Post on 30-Dec-2015
the coffin the coffin
floats.floats.
a hypertextual exploration of
a hypertextual exploration of
Melville’s Melville’s Mob
y-Dick
Moby-Dick
[Allen Drinkwater]
[Allen Drinkwater]
what is what is
the the coffin coffin floats
floats??
- an online venue for
an online venue for exploring the deeper
exploring the deeper
meanings of Herman
meanings of Herman
Melville’s Melville’s Moby-Dick
Moby-Dick!!-WebQuests!
WebQuests!-Literary analyses!
Literary analyses!-Discussions!
Discussions!-Character Character creation/Roleplaying!
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the the goal:goal:
to provide an interactive
to provide an interactive
experience that encourages
experience that encourages
students to analyze Melville’s
students to analyze Melville’s
prose for its literary qualities
prose for its literary qualities
while crafting written
while crafting written
responses that thrust them
responses that thrust them
into the timeless human
into the timeless human
dramas of the narrative
dramas of the narrative
why why bother bother keepin’
keepin’ the the coffin coffin afloat
afloat? ?
- AP Literature
AP Literature
Summer Reading
Summer Reading Assignment!
Assignment!- Moby-DickMoby-Dick as work of art!
as work of art!
- Mega-dense!
Mega-dense!- Incredible discussion-fodder!
Incredible discussion-fodder!- Classic that needs help to
Classic that needs help to
be read as relevant in
be read as relevant in
2015…2015…
(real)(real)student
student statements
statements about about reading
readingMoby-DickMoby-Dick
(real)(real)student
student statements
statements about about reading
readingMoby-DickMoby-Dick
“I read all 551 pages of that book and I’ve never felt sadder.”
(real)(real)student
student statements
statements about about reading
readingMoby-DickMoby-Dick
“I couldn’t make it past chapter three.”
(real)(real)student
student statements
statements about about reading
readingMoby-DickMoby-Dick
“I had to quit after I read forty-seven pages about a painting.”
(real)(real)student
student statements
statements about about reading
readingMoby-DickMoby-Dick
“I had to quit after I read forty-seven pages about a painting.”
…MY GREATEST FEAR.
What’ll What’ll
the the students students do?!do?!
1) Create their own characters!
1) Create their own characters!
- Crewmembers of the Pequod!
Crewmembers of the Pequod!
- (EX: “Call me Saltwater Sammy!”)
(EX: “Call me Saltwater Sammy!”)
2) Read hypertextual
2) Read hypertextual
chapters/passages of
chapters/passages of Moby-DickMoby-Dick!!
- Click the links!
Click the links! - Explore connections!
Explore connections!3) Respond to prompts!
3) Respond to prompts!- Roleplay as characters!
Roleplay as characters!
- Interact with text and others!
Interact with text and others!
why this why this format?format?
IMPORTANTIMPORTANT::- Wakefield Memorial High is all
Wakefield Memorial High is all
about about BYODBYOD!!- BBring ring YYour our OOwn wn DDevice!
evice!
- No computer labs needed!
No computer labs needed!
- the coffin floats
the coffin floats inside and outside
inside and outside
of class time!
of class time!MORE IMPORTANT
MORE IMPORTANT::- Student engagement!
Student engagement!- Hypertextual intuition!
Hypertextual intuition!- Enthusiasm for creativity!
Enthusiasm for creativity!
- Close-reading opportunities!
Close-reading opportunities!
- Instill empathy!
Instill empathy!