Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Homework Due September 14th 2011

Homework for the week.

Read

REA- Prose: Short Story
Take notes and add to notebook.

Barron's- Chapter 5 Literature
Take notes and add to notebook pages 177-206

Read and Analyze
English Literature- Bella Fleace Gave a Party
Take notes and add to notebook pages 484-493
Answer the following questions
  • Initial Response- What are your first thoughts on reading the passage?
  • Notes on Setting- How does the author use words to reveal different facets of the setting? List various aspects of the setting.
  • Characters- Who are the major characters? What do you know about them?
  • Themes- Is there a predominate theme in the passage?
  • Narrator- What kind of narrator?
Listen to Podcast on Context
Read
Add notes to notebook
Find 6 total examples (paradox, simile, oxymoron, personification, aliteration)
Determine the theme, mood, and type of narrator
Answer the following questions
  • What are the conflicts in "The Story of an Hour"? What types of conflict (physical, moral, intellectual, or emotional) do you see in this story?

  • How does Kate Chopin reveal character in "The Story of an Hour"?
  • What are some symbols in "The Story of an Hour"? How do they relate to the plot and characters?

  • Is Mrs. Millard consistent in her actions? Is she a fully developed character? How? Why?

  • Does the story end the way you expected? How? Why?

  • What is the central/primary purpose of the story? Is the purpose important or meaningful?

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