Super Sophomores

Beowulf Monomyth Essays 

Check out this wonderful monomyth essay, courtesy of Ivana Garcia, class of 2011! 

In this essay, Ivana compares heroic archetypes in Batman with those present in Beowulf, showing how each follows the "heroic monomyth" as defined by Joseph Campbell.

Sonnet Presentations

Sonnet 67 - Spenser - Cory, Carlos, and Steve

Sonnet 116 - Shakespeare - Ali and Cassidy

Animal Farm Essay

Jeff Fargo's great Animal Farm essay - It's fargolicious!

Importance of Being Earnest Essay

Jimmy Conlon - a great example essay, about the satirical film Mean Girls and its connection to Earnest from this member of the class of 2013.

Propaganda Project

Vote Steve Mahoney for Mayor!  Check out this clip from a propaganda project by Ali de Rosas, Cassidy LeBert, Cory Mortell, and Steve Mahoney, class of 2013.

Jiggy Juniors

As I Lay Dying Movie Projects

Check out this original website, designed by Haylee Herman-Haase, Nick Bates, and Maria Voci, all members of the class of 2010.  They have designed costumes, written a script, and even filmed a trailer for their own film adaptation of William Faulkner's classic novel, As I Lay Dying. 

Response Papers

In college, English majors have to write a response paper for most reading assignments. 

Here, Maria Voci, class of 2010, shows you how it's done, with her reflections on chapter 3 of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.  Note how she doesn't merely summarize the events of the chapter, but rather offers commentary on the reading.