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Tuesday, March 8

Tuesday, March 8. Social Media Projects are graded, they were all really good! Journalistic Essay and Birth of the Modern Novel Homework: Read Book 4, pages 148-160 Work on Hamlet essay. Enlightenment Literature . “A little learning is a dangerous thing.” - Alexander Pope.

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Tuesday, March 8

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  1. Tuesday, March 8 • Social Media Projects are graded, they were all really good! • Journalistic Essay and Birth of the Modern Novel • Homework: • Read Book 4, pages 148-160 • Work on Hamlet essay

  2. Enlightenment Literature “A little learning is a dangerous thing.” - Alexander Pope

  3. Journalistic Essay • New literary genre • Social criticism • Middle class audience • London’s population and literacy rate • Prose essays and editorials published in magazines and daily newspapers • Tatlerand Spectator • Shift from poetic prose to more informal prose • Like conversations in salons and cafés

  4. Birth of the Modern Novel • Robinson Crusoe (1719) by Daniel Defoe • Based on actual experience • Appealed to same audience as journalistic essay

  5. The Adventures of a Shilling By Joseph Addison • Read and then write a journal response. • If you need some guidance, try to answer this question: What can Addison’s essay tell us about the Enlightenment?

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