Homework 12/1/06
Rewrite a portion of The Old Man and the Sea, selecting one of the following projects:1. Retell the catpture and death of the marlin from the marlin's perspective2. Retell the ravaging of the marlin and the subsequent action from the perspective of one of the sharks.3. Retell the entire story from Manolin's perspective.This assignment is due Tuesday and you will be given class time on Monday to type your story.
Homework 11/9/06
Selecting any theme explored in Walden, compose an original poem. (The structure and rhyme scheme may be of your own choosing.) Those who were absent or late on Thursday should be prepared to take the open-book quiz on Walden on Monday.
Homework 11/7/06
Finish reading Thoreau's Walden. Be prepared for open book quiz. Vocabulary quiz on Thursday.
Homework 11/1/06
Study for vocabulary quiz tomorrow.
Homework 10/27/06
In a well organized, four paragraph essay, define the term Gothic Romance. Use two of the following three selections to describe the characteristics of this literary style:"The Oval Portrait" by Edgar Allen Poe"The Fall of the House of Usher" by Poe"The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel HawthorneYour essay must be typed (Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, double spaced) and submitted on Monday.
Homework 10/23/06
Start reading Poe's Fall of the House of Usher (due Wednesday.) You may use the follownig link if you must although the class text provides helpful information.http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/webtexts/usher/Identify The Oval Portrait as true, historical, or gothic romance. Come prepared to class with evidence from the text to support your identification. Start preparing for Friday's vocabulary test.
Homework 10/11/06
For each of this week's vocabulary words, write out the part of speech, definition, and an original sentence.
Homework 10/5/06
Review for vocabulary quiz.
