Introduction to Literature - Module 1.1 - Short Stories

Hi Melanie!  This webquest is designed to help you easily find the links to context resources in our literature course.  Welcome!

 

In the PROCESS section, you will be reviewing biographical and other contextual information about various authors. 

The additional information is designed to give you a better understanding of the authors.  There will also be some links to dramatizations (you can read along if you like), author's homes, etc. 

Enjoy!

 

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Week 1 - Sarah Orne Jewett.

Select some biographical information from the attached link to learn about the life of Sarah Orne Jewett.

http://www.public.coe.edu/~theller/soj/bio/bio-cont.html

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Weeks 2 & 3 - Read biographical information about each of this week's authors.  You can find your own information, or select any of the following links.  Also see the next section below for additional cool links for each author!

****Guy de Maupassant

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_de_Maupassant

http://www.online-literature.com/maupassant/

****O. Henry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._Henry

http://www.online-literature.com/o_henry/

****Edgar Allen Poe

http://www.poemuseum.org/index.php (explore this site)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8hc22l3fw7xdq9y/Edgar%20Allan%20Poe%20TeacherPacket10-23-12.pdf?dl=0 (Download this file and read the entire thing.  We won't be DOING the assignments, unless you want to, but I DO want you to read the entire packet.)

****Eudora Welty

http://eudorawelty.org/ (Go to LIFE AND WORKS to learn about her life, and then explore other things, like her photography, etc.)

****James Thurber

http://thurberhouse.org/james-thurber.html

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Here is some more great stuff!

http://excellence-in-literature.com/intro-to-lit/e1-resources/the-purloined-letter-dramatized (Dramatization of "The Purloined Letter")

http://excellence-in-literature.com/intro-to-lit/e1-resources/the-ransom-of-red-chief-dramatized (Dramatization of "The Ransom of Red Chief")

http://excellence-in-literature.com/intro-to-lit/e1-resources/dramatization-of-eudora-weltys-story-a-worn-path (Dramatization of "A Worn Path")

http://excellence-in-literature.com/intro-to-lit/e1-resources/dr-randy-laist-analysis-of-eudora-weltys-a-worn-path (Analysis of "A Worn Path" by a college professor.)

http://mdah.state.ms.us/welty/welty_map.html (Take a VIRTUAL TOUR of Eudora Welty's home, now a historic literary house.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Melanie, do you feel having some additional information about the authors is helpful as you study literature? 

Out of the 6 authors we've studied in this module, which is your favorite, and why? 

Which was your LEAST favorite, and why?

Did you enjoy reading the second short story by each of these authors?  (as part of the Honors program?)

Out of all the short stories you've read in this module, which one did you enjoy the most?

Thanks for working so hard!