Man,+Society+and+Literature

= Class Assignments =

11/8-9 "The Raven" --Students complete study/quiz using poem to find examples of figurative language/poetic elements. Due 11/9.
11/15 Unit 3 Research Card-- Students who have not already turned in this to me will complete a card according to the directions about the 1850-1914 time period. Due 11/16. 11/16-17--Write 4 responses to "The Minister's Black Veil." See back board for questions. 11/19--Write a poem about nature, love, life or death. Details below: Using the list of figurtative language/poetic elements, write an 8 line poem (or longer) using at least 3 of the elements from the list. Underline and identify each element used.

Projects
The students started reading the novel //To Kill a Mockingbird// on 12/1. They have a reading schedule (some is due every day!) and study guide to help them in class discussions. On 12/3, students were given a list of project topics--they are to choose one that is related to the novel. These are due 1/3--the Tuesday we come back from break and are to be used as a presentation to the class.

Tests
To Killl a Mockingbird unit test is on 12/21.

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In their Reader Response journals for Unit 3, students should have the following: 2 responses to "The Devil and Tom Walker;" 1 response to each of the four poems: "Thanatopis," "Old Ironsides," "The First Snowfall," & from "Snowbound;" 4 RR to "The Minister's Black Veil,"1 response to the movie (//Something Wicked);// 6 Emily Dickinson poems, and 1 RR to "Civil Disobedience as of 12/3. These responses will be graded by 12/7. =====