A. Read Thomas Mann's "Disillusionment".
B. Complete questions (due tomorrow):
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(Letter in brackets indicates what should
be the ‘size’ of your answer.)
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Write in complete, objective, and formal
sentences. Properly integrate, explain, and cite quotations from the story.
1. Using examples from the text, explain the
significance of Mann's description of the setting and the characters. (M)
2. Why does Mann describe the man with no age
("...he might have been thirty years old, he might have been fifty."
p. 3)? (S)
3. What are some polarities established in the story,
and what is their importance? (L-XL)
4. When does the man feel free? What does he lament
for? (M-L)
5. What is the author's tone? Provide two examples as
support for your answer. (M)
C. Review literary devices.
D. Return novels.
English 11 (2)
Lord of the Flies
1. Create an essay outline for one of the following topics (to bring with you to your in-class essay Wednesday/Thursday):
A. By referring to three symbols in the novel, describe Golding's theory about mankind.
B. Using examples from the text, discuss the fragility of civilization.
C. Using examples from the text, prove or disprove the following statement:
One's conscience is always fighting with his basic desires in order to do the 'right' thing.
((You may bring your prompts home with you today to assist you with your outline, but they must be handed in tomorrow before you begin writing.))
*You will be stapling your outline to the back of your in-class essay when you are finished; it must follow the guidelines I gave you Monday.*
**If you do not finish your essay in-class tomorrow, you will hand it in and get back on Tuesday.**
English 11 (4)
A Separate Peace
1. Finish in-class essays (staple outline to back).
2. Return novels.
Tomorrow: A River Runs Through It.
Friday: Lit device quiz, poetry analysis.
