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!