Thursday, October 8, 2009

English HW for Friday, Oct 9, Day 1

CLASS ONE: this is due Tuesday-"Study of an Hour" vocab redo. Word Map corrections. Identify one of the themes in "Story of an Hour" and write a thesis in which you propose how Chopin uses key literary elements (figurative language, diction, symbolism, etc) to support and/or develop her theme or themes.

CLASS THREE: first draft of your "Story of an Hour" essay due. vocab redo and corrections due next Tuesday.

CLASS FOUR: after reading "The Chaser" and analyzing the three characters, imagine that ten years have passed. You are Alan Austin and you have been keeping a diary all these years. You have a decision to make Alan. In your Oct 10, 2019 diary entry, you write about that decision as you look back on what could have been and look forward to what might be. Remember-you are Alan Austin and you have a major decision to make.

CLASS SIX: After rereading "Story of an Hour," decide how Mrs. Mallard really died. Was it from "the joy that kills?"



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