American Literature: Student Web Projects

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33981977310376773942012-02-02T22:35:55.730+04:00American Literature: Student Web ProjectsThis tutor weblog is a part of a collaborative web project exploring American literature created by the second-year studentds of the Department of Foreign Languages and Area Studies at Lomonosov Moscow State University. The blog is run by Anna V. Filatova, an MSU graduate student and an American Literature instructor.Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.comBlogger321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-89532978264043870242009-11-25T13:01:00.001+03:002009-11-25T13:07:10.476+03:00

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-20921513496518356212009-11-25T11:46:00.003+03:002009-11-25T12:05:45.384+03:00полезная информация

много полезного на сайте http://englishtips.org

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-89585798710156463732007-05-27T20:22:00.000+04:002007-05-27T20:45:25.363+04:00Final Exam Questions

1. Naturalism in writing, and how "The Second Choice" is a naturalistic work.2. The Lost Generation: who are theym why are they called that, what common characteristics do they share?3. Hemingway’s principles of short story writing: traditions and innovations. Be prepared to show examples of it from the stories we read.4. Peculiarities of E. Hemingway’s style.5. W. Faulkner as a fine stylist (

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-67585431037264922272007-05-19T21:23:00.000+04:002007-05-29T22:50:15.001+04:00End-of-Semester Web Sites Presentation

Greetings - we finally made it to the end!Somehow September has turned into May and another academic year has been put to rest. I realize that the spring semester was very challenging, as you were supposed to do a lot of reading, thinking and blogging, which was new and time-consuming. But I want to believe that you got something out of it.I would like to thank you for being actively involved

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-45490701583063798422007-05-15T14:22:00.000+04:002007-07-13T22:25:22.635+04:00Group Web Sites are All Set

Class,By Thursday, please check out your groupmates' web sites:Tennessee Williams Project: http://tennessee.web-box.ru/Faulkner & Hemingway Project: http://nobelprizer.webstolica.ru/One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest Project (please note that it's a new version!!!):http://www.kesey-clinic.webstolica.ru/The Great Gatsby Project:http://msu-american-dream.narod.ru/Please use the following evaluation

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-68217463792312578502007-05-08T19:22:00.000+04:002007-05-08T21:28:37.411+04:00Just a Reminder

Students,Please be sure to bring all the books you borrowed from me at the beginning of the academic year ("Highlights of American Literature" & "Studies in American Literature"). Thank you!

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-84224402636607760902007-05-08T18:23:00.000+04:002007-05-19T22:55:04.083+04:00Robert Frost (May 10)

1. Robert Frost Information2. Poems:"The Road Not Taken""Acquainted with the Night""Fire and Ice""Mending Wall""Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening""The Sound Of The Trees"3. Enjoy this video:Image Source: www.ketzle.com/frost/frost2.gif

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-6315350155103588402007-05-08T10:42:00.000+04:002007-05-08T11:15:49.942+04:00Language Learning and Web 2.0.

Students,Our last class will be on May 17. At 13.45 we'll meet in Room 315 for the final talk and course evaluation. Then, at 15.20 we'll move to the conference room 107-108 where your group presentations (which is 25% of your grade) will take place. Everybody's attendance is a must.Your final web sites are due Mon., May 14.If you are interested in what we have been doing this semester (watch the

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-19612587639232284872007-04-23T15:46:00.000+04:002007-05-01T17:11:23.630+04:00Assignment for May 3 (John Steinbeck)

John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men1. Steinbeck Biography + History of Migrant Farmers in California2. John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men (45 pages!)

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-83909451769295835832007-04-23T13:41:00.001+04:002007-05-02T22:24:36.736+04:00Assignment for April 26 (Starting Your Web Sites)

Students:We are heading for the last stage of our project work - your web sites.May 3: your draft web sites are due.May 10: final web sites are due.May 14: group web site presentation.Before you begin working on the HTML-documents (or generating sites from templates on free web hosting sites), please get together and decide which information from your e-portfolios (the materials you have

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-72064176003807830622007-04-18T22:05:00.000+04:002007-04-19T01:40:03.927+04:00Watching "The Great Gatsby" (1974)

Sveta: It has become fashionable in modern film industry to screen outstanding works of both classic and modern literature. Unfortunately, the wish of film makers to produce a vivid reflection of what’s written doesn’t always coincide with actual results. As an example ‘The Da Vinci Code’ or ‘The Painted Veil’ can be mentioned. Well, it seems today’s film industry penetrated by all-encompassing

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-34647350970776384712007-04-09T22:01:00.000+04:002007-04-09T22:12:37.807+04:00What the Heck is Academic Plagiarism?

