Introduction to Literature AGS

Extra Credit Readings

Actual Texts (if possible) and links: note--the page numbers refer to the Perrin's text.

• The Ransom of "Red Chief" [online text] [audio] by O. Henry [Online]
• "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" [e-text] [e-text with illustrations]  by Stephen Crane (546-556)
• "The Drunkard" [e-text] by Frank O'Conner (339-348)
• "The Gilded Six-Bits" [e-text] by Zora Neale Hurston (564-574)
• "Hills Like White Elephants" [e-text] [audio][audio2]  by Earnest Hemingway (268-272)

Poetry

• "How it Feels to be Colored Me" [audio] by Zora Neale Hurston Ties into the story above.

Power-Points:

• The Short Story Intro which contains Poe's Notion of Artistic Unity

Recommended Links:

• APA Methods of Citation
• MLA Methods of Citations

Prof. Rearick's Extras:

• Literature Web Site

What should be done:  The extra credit assignment is worth 20 points and can take the place of any of the quizzes given throughout the semester.

Write a five-page paper (about) analyzing one of the stories not covered in class according to Poe's notion of artistic unity using the equation of literary elements.  The paper will include a title page, a reference page, and five pages of content.  The paper must be typed or word-processed and utilize APA format.  (See the above link for APA format