1. English 11
4/15-4/18

2. Bell Work 4/15
Please place your rough draft, first draft, and rubric (stapled together) into the needs grading bin.
Please place your final draft on my desk in the silver bin.
Begin working on the prompt below…
Comment on the specific details the artist uses in the painting and what his purpose is? Is it to inform, entertain, persuade or a combination of these purposes? What message is the artist trying to convey to the viewer?

3. The Marks of Raymond Carver
Settings: the 60’s and 70’s on the West Coast: California, Oregon, Washington
Style: minimalist, realism, modernism, tip-of-the-iceberg stories
Motifs: drinking, recovery, working class people, break-ups
Themes: love, disconnect between people, drinking, recovery, work
Characters: lower-middle class, ordinary people, drinkers

4. Iceberg Theory of Fiction
...is a style of writing coined by American writer Ernest Hemingway. The theory is so named because, just as only a small part of an iceberg is visible above water, Hemingway's stories presented only a small part of what was actually happening.
Omit most of the story…
Distances the author and the characters

6. Agenda 4/15 Bell Work/discussion Raymond Carver background
“The Yellow Wallpaper” questions
“Why Don't You Dance” reading and literary elements response

7. Bell Work 4/16
Reflect on your time writing the American Dream essay. What was your strength throughout the process? Your weakness?
Moving forward, what are you looking forward to in the next project? What concerns do you have about the end of the year?
Which book did you choose? Why?

8. Agenda 4/16 Read “Why Don’t You Dance” by Raymond Carver
Answer one question from each category on the literary devices sheet
Read “Hills Like White Elephants”
Repeat step #2 for the Hemingway reading
Compare/contrast: One page response (next slide)

9. Work Day #1
Complete the one page response comparing Hemingway and Carver’s use of the iceberg theory of fiction and literary devices.
Begin reading your novel.
Rules for Sustained, Silent, Reading:
If you talk you will lose your points for the day. If you become a distraction you will be sent to Mr. Thompson’s office.
Remember, you’re the driver of your education. It is your job to complete the novel in order to complete the project!!

10. Iceberg Theory/Literary Devices Compare
Answer the following in a one page response…
Which story better represents the iceberg theory? How? Why?
Why do both of these authors practice the iceberg theory?
Which literary devices do Hemingway and Carver have in common? What was each author's purpose in using said devices?
Use textual evidence to support claims.