Students,When I was browsing a blog of one of our groups, I was taken aback by the recurrence to the old habits, i.e. of using somebody else's essays and giving no credit to the author.Any work in your blog is your own, unless cited. If it is NOT your work and it is NOT cited, it is plagiarism.Image Source: http://sociology.camden.rutgers.edu/jfm/plagiarism/plagiari.jpgThere are two types of

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-41316732333176066912007-04-06T13:44:00.000+04:002007-04-15T23:28:18.853+04:00Follow-Up on the Discussion We Had on Hemingway's Stories

Dear Students,I would like to thank you for your engagement and your enthusiasm about Hemingway's short stories that you demonstrated yesterday. I wish we had more time to discuss all the beauty and subtlety of his writing style, as well as his message in those 3 stories. I have already received a few letters from some students where they say what a deep impression these stories have produced on

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-45137257257607851602007-04-04T11:39:00.000+04:002007-04-06T19:45:36.951+04:00Hemingway's Six-Word Story

Students,It looks like my home Internet isn't going to be fixed by tonight. It means that it might take some time for your comments to make it to my blog. Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for understanding!I just wanted to share a snippet that speaks volumes about Ernest Hemingway's genius. I stumbled upon this enchanting fact when looking at the students' blog of my friend Teacher Dude.

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-53690796695536368692007-03-30T23:13:00.000+04:002007-04-19T01:46:18.985+04:00April 5: Ernest Hemingway

"The Lost Generation": Alienation and Artistic ExperimentRead: 1. Ernest Hemingway biography by Jamie Allen (CNN) 2. Short Stories: "Hills Like White Elephants", "Cat in the Rain", "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" On the Hemingway style: http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/id-178,pageNum-76.html

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-77566504783177858492007-03-27T13:29:00.000+04:002007-03-28T17:32:03.266+04:00TIME Magazine's 100 Best English-Language Novels from 1923 to Present

I came across this Top 100 All-Time Novels list when updating my bookmarks. The novels were picked by TIME critics Lev Grossman and Richard Lacayo in 2005. http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/the_complete_list.html"The Great Gatsby" is there, too. Interestingly enough, "The Great Gatsby" made it to the Reader's Choice Top 5 Novels list.http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/0,24459,ratethis,00

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-15994484341940907952007-03-23T23:55:00.001+03:002007-03-27T22:40:39.704+04:00LibraryThing, or on New Friends and Ideas

Hi class,I just wanted to share some thoughts on how we can expand our view and enrich our projects by getting feedback from like-minded people. I joined the Explode only a week ago (you can see my friends on the sidebar) and I have already struck a few professional contacts. My new friends are teachers who have been using blogs for educational purposes for quite a long time. They are providing

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-70067053114503414322007-03-23T00:57:00.000+03:002007-04-06T16:36:02.853+04:00Creative Assignment for March 30

Students,Please remember that your creative writing drafts are due next Thursday (03/30/07). Be sure to submit them in an electronic form.You can choose any topic below and compose:a) a letter that Gatsby might have sent to Daisy while he was fighting in World War I;b) a letter that Daisy might have written to Gatsby on her wedding day;c) Gatsby's ruminations while he was floating on the mattress

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-84809678773638348902007-03-22T23:13:00.000+03:002007-03-27T23:02:11.983+04:00March 30: Awakening from the American Dream in "The Great Gatsby"

Hi everyone,I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed class today, especially your collaborative coroner's inquests and your group discussions on the themes of the novel.Next Thursday, we'll be talking about motifs (i.e. recurring structures, contrasts, or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text's major themes).So, please think in terms of geography and weather.Jazz Icarus (

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-47199091332111309362007-03-21T16:44:00.000+03:002007-03-27T22:39:18.674+04:00"Casting" for the Role of Gatsby

This post was prompted by Elena. As a follow-up to our discussion, she suggested Cary Grant as a candidate for the role. In fact, according to wikipedia.org "The Great Gatsby" has been filmed four times (1926, 1949, 1974, 2000) starring Warner Baxter,Alan Ladd, Robert Redford, and Toby Stephens. Thanks to my colleague and my mentor in American Literature Maria W., we'll be watching the 1974

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-65085774820645552172007-03-20T11:26:00.000+03:002007-03-20T11:34:26.674+03:00E-book "An Outline of American Literature" by Peter High

Dear Students:Please download this coursebook from http://englishtips.org. We'll be using it as a substitute for "Highlights of American Literature". Make sure to get registered before you do it. I would recommend you to explore this site. You are sure to come across some gems.Best,A.V.

