For Wednesday, November 19

Going Barefoot

Read in The Things They Carried:

• "Style"
• "Church"
• "The Man I Killed"
• "Ambush"
• "Style"

Think:
What repeated symbols can you find?  How do they inform the text?

Schedule for the week:
Wednesday:  Team Discussion Sheet for "On the Rainy River"
Wednesday's Homework (You can get started early if you like):
        500-600 word essay over either "On the Rainy River" OR "Sweetheart of Song Tra Bong"
        Skill Focus:  Literary Device to Meaning-How does O'Brien communicate his purpose to his                                    readers?
Friday:  
Symbols in Monday Night's Reading-Discussion
Read Aloud:  "In the Field" and "Field Trip"
Discussion:
Homework:  Finish the book

Optional Read:  Turn of the Screw by Henry James
                           
If you read this short novella over Thanksgiving, you can make an appointment with me to discuss the novel for a major grade of 100.  If several of you read the novella, we can discuss as a group over pizza or burgers.