Introducing the Beginnings of Modern Literature

I am posting the assignments for the week of January 7-14th for those of you who CHOOSE to work ahead.


The assignment for January 7-14th.  Profile and Extra Credit due by January 14th.

No blog post this week.

Below you will find a list of major modernist writers. Please research the author assigned to you below. Write an author's profile and email your profile to your classmates.

Extra Credit:  In addition to the Author's Profile- Write a brief (5-10 sentences) summary of one of their major works; focus on the themes, major characters and plot  of the literary piece you choose.  You may use Shmoop or Sparknotes to complete this section.   (Worth 100 points)


Please be prepared to present the highlights of your author profile to the class on January 14th. Please email your author profile to your classmates for their information.

Major Modernist Writers

• Bishop, Elizabeth (1911-1979) -(Hannah Grant),
• Conrad, Joseph (1857-1924) (Sam Waters)
• Doolittle, Hilda (1886-1961) (Hannah Lane)
• Eliot, Thomas Stearns (1888-1965) (Colby Johnson)
• Faulkner, William (1897-1962) (Lauren Butler)
• Fitzgerald, F. Scott (1896-1940) (Jared Klimek),

Hemingway, Ernest (1899-1961) (Ryan Seay)
• Hughes, Langston (1902-1967) (Stephen Steineger)
• James, Henry (1843-1916) (Grace Karls)
• Lawrence, D. H. (1885-1930) (Karlyn Leander)
• Lowell, Amy (1874-1925) (Jacob Seay)
• Pound, Ezra (1885-1972) (Haley Greer)
• Shaw, George Bernard (1856-1950) (Jonah Karls)
• Stevens, Wallace (1879-1955) (Nick Smith)
• Williams, Tennessee (1882-1941) (Reesy Rea)
• Woolf, Virginia (1882-1941) (Megan McKinley)
• Yeats, William Butler (1865-1939) (Hunter Grant)

Study Guide for Literature FINAL:

Our final will be February 4th in class.  Final essay due by the next Friday 7th.  

Things to know:
Distinguish between each of the literary periods we have discussed in class this year.  Please focus on characteristics of each period. Be able to compare and contrast two or more literary periods.  Please review notes on specific authors and their works (only works we discussed in class). Review the blogs from this year focusing on any handouts or information I provided.

Comprehension questions on literary works we read/discussed from after Thanksgiving until the end of January including each of the short stories and House of Mirth. Review your notes.

Test will be similar to mid-term.  Multiple choice, short answer and essay. 

Matching on major works-literary period and their authors.  Focus on time period after Thanksgiving to the end of January.

Extra Credit on the exam will be a personal reflection essay.  The extra credit will be worth 10 points.