Don't forget: these essays are not due until next Sunday. I will post a list of potential works here later this weekend, though.
A line from the AP syllabus, the meaning of which will become more clear tomorrow:
You will be asked to write one essay per week the first three quarters of the year. Most of hese pieces will be literary criticism, but we will occasionally do creative and other pieces. ssays will either be: single draft, revision, or completion scored.
On a totally unrelated note, I think it might be possible that I forgot to tell every class (more than once) that their Freud papers needed to include citations from the text.
In case my meaning is unclear here, this is all good news for you. 
Period 3
What is the meaning of the term Resurrection? To whom does it apply more, Maslova or Nehklyudov? What sacrifices are necessary for resurrection to occur?
Discuss Tolstoy's definition of the meaning of Christian love and his exploration of the ways that it is perverted and exploited by society and churches.
Discuss Tolstoy's view of human nature. Is it fundamentally good or evil. What about the banality of evil?
Period 4
Discuss the convergence of deontological and consequentialist viewpoints in the novel.
Discuss the Freudian elements of the novel. How and why do Tolstoy's characters use Freudian defense mechanisms and fit Freud's conception of the mind?
Discuss Tolstoy's view of human nature. Is it fundamentally good or evil. What about the banality of evil?
Period 5
Discuss Tolstoy's view of human nature. Is it fundamentally good or evil. What about the banality of evil?
Discuss the novel's depiction of the evolution of Nekhlyudov, Maslova, and the relationship between them?
Discuss Tolstoy's view of the legal system and government and how both treat the lower classes.
"When literature possesses a Tolstoy, it is easy and pleasant to be a writer; even when you know you have achieved nothing yourself and are still achieving nothing, this is not as terrible as it might otherwise be, because Tolstoy achieves for everyone. What he does serves to justify all the hopes and aspirations invested in literature." –Anton Chekhov
This is a link to a video that depicts part of the Milgram Experiment. Around 28 minutes, there is some really interesting footage.
