G-Band: Volume Two (Chapters 8 & 9) -Volume Three (Chapters 1-3)

** Possible questions to consider: What makes us "monsters"? Does the creature deserve a companion? Is the creature's anger justified? What about his murders? 

Choose a line/passage, quote it, and then either ask a question and thoroughly answer your own question OR discuss why you chose that particular quotation, explaining why it stood out to you. 

Look carefully at language/devices and try to connect your observations to a big idea from the novel (justice, what it means to be human, how people become "monsters," impact of nature, society's notion of normal, loneliness/abandonment, etc) to deepen your analysis. 

Do not repeat a classmate's quotation. If that line intrigues you, just respond to their comment and choose your own, new passage to comment on. YOU MUST RESPOND TO A CLASSMATE. 

G-BAND: FRANKENSTEIN VOLUME TWO, CHAPTERS 1-3

Choose a line/passage, quote it, and then either ask a question and thoroughly answer your own question OR discuss why you chose that particular quotation, explaining why it stood out to you. 

Look carefully at language/devices and try to connect your observations to a big idea from the novel (justice, what it means to be human, how people become "monsters," impact of nature, society's notion of normal, loneliness/abandonment, etc) to deepen your analysis. 

Possible questions to consider: What strikes you about the creature's perspective? What strikes you about Frankenstein's emotional state/his interaction with the creature? 

Do not repeat a classmate's quotation. If that line intrigues you, just respond to their comment and choose your own, new passage to comment on. 

B-BAND: FRANKENSTEIN VOLUME TWO, CHAPTERS 1-3

Choose a line/passage, quote it, and then either ask a question and thoroughly answer your own question OR discuss why you chose that particular quotation, explaining why it stood out to you. 

Look carefully at language/devices and try to connect your observations to a big idea from the novel (justice, what it means to be human, how people become "monsters," impact of nature, society's notion of normal, loneliness/abandonment, etc) to deepen your analysis. 

Possible questions to consider: What strikes you about the creature's perspective? What strikes you about Frankenstein's emotional state/his interaction with the creature? 

Do not repeat a classmate's quotation. If that line intrigues you, just respond to their comment and choose your own, new passage to comment on. 

G-BAND: The Handmaid's Tale pp. 164-195

For tonight's blog, please choose a line from the text, quote it (with the page number), and then ask a feminist critic question based off of this line. Then, try to answer your own question. Dig deep. Perhaps try out a couple of potential answers. Perhaps, in your answer, provide a piece of textual evidence from earlier in the novel. YOU MUST ALSO RESPOND TO A CLASSMATE'S QUESTION. 

Example: 
"It pleased me that she was willing to lie for me, even in such a small thing, even for her own advantage. It was a link between us" (152). 

Question: Why is Cora and Offred's moment of secret solidarity so rare? What does this moment of "sisterhood" DO for these women who are all being oppressed? What does this exchange suggest about Atwood's larger message about the ability for "sisterhood" as a means of resisting patriarchy?

Answer: Answer your own question! Even if you're not sure, posit various responses-- "maybe..." or "perhaps...." Make connections to other passages/moments in the novel to try to answer your own question. 

B-BAND: The Handmaid's Tale pp. 164-195

For tonight's blog, please choose a line from the text, quote it (with the page number), and then ask a feminist critic question based off of this line. Then, try to answer your own question. Dig deep. Perhaps try out a couple of potential answers. Perhaps, in your answer, provide a piece of textual evidence from earlier in the novel. YOU MUST ALSO RESPOND TO A CLASSMATE'S QUESTION. 

Example: 
"It pleased me that she was willing to lie for me, even in such a small thing, even for her own advantage. It was a link between us" (152). 

Question: Why is Cora and Offred's moment of secret solidarity so rare? What does this moment of "sisterhood" DO for these women who are all being oppressed? What does this exchange suggest about Atwood's larger message about the ability for "sisterhood" as a means of resisting patriarchy?

Answer: Answer your own question! Even if you're not sure, posit various responses-- "maybe..." or "perhaps...." Make connections to other passages/moments in the novel to try to answer your own question. 

G-BAND: HANDMAID'S TALE (pp. 79-106)

What stands out to you from your reading? Choose a passage and explain why it seems significant to you. Work from places of confusion-- perhaps choose some lines that you don't quite understand and explore them. Perhaps you ask a question and try to answer it. You can also just respond to a passage, explaining why it stands out to you and what it reveals about a character, conflict or big idea. 

Either way, make sure that you respond to someone else and do not repeat passages! Agree or disagree, but make sure that you add something new-- a new idea, a reference to another part of the book. Include textual evidence as you push the conversation forward.

Format: 

"...." (#).

Response: 

B-BAND: HANDMAID'S TALE (pp. 79-106)

What stands out to you from your reading? Choose a passage and explain why it seems significant to you. Work from places of confusion-- perhaps choose some lines that you don't quite understand and explore them. Perhaps you ask a question and try to answer it. You can also just respond to a passage, explaining why it stands out to you and what it reveals about a character, conflict or big idea. 

Either way, make sure that you respond to someone else and do not repeat passages! Agree or disagree, but make sure that you add something new-- a new idea, a reference to another part of the book. Include textual evidence as you push the conversation forward.

Format: 

"...." (#).

Response: 

G-BAND: HANDMAID'S TALE "Waiting Room"

What stands out to you from your reading? Choose a passage and explain why it seems significant to you. Work from places of confusion-- perhaps choose some lines that you don't quite understand and explore them. Perhaps you ask a question and try to answer it. You can also just respond to a passage, explaining why it stands out to you and what it reveals about a character, conflict or big idea. 

Either way, make sure that you respond to someone else and do not repeat passages! Agree or disagree, but make sure that you add something new-- a new idea, a reference to another part of the book. Include textual evidence as you push the conversation forward.

Format: 

"...." (#).

Response: 

B-BAND-- HANDMAID'S TALE, "Waiting Room"

What stands out to you from your reading? Choose a passage and explain why it seems significant to you. Work from places of confusion-- perhaps choose some lines that you don't quite understand and explore them. Perhaps you ask a question and try to answer it. You can also just respond to a passage, explaining why it stands out to you and what it reveals about a character, conflict or big idea. 

Either way, make sure that you respond to someone else and do not repeat passages! Agree or disagree, but make sure that you add something new-- a new idea, a reference to another part of the book. Include textual evidence as you push the conversation forward.

Format: 

"...." (#).

Response: