The Wars in-class assignment will be Monday.

Complete the following for Monday:  The Old Man and the Sea  pages 9-25 1. State the first line of the novel.  What does it say about the individual and the world? 2. What does “salao” mean? What role does it play in life? 3. Who is Santiago?  Describe him. 4. How old was the young boy when Santiago first took him on a boat? Describe the relationship between Santiago and Manolin. 5. Describe Santiago’s home (p. 15). 6. In what month do the great fish come? 7. Who would Santiago like to take fishing?  Why? 8. Describe Santiago’s dreams (pp.24/25). 9. Name at least 5 things that Santiago never dreams of. Key Quotes:  "There was no cast net and the boy remembered when they had sold it. But they went through this fiction every day. There was no pot of yellow rice and fish and the boy knew this too." (p. 16) Vocabulary Define the following: gaff  (9)      benevolent  (9)    block and tackle  (11) subdue  (15) guana  (15)   bodega  (17)   resolution  (23)   furled (26)  skiff (27)  

If you are still having difficulty with the Hemingway story, remember the reading strategies discussed in class.  You should reread the story over the weekend.  Become engaged with the text and read for understanding. A number of you did not pass in your two page Hemingway assignment on Hills Like White Elephants.  Deadlines are important.  Pass it in Monday!!!