In English class,
This hero beheads public enemy number one, slightly ruining the Yuletide spirit.
Who is Sir Gawain?
This genre pushes the audience to think about society, using humor and outlandish scenarios to critique what the author perceives as issues.
What is satire?
All members of this family wake up to find that their tiny little apartment is about to see something (debatably) big. Their names are...
Who are Mrs. Samsa (Frau), Mr. Samsa (Herr), Gregor Samsa, Grete Samsa?
Binders, papers, plastic cups, airplanes, and certainly a fidget or two. The only rule? Nothing organic!
What are things that you might find in The Corner?
There are many things that happened in this year--notably, Hannah started working at Dearborn.
What is 2017?
If read incorrectly, this scientific procedure could be a way to make breakfast? Hopefully not... That would be shocking...
What is Bokanovsky's Process?
Someone who knows they are correct and waits patiently for everyone else to realize it too.
What is Burgessesque?
Lenina's love interests in Brave New World, as taboo as it may be.
Who are Henry Foster and Bernard Marx?
Situated in the heart of Italian pride, adorned with flags and a sense of justice unlike any other, Dearborn is officially located in this Newton neighborhood.
What is Nonantum? (Would also accept The Lake)
Name two of Hannah's top five things that happen at Dearborn.
What are (in no particular order): when students become friends during the summer program, Thanksgiving lunch, prom, when students submit their essays, camaraderie with the staff, student vs staff games?
A text that asked us to question how we spend our days; also, the first text we read this year.
What is "“Are the New ‘Golden Age’ TV Shows the New Novels?”"
In academic writing or discussion about literature, this linguistic choice is how one knows that literature, indeed, lives on forever, long after the story ends on the page.
What is present tense and/or active voice?
There are ten total, although that number feels kind of small.
What is the number of literary texts we read this year?
From 11:35-11:55 every day, this class gives students the opportunity to let loose and step into the nostalgia of their childhood.
What is Big Boy Reccess?
Although she has been an English teacher in her heart the whole time, what are two other roles that Hannah has fulfilled during her time at Dearborn?
What are assistant teacher and drama teacher?
The Pardoner is willing to bend many of his morals, but he reiterates that he preaches "no sermon, save for" this rather ironic boundary.
What is covetousness?
So much depends upon a few words on a page. In this case, the poet uses this to capture the everyday, the boring, and the mundane... or something else entirely?
What is the American vernacular?
The names of the three authors who translated Beowulf.
Who are Hinds, Heaney, and Headley?
This staff member has kept everyone organized, on track, and informed during the last 25+ years.
Who is Pat?
If Hannah had to narrow it down to teach one period of literature, it would be a challenge. However, she thinks she could be content in one of these three eras.
What are Medieval Literature, the Romantics, and Contemporary American (broadly, the 1950's/60's onward)?
In this great mead hall, while fighting Grendel, Beowulf gets to prove that he is, indeed, the hero that he at least thinks he is.
What is Heorot?
When you think about it, when you really see it through the character's eyes, or the author's eyes, these are different, and should inform your reading of the text.
What are point of view and author's purpose.
a sprig of holly
What is what the Green Knight had in his hand?
Dearborn was originally a teaching college as a part of this local college. While we no longer have that affiliation, there are many (at least three) alumni on staff. Go Lynx!
What is Lesley University?
What are going to the beach, going to concerts, and reading books?