Day 18 - Mini essay on Steinbeck and feminism

1.  Reflecting on yesterday's test

2.  Feedback on Steinbeck quotation analysis

3.  How to...essay

4.  Mini essay due Wednesday March 4 at start of class (work periods on Monday and Tuesday)

5.  Ode to spell checker and article on the work force

6.  Novel distribution -- read first 20 pages to get a "feel" for it

Day 17 - Literary Theory Test

Today, we will be writing the literary theory test in the library -- good luck!

Day 16 - Book Club Choices Round #1

1.  Activity about our readiness to read

2.  Article:  "How to get the most out of books you read"

3.  Video:  "The Joy of Books"

4.  Presenting the 10 (classic) novels to choose from:

• A Clockwork Orange
• Pride and Prejudice
• Flowers for Algernon
• 1984
• A Handmaid's Tale
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Brave New World
• Fahrenheit 451
• The Stone Angel
• The Great Gatsby

5.  Discussion:  Setting and landscape of "The Chrysanthemums"

6.  Sight passage for test tomorrow

Day 15 - Modernism and Steinbeck

1.  Please submit your quotation analysis so you can get some feedback ahead of the essay

2.  Activity on modernism vs. post-modernism

3.  Discussion:  Does Steinbeck like or dislike women?

4.  Test is Thursday:  Part A is matching terms with definitions; Part B is a sight passage analysis

Day 14 - Quotation analysis work period

1.  Today, you need to formalize your observations from the quotation on feminism into a full-page analysis.  We will be working in the library lab.

2.  Continue to prepare for Thursday's test on literary theory

Day 13 - Feminism and "The Chrysanthemums"

1.  With your group, share the five most important observations about "The Chrysanthemums" and submit to the teacher.

2.  Activity:  Quotation analysis from a feminist perspective

3.  HW question:  Based on "The Chrysanthemums", does Steinbeck like or dislike women?  Include evidence from the text to support.

** Begin reviewing your notes on literary theory for the test on Thursday **

Day 12 - "The Possibility of Evil"

1.  Take up criticism

2.  Powerpoint:  Optical illusions and "The Possibility of Evil"

3.  Notes on close reading of a text

4.  Guided exercise

5.  Read "The Chrysanthemums" for homework and write all over the pages!