Activity 1
Please review this short pre-reading Lecture on “Araby” by James Joyce.
Short Lecture
Activity 2
Click this link to access an interactive reading of “Araby” by James Joyce on the Commonlit website. You do not have to answer the assessment questions, but they may enhance your understanding of the story.
Optional – Audio Reading of “Araby”
Click this link to access a very good podcast recording of “Araby” by James Joyce.
Activity 3
Quiz 1: This is a practical, 10-question multiple-choice quiz in which students must identify which literary devices are exemplified in quotes from stories read in class. This is a timed quiz, and students have one hour to complete it. The quiz must be taken in one sitting. Study materials for this quiz include Activity 4 (Week 1); Activity 5 (Week 2); Activity 3 (Week 3).
Quiz will be available from 9:00 a.m. Monday, February 10 to Sunday, February 16, 5:00 p.m. Once the test closes, it will not be available or visible to students.
To access the quiz, please navigate to your Blackboard course. On the black navigation panel, click Links to Quizzes. Then click the link to Quiz 1.
Activity 4
In preparation for the first essay, which will be assigned next week, please review this short PowerPoint presentation on thesis statements. It includes exercises that test your skill at writing a good thesis statement. There will be a quiz in Week 5 that includes identification of good thesis statements.
Activity 5
Click this link to access the Week 3 discussion board.
