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AP English Literature Allusion Assignment: I. Allusion Research Jigsaw: An allusion is a reference, explicit or implicit

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AP English Literature AP English Literature Allusion Assignment: I. Allusion Research Jigsaw: An allusion is a reference, explicit or implicit, to something in previous literature or history. This is an important literary concept that you will encounter repeatedly in poetry, drama, and fiction (Foster spends time addressing this as well). With allusions, authors can engage the reader in making associations and creating meaning. However, if you are unaware of allusions you will miss some of these meanings. This is not okay for an AP student! You will be assigned to a group and need to learn the following allusions well. You may read whatever sources you wish: children’s tales, the Bible, encyclopedias, or reference books. I highly recommend Edith Hamilton’s Mythology (there are copies in class) as a good overview of Greek and Roman myths. There are also hundreds of books on the bible, and if you are up for originals of texts check out Ovid’s Metamorphoses and the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. For Arthurian information only use credible websites (not personal pages). Britannia.com is a good site to start at for Arthurian character and story information. A good place to start for fairy tale research is at the Internet Public Library Pathfinder on the topic: http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48473. Biblical Allusions Group 1 Creation Adam and Eve Cain and Abel David and Goliath Moses (birth to the promised land) Abraham and Isaac Tower of Babel Jonah and the Whale Samson and Delilah Solomon Job Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors Armageddon Biblical Allusions Group 2 Daniel in the Lion’s Den Elijah Jezebel Sodom and Gomorrah Birth of Jesus Parable of the Prodigal Son Lazarus John the Baptist Last Supper Judas Crucifixion and Resurrection Doubting Tomas Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Greek and Roman Mythology Group 1 Prometheus (and Io) Narcissus The Golden Fleece Orpheus and Eurydice Daedalus (and Icarus) Cupid and Psyche Pygmalion and Galatea Daphne (and Apollo) Perseus Theseus Hercules Greek and Roman Mythology Group 2 Oedipus (including Sphinx) Antigone The Trojan War (including the fall of Troy, Achilles, Hector, Paris, Helen, and the Trojan Horse) Midas Bacchus Agamemnon, Orestes, and Electra (also known in whole as The Oresteia) Leda and the Swan Pandora Odysseus/Ulysses (know who he is, do not study The Odyssey)

Arthurian Group Uther and Igraine and the story of Arthur’s birth Arthur, Guenevere, and Lancelot (their stories and the love triangle) Sir Gawain and “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” (story in verse) Merlin Morgan le Fay Nimue alias Vivienne, Lady of the Lake Mordred Places: Avalon and Camelot Objects: Excalibur, the Sword in the Stone, the Holy Grail

Fairy Tale Group The Ugly Duckling Snow White Rumpelstiltskin The Princess and the Pea The Pied Piper of Hamelin Little Red Riding Hood Hansel and Gretel The Frog Prince The Fisherman and His Wife Cinderella Bluebeard Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Aladdin

Next, you are going to create a teaching document that includes, in your own words, an explanation of the story with a MLA citation. If you already know the story by heart (and you will probably know a few) double-check with an outside source for accuracy and cite the source. You will need to send me an electronic copy of your document and provide me with a hardcopy in advance of your teaching day, so that photocopies can be made. A good MLA reference website to help you create your MLA works cited page is Perdue University’s OWL website: . Each story you explain does not need to be long; written, most should be a paragraph or so. The purpose of the assignment is to give you and your classmates a working knowledge of allusion structures. You will be teaching this information to your classmates. A test will follow. On my teacher home page these links are listed to help you find information for your allusions: Greek Mythology: General Information & Where to Start Bulfinch's Mythology < http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/grecoromanmyth1/a/bulfinch.htm> Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales Brothers Grimm fairy tales Fairly Tales Reading & Research Bulfinch The Age of Fable: King Arthur and His Knights Literature Network: The Bible The Bible Story Finder Timeless Myths (Classical & Arthurian)

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