Vocabulary: Quiz next week on the following:
1. filament: a threadlike structure
2. carapace: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms
3. mysticism: obscure or irrational thought
4. phosphorescence: a fluorescence that persists after radiation has ceased
5. fathom: a linear measurement for water depth
6. ineffectual: producing no results
7. plankton: group of small organisms that float or drift in water
8. iridescent: varying in color when seen in different lights
Literature: Research the following about The Old Man and the Sea as well as Ernest Hemingway:
1. How do the baseball references in the novella help the reader know the exact time the story takes place? When was the story set?
2. Was any of The Old Man and the Sea autobiographical for Hemingway?
3. Research Hemingway's careers.
4. How is Hemingway's journalistic influence shown in The Old Man and the Sea? What do experts say?
5. What was Hemingway's " principle of the iceberg"? How does it relate to the text?
6. How is Santiago seen my some scholars as a picture of Christ?
The prompts for next week:
Write a 700-900 word essay on The Old Man and the Sea. Please use MLA.
1. Discuss Santiago's relationship with the sea. How does Hemingway portray it? Use research and specifics from the text.
2. Compare Santiago's approach to fishing with the younger fishermen in the village. Use specific examples from the text.
US History:
Complete your take home test on Chapters 9 and 10. Come prepared to discuss your specific research question/topic.
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