English 9 Class Notes
Freshmens, yesterday in second and today in seventh I quizzed you over vocabulary associated with “The Cask of Amontillado”, and we reviewed various concepts you’ve learned since the beginning of the school year―character and characterization, plot structure, irony, setting, and bit of mood―as they apply to the story. Finally, I set you to answering After Reading questions for the piece which you worked on the remainder of the period. Some were allowed to take books from the class-set home to complete the work.
For the last few years, I’ve posted a creative interpretation of another interpretation of “The Cask Amontillado” set to the music of the Alan Parsons Project, a 1970s prog rock band that created highly stylized concept albums, kind of like Pink Floyd. And here’s that interpretation: A video fan-production created for but independent of the Project’s song (which appeared on their album Tales of Mystery and Imagination). Dig the lyrics (right click and open them in a new window or tab) so you can follow along as you watch the video.
Have a great weekend, and I’ll see you on Monday, kids
Finally, an Explanation
I came across this graphic recently. Makes sense to me.
Thanks again to Andrew Strumpf for bringing “Miracles”, ICP’s excellent and thought-provoking meditation on the nature to the world, to my attention in the spring. The sheer inanity of the song and its video garnered serious attention even from the New York Times and New York Magazine, respectively: “Kidding the Clowns Online, but Who Will Laugh Last?” and “Violent J of Insane Clown Posse Explains the Remarkable Song ‘Miracles’”.
I hope everyone’s enjoying their summer.