Print the attached article.  Perform a close reading rememebering to annotate the text.  Write a one page response.  Put both the article and your response in your duotang.  Pass in on Friday.

Read the short story A & P   Read the novel The Old Man and the Sea.  Novel should be complete by September 19th.

Things Fall Apart Essay   Literature is the study of the human condition.  It is the study of what it means to be human, to be alive.  We read and make connections with the characters through empathy, shared experience, similar beliefs etc.    Things Fall Apart is a novel filled with family and cultural issues and traditions. Select issues/traditions that you can personally connect with and understand. Focus on no more than two.  Be sure to include supporting evidence and thorough academic discussion.   Your essay MUST be typed (font 12, times New Roman, double space).  Your essay MUST follow MLA formatting.  Essay length: 3 typed pages (not including cover page and work cited page).  Value = 100.  Spelling and mechanics count for 30%.  MLA format counts for 20%   AVOID PLAGIARISM   DUE:  May 30, 2013