Westview AP Literature Mr. Duncan

The Triumvirate welcomes you! "The term triumvirate (from Latin, "of three men") is commonly used to describe a political regime dominated by three powerful individuals" (Wiki).

Monday, October 18, 2010

Poetry Revisited

The 18th morning of October, in the year 2010 A.D. Nearly a month ago, I began a poetry class which I had enrolled in the previous spring. ...

Monday, March 29, 2010

Hash over your ideas with your fellow poetry aficionados

Here I invite you to discuss questions, ask questions, make comments and exchange ideas with your colleagues. For "Ulysses" especi...

Questions for "Curiosity"

On the surface, this poem is a dissertation on cats. What deeper comments does the speaker make or imply? Of what are cats and...

Saturday, March 6, 2010

On This Glorious Day...

Today is a day to remember. Today is a day all peoples should mark on their calenders. A day everyone should look forward to year-round. ...

Friday, January 15, 2010

Claudius, Gertrude and King Hamlet

Hamlet draws his general condemnation of women's fidelity from his mother Gertrude's "incestuous" marriage with the despi...

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Reading Some Good ol Books

Nooo, I didn't steal your guys idea Matt. I just thought of it way before you kids did and kept it in a corner in my mind until it was t...

Friday, August 28, 2009

HELLO FROM THANH!

Hello old friends! Long time no post yea? I wonder if anyone else comes onto this blog anymore, probably one of the reasons why I'm comi...

Friday, May 15, 2009

Thanks to everyone who left comments!

aka THE GRAND FINALE So in the wake of our beloved teacher's departure, Anna and I are writing a heartfelt article in the Prowl about J...

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Getting ready for Friday's essay

Assembly schedule Friday will make for a shorter period than I'd hoped for. Still, you'll have the entire time to plan and write you...

Monday, April 27, 2009

Prompt for Monday, 4/27 — Deadline 8 p.m. Tuesday

In Heart of Darkness , Marlow's descriptions of Kurtz include the following: “a wandering and tormented thing”, someone whose words we...

Friday, April 24, 2009

Prompt and homework 4/23 — Deadline 8 pm Sunday

Homework: With the exception of Luzhin, most of the characters in the novel in one way or another are drawn to Raskolnikov. Some, like Ra...

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Deadline for blog: Wednesday, 7:30 pm

Dear students, So that I can read your comments before class, I'm setting the deadline you see above. I'll also be checking to see t...

Monday, April 20, 2009

Prompt and homework -- 4/20

1. For class on Thursday: We will focus on the theories debated in the novel. Review the discussion between Porfiry and Raskolnikov about ...

Friday, April 17, 2009

Prepare Yourself for the In-Class Essay on Monday

No blog prompt this weekend. Enjoy your time whatever you do, but don't completely neglect your thematic study of Crime & Punishment...

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

C & P prompt #4 & homework assignment

1. For the next class we will be focusing on Dostoevsky's treatment of women, particularly Sonya & Dunya. Come prepared with speci...

Friday, April 10, 2009

C & P prompt #3 & homework assignment

1. WELCOME BACK MR. DUNCAN! 2. For the next two or three discussions the focus will be on characters who serve as foils/doubles to Raskoln...

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Crime & Punishment blog prompt #2 April 7

Why did Raskolnikov murder the pawnbroker? Support your responses with evidence from the novel please.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Crime & Punishment Prompt 1-- April 3

Use your computer skills and do some research about the history, design, climate, and topography of St. Petersburg. Why do you think Dostoev...

Monday, March 30, 2009

March 30

Study for the poetry unit test on Wednesday. While you are reviewing, check out the glossary at the back of the book -- you should know a...

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

AP Lit Survey

Hey, guys. I'm doing the AP classes page for yearbook and I need quotes from students taking AP classes. To make things nice and easy, I...

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Prompt - March 17

1. Mr. Duncan plans to return to begin Crime and Punishment with you on April 3. Plan on a "Did you read it?" quiz that day. A...

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Prompt 3/12

1. Look at the last entry in yesterday's discussion -- it is from J.D. Also, did you know that J.D. has actually been to Coole? 2. I ...

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

"The Wild Swans at Coole" Blog Assignment

Read this poem, paying special attention to sound, rhythm, and meter. I'll do you the favor of pointing out that the author's use o...

Grading your essays, etc.

In an effort to get your papers graded and all your scores up to date, I need the following on Thursday: (a) from everyone EXCEPT Hari an...

Friday, March 6, 2009

HEY MATT. Today's Important!

Today is your 18th birthday and you're spending it at home. Sick. Unable to leave your house. Burdened by missed homework and tests. Con...

Monday, March 2, 2009

Homework for 3/2

Yes, Mrs. Minor, I can boogie, but I choose not to display that particular gift. I feel the repercussions would be disastrous. Like we disc...

Friday, February 27, 2009

Your sub can blog!

Hello folks, Just thought that I would provide proof that I can use the blog. Remember that the homework is to read and work "Dover Be...

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Homework?

1. Read chapter 8 on allusions. Answer the questions following Milton's poem "On His Blindness" (135/127/140/140) and turn the...

Monday, February 23, 2009

My take on Sylvia Plath's "Spinster"

This is, to me, a funny poem about an imperious, rigid girl who decides she prefers a sort of wintry order, as she sees it, to spring and al...

Sunday, February 22, 2009

HOW does a poem mean?

I'm going to relay a little advice from poet John Ciardi and then, in a further post, take a stroll through a few of the assigned poems ...

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