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-17432703362373334142007-03-18T23:10:00.000+03:002007-03-27T22:39:54.086+04:00Assignment for March 22

The Great Gatsby: Chapters 6-91. A Brief Life of Fitzgerald at http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/biography.html2. Characters in “The Great Gatsby”: speech portrayals, appearance, clothes, actions, names, thoughts. 3. Be sure to study the questions (SAL p.27-29 or on prof. S.V.Titova's homepage) and find characteristics in the text.Image Source: http://www.booksfactory.com/writers/images/

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-48334569504580644102007-03-04T20:40:00.000+03:002007-03-27T23:01:43.507+04:00Assignment for March 15 (F.S.Fitzgerald)

Francis Scott Fitzgerald as a Chronicler of "the Jazz Age" Era1. “The Great Gatsby” chapters 1 through 5On-line copy at The Roaring Twenties", an article by Svetlana V. Titova, an MSU professor 3. SAL p.25-27.Image Source: http://www.hugbugs.com/theartofelagance/roaringtwenties.JPGThe Jazz Age 1920'sAdded to http://www.youtube.com by Aaron1912PS Dana's blog was a random stumble when searching for

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-32859301184575156382007-03-04T19:49:00.000+03:002007-03-28T23:38:33.656+04:00A Few Thoughts about the Progress We Have Made So Far, or Policy Reconsidered

Class,In view of the mass absence on March 1, I've decided to rant on the topic of discipline and class attendance.If you read my first post carefully, you might remember that "regular attendance is the only way to keep up with the ongoing "conversation" of the course. It will also be a factor in the final grades. You should not expect to pass the course if any one of the four major areas of the

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-81124200816300344132007-03-02T21:35:00.000+03:002007-03-27T22:40:16.984+04:00How to Create a Photo Slideshow

Students,Just to inspire you to become webheads, I have put together a photo slideshow featuring American Nobel Prize Laureates in Literature. Please note that I've provided the links to the web sites from where I've downloaded the pictures. When you use an image created by somebody else, it's a must to cite the image source. We don't want any copyright infringement, do we?This album is powered

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-21350948899307943982007-03-02T20:22:00.000+03:002007-03-28T13:08:38.406+04:00Some Tools to Jazz Up Your Blog

I think our blogs need some "bells and whistles". It has taken me some time to figure out how to upload your PowerPoint presentations (they do deserve being shared!!!).I have discovered two free web services that might enable you to post your slideshows and photos on the web. They are www.slideshare.net and www.bubbleshare.comThis is my first attempt at using slideshare.net. I am uploading Olga

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-36639820436157249152007-02-27T19:36:00.000+03:002007-03-28T11:02:03.890+04:00Welcome to MSU Students' weblogs!

To Whom It May Concern:I am proud to post here the links to my students' weblogs where they introduce themselves and the topic of their research. Please feel free to ask them questions, comment on their project work, and encourage them in their endeavor.Group 1 (Sasha, Nelly, Olga K., Oksana) has embarked on a challenging journey of exploring the literary heritage of American writers, winners of

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-65401179118158239992007-02-25T21:26:00.000+03:002007-03-27T22:43:31.291+04:00Assignment for March 1 (William Faulkner)

Dear Students:This coming Thursday, we'll be talking about William Faulkner.Please be sure to read his biography and his Nobel Prize acceptance speech. Click the following link http://ifolder.ru/1214008 to download the story “Dry September” by W. Faulkner that we'll be discussing in class. For questions about settings and theme go to SAL p.20-21.Please post on your group weblog how and why your

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-57815010660654063052007-02-14T16:58:00.000+03:002007-02-18T23:38:06.820+03:00Some Technical Issues

Last week we talked about the problems that arise when different members of the group try to access the blog. Actually, there is a better solution than to do some instant messaging (eg. ICQ) and negotiating the time of your login.To those who aren't blog wizards yet, I would recommend to study troubleshooting tips onhttp://help.blogger.com/Here is the link to team blog administration. Please

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-46636357951047350102007-02-14T15:31:00.000+03:002007-03-27T23:02:36.721+04:00Assignment for Feb.22

Hello class!Next week we'll be tackling M. Twain and American Humor: Storytelling style in M.Twain’s storiesRead: M. Twain’s short biography + HAL p.97-98.M. Twain, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras CountyImage Source: http://www.sou.edu/education/vlounge/student%20Web%20sites/26_Mark%20Twain%20Composer%20Website/mark%20Twain.jpgI hope you have had fun creating your blogs. From now on,

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-44548317383971220912007-02-08T02:14:00.000+03:002007-03-27T23:03:00.420+04:00Assignment for Feb.15

Dear students:Please be informed that from now on your regular preparation for the class will include not only your reading assignment, but also some work on your group project which you are expected to post on your weblog on a weekly basis. Your blog will serve as an online portfolio where you'll be gathering information and useful links for your future thematic web site, as well as a means of

Anna V. Filatovahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873630406889590635noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398197731037677394.post-40204955431908089282007-02-06T21:24:00.000+03:002007-03-27T23:03:15.399+04:00Syllabus: Twentieth-Century American Literature

American Literature (Spring Semester 2007)Course SyllabusInstructor: Anna Vladimirovna FilatovaE-mail: filatowa@mail.ruCourse Description: This course will give you a survey of American Literature from the post-Civil War era to the modern times and will help you to understand the texts through close reading and through analysis of the historical, cultural, and artistic value of the text.The

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