Donofrio, Nicholas

In this activity, students analyze Faulkner's various styles in the Sound and the Fury by contrasting different excerpts from the novel. Student receive a handout with paragraphs from each section. The class breaks up into groups tasked with determining...

Let your students be Hemingway for a day. In this parody exercise, students learn Hemingway's style by adopting it. During the section, students write a paragraph or several in imitation of Hemingway's style. They can write about any topic. The class then...

What does a good thesis entail? This activity helps students identify the features of a strong thesis. The instructor brings 4-5 thesis statements about texts read previously in the class. Among the sample theses, there is 1 strong one and the rest are...

The Art of Film had a semester-long discussion structure that got students actively involved in shaping the direction of section. The students watched films every week in lecture. At the beginning of the semester, pairs of students were asked to chose a...