American Lit Q1 Week Four Agenda September 26-30, 2011 Honors American Literature (11th grade) Week 4: Their

Eyes Were Watching God Day 1 (90 mins) Tues 9/27

Continue discussion of Eyes themes, allusions, symbols, and metaphors in second half of novel. Continue to fill in the Metaphors Chart handout to record and explain the impact of key excerpts

Day 2 (90 mins.) Thurs 9/29

Pd. 2,4,6 Meet in Lab 210 for naviance Continue discussion of Eyes themes, allusions, symbols, and metaphors in second half of novel. Continue to fill in the Metaphors Chart handout to record and explain the impact of key excerpts Complete the Symbolism Chart handout to record and explain the impact of key excerpts that illustrate Hurstons themes, allusions, symbols, and metaphors that you might want to use as evidence in your timed writing essay on Eyes.

Day 3 (45 mins.) Fri 9/30 Timed Writing for Their Eyes Were Watching God (40 mins) Bring your text and your Eyes symbolism chart to use as you complete your Eyes timed writing essay

HW:

HW:

Complete the Symbolism Chart handout to record and explain the impact of key excerpts that illustrate Hurstons themes, allusions, symbols, and metaphors for the remainder of the novel. You should complete columns 1&2 on both sides as well as one new topic in blanks on back page be ready to discuss what topic you chose and why.

Bring your text and your Eyes symbolism chart to class on Friday to use during the timed writing. Review the MLA rules for integrating quotations into text.

HW: Read Colonial Puritan Lit. background, Red Anthology, pp.1-12 (bring red book to class from now on) Read the following looking for tone, stylistic devices, and themes Winthrops Model of Christian Charity, HO Anne Bradstreet bio, pp.8990 & Before the Birth of One of Her Children & Upon the Burning of Our House pp.107-108
Edward Taylor bio, p.109 Upon a Spider Catching a Fly pp.120-121 When God Had No Competition HO Jonathan Edwards bio, pp.159161 & Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God pp.172-184