Wednesday, December 12, 2012

For Friday 12/14 and Monday, 12/17

1) Write a paragraph on ANYTHING!!!
- typed (to be handed in)
- underline your topic sentence
- squiggle line your explanation
- italicize your support (can be from anywhere - use quotes)

2) Read "The Cask of Amontillado" (p 410)
*think about the narrator
*what is your opinion of him?

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Passage Analysis of "The Yellow Wallpaper"

1) Choose a passage from the short story "The Yellow Wallpaper". If you were not here, I would suggest the second to last paragraph of the story on page 189, starting " I've got out at last..."

2) You are to analyze the passage, explaining how it connects to the story as a whole or illuminates a certain aspect of the story. Your paper is to be no longer than one page, with at least 2 paragraphs; typed, 1 1/2 spaced.