1. March 31  Turn in both Writing Assignments  Reading Quiz  Discuss chapter 5, Tone and Style  Discuss chapter 6, Theme  Discuss chapter 7, Symbol  Remember to complete both writing assignments by Tuesday and study chapters 1-7 for your test Tuesday.

2. Tone & Style  “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” by Ernest Hemingway  Double Column Notes  “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner  “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry  How would you describe the style of this story? Does the author’s tone tell you anything about his attitude toward the characters and events of the narrative?

3. Theme  “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.  Note Passing activity  “Dead Men’s Path” by Chinua Achebe  How is the simplicity, or the complexity, of the protagonist important in leading you to the theme of this story?  Are we being solicited to entertain mixed feelings about the protagonist, or are we asked to feel unequivocally one way or another about him? How so? And why?

4. Symbol  “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck  Read critical analysis  How do you interpret Elisa’s asking for wine with dinner? How do you account for her new interest in prizefights?  “The Swimmer” by John Cheever  How does the setting function symbolically?  What textual details lead you to believe that all is not as it seems?  Of what might Needy be a symbol?

5. Symbol, continued  “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson  Lottery  Black box  Boys gathering stones  Old Man Warner  Mr. Summers  Bill & Davy Hutchinson  Mr. Graves  Village  Mrs. Delacroix