Activity 1
Click this link to access an interactive reading of “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner on the Commonlit website. You do not have to answer the assessment questions, but doing so will enhance your understanding of the story.
Youtube Reading of “A Rose for Emily” (Optional)
You may enjoy this Youtube reading of “A Rose for Emily.”
Activity 2
Please read this short lecture on “A Rose for Emily.”
Activity 3
This link brings you to a very interesting literary analysis of “A Rose for Emily” by Professor Mary Ellen Byrne of Ocean County College, New Jersey. The article is actually written for instructors teaching the story to the class, so please don’t be put off by the occasional comments about students. I include this in the week’s readings because I think the article discusses the
functions of town and time in the story so well.
Film: “A Rose for Emily” (Optional)
You may enjoy this 26-minute film adaptation of the Faulkner story.
Activity 4
Quiz 2: This is a practical, 10-question multiple-choice quiz in which students must identify which literary device is exemplified in quotes from stories read in class and choose the appropriate thesis statement for hypothetical essays. 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 4 (Week 3).
Quiz will be available from 9:00 a.m. Monday, February 24 to Sunday, March 1, 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 2.
Activity 5
Click this link to access the Week 5 Discussion Board.
