Monday/ Thursday Western Civ and Lit

Vocabulary:


1. molt: to cast off
2. onus: a burden or responsibility
3. petulant: displaying impatience
4. proctor: an agent acting for another
5. quay: wharf or artificial landing place
6. regale: to give unusual pleasure
7. retrench: to cut down or reduce
8. sapid: affecting the sense of smell
9. staid: of a steady and noble character
10. supine: lying on the back

History: Test on Chapters 22 and 23 of Spielvogel.


Literature: Read "The Tell Tell Heart" by Edgar A. Poe
                   Please make sure that you have a copy of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
                   Write a 200 word essay on one of the following:
                   1. Using Hawthorne's Haunting Tales,  discuss the imperfection of man and how Hawthorne uses it in each of the four selections. Please give specific examples.
                   2. Using Hawthorne's Haunting Tales, discuss the symbolism in the four selections and give specific examples.