explain your ideas.
3. Keep practicing effective writing skills: avoid prefacing your argument with phrases like "I think" and "I believe"; avoid empty diction like "things" and "bad"; avoid personal pronouns where unnecessary.

Happy posting.

Fishbowl over "The Lottery"

As one of your options for responding to today's discussion, you are welcome to address questions and insights over Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" via commenting on this post.

If you choose this option, I expect that you will...
1. Respond at least a few times by posting insightful comments or questions. Some have been posting once or twice; that is unsufficient and communicates to me that you might be off task.
2. Uphold our previously established blogging expectations with regard to using formal punctuation, grammar, and language.
3. Consider what is transpiring in the discussion; rather than simply typing, pause to listen to the inner circle at times and use that discussion, in addition to your own questions and comments, to guide your responses.

Feedback from our first couple to keep in mind:
1. Keep addressing your questions and responses to individuals when one individual applies, i.e. "Fred Flinstone, ..."
2. Develop your ideas: so what? How so? What makes you say that? As you develop them, refer back to specific passages that inspired your thinking. Go beyond one sentence to really explain your ideas.
3. Keep practicing effective writing skills: avoid prefacing your argument with phrases like "I think" and "I believe"; avoid empty diction like "things" and "bad"; avoid personal pronouns where unnecessary.

Happy posting.