Unit Two Test – have you written it? Unit Two Exam is comprised of two parts. Part One - Persuasive Essay - 60 points Part Two – Persuasive Speech - 40 points Read these directions and the entire exam carefully before you begin to write. >Follow instructions carefully >Complete both questions >You may use a dictionary and a thesaurus >You are allowed up to TWO HOURS to complete this exam. While writing, be sure to use complete sentences and well developed paragraphs in your answers. Also, include examples from the literature introduced in Unit Two only. EDIT AND SAVE your completed work before submitting. If you haven’t written it, be sure to write it this week!

Unit Three - Choices This unit offers works of literature that reflect on individual choices and the consequences of those choices. At 16/17 years of age, what are some of the most common choices you are facing now and in the near future? ___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ As you read the various works from this unit, think about what choices (if any) are being emphasized.

“Paper Matches” As you read, consider the following questions: Is the poem's scenario typical in today's society? Do you think, overall, that household tasks are more fairly divided among family members now than they were in the past?

U3L1 - Paper Matches (self check) Paulette Jiles My aunts washed dishes while the uncles Squirted each other on the lawn with Garden hoses. Why are we in here, I said, and they are out there? That’s the way it is, Said Aunt Hetty, the shrivelled-up one. I have the rages that small animals have, Being small, being animal. Written on me was a message, “At Your Service,” like a book of Paper matches. One by one we were Taken out and struck. We come bearing supper, Our heads on fire.

Read the poem, Paper Matches with the intention to answer the following questions: (self check) 1. When the speaker says that women are like paper matches, "One by one we were taken out and struck," is she referring to physical violence against women? Support your answer with reference to the poem. 2. What might the men playing with the garden hoses be a symbol for? 3. Explain the simile of the matchbook. How are the women like matches? 4. What does the metaphor, "we come bearing supper/our heads on fire" refer to? 5. If you were given a chance, what would you say to the men and women of this poem? What advise might you have for the women? How might the conflict be resolved? Click on the ‘self check’ link within your lesson to view the answers.