Dr. Preston's American Literature 2017-2018

You may have heard the saying, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” but have you ever seen anything like this?? Read the full articl...

I’m going to be back in class either Thursday or Friday, and I don’t have great wi-fi here, so I’m posting ideas on journaling, reading, and...

JOURNAL TOPIC: On p.20, Daisy says of her daughter, “I hope she’ll be a fool— that’s the best thing s girl can be in this world, a beautifu...

JOURNAL TOPIC: I’ve been thinking about the epigraph (gold hat, bouncing etc.).  The way I read it in class, it seemed superficial. But as ...

JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "Sympathy for the Devil" by The Rolling Stones] Sometimes when we start a book it's easy to...

On p. 10 of The Great Gatsby our narrator tells us that, "Daisy was my second cousin once removed."  Some of you asked me what tha...

Here is the note I'm leaving on my desk for the substitute teacher/s: 2018_01_23_12_27_27 by dpreston1441 on Scribd