Here are the groups folks.  I did my best to get everyone placed where they wanted.  I had to shuffle a couple of you. You should read and become familiar with your soliloquy over the weekend.  See you Tuesday!   Soliloquy 1  =   Dylan, Tyler Soliloquy 2 =    McKenzie, Megan Soliloquy 3 =   Kaitlyn, Kathryn, Monika, Kathleen, Melissa Soliloquy 4 =   Randi, Laura, Jillian Hawkes Soliloquy 5 =   Kirstyn Soliloquy 6 =   Zach, Safwaan, Lucas Soliloquy 7 =  Mitchell, Quinn, Jillian Hache, Nicole    

Do not forget to look up the following article on EBSCO:   Death Sentences: Rereading "The Old Man and the Sea."  by William E. Cain   It should be read prior to your exam in January.   EBSCO access: username:  nbed password:  bigchalk

Southern Gothic in-class assignment tomorrow

Due this coming Friday

Pages 25 - 50 of The Old Man and the Sea for tomorrow Good copy of personal essay due Tuesday

Complete for tomorrow:   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)     guano  (15)     bodega  (17)   resolution  (23)    furled (26)     skiff (27)  

Reminder to be working on your interview.  Try to have the interview conducted by the end of the week.