This is a fantastical project from Dr. Janus's English class.
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English & Literature
Analytical and argumentative essays dominate the work of English Literature classrooms, but that work should not find its terminus at the teacher’s desk. Below are fine pieces written by Rock Hill High students, showing the work, research, writing, analysis, rhetoric, and passion expressed in classrooms along their academic journey.
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Dopplegangers
This is a slideshow from Dr. Janus’s class for a project called “The Fantastical Project.”
Skinwalkers
This is a slideshow from Dr. Janus’s class for a project called “The Fantastical Project.”
Anansi the Spider
This is a slideshow from Dr. Janus's class for a project called "The Fantastical Project."
Pygmalion
The Ancient Greek myth of Pygmalion is one of the creation of the perfect woman. The play Pygmalion was heavily influenced by this myth,...
Why The Great Gatsby is Considered “The Great American Novel”
Amid the considerable history of American literature, one of the most significant has to be F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby,...
Green Light
In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald often uses color symbolism to contribute to the theme of the novel. Fitzgerald chose these colors...
Diction and Violence in Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis
How does Marjane Satrapi use specific diction within graphic novel speech conventions in her graphic memoir Persepolis to convey the true...
The Style of Derek Walcott
When someone sits in the dark, gasping for brightness, trying to be happy in life, what would they be going through? The Saint Lucian...
Gatsby’s Sociopathic Tendencies
The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a novel set in the 1920s from the perspective of Nick Carraway, who describes his time with...
The Great Gatsby: Jay Gatsby’s Disillusioned Reality
Jay Gatsby, throughout the novel, had a dream, a reality he strived to achieve, which he desperately worked for and amassed a fortune for...
Love or Loss: A Comparison of Jay Gatsby and James Kirk
There are many cases in media where there is a question of whether or not to hold onto the past or let go. With so many contradicting...