Homework Assignments for 2 March through 6 March:

*Online access to the short story:

Once Upon a Time by Nadine Gordimer
http://www.nexuslearning.net/books/elements_of_lit_course6/20th
%20Century/Collection%2015/OnceUponaTime.htm
Read and respond to Gordimers Once Upon a Time short story/questions
for Monday, 2 March
Select a short story to read and analyze by Wednesday, 4 March from the
following choices:
Close Reading Selections
(These may be found in the class copies of Writing About Literature text and online)
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Ambrose Bierce (pp. 304-10)
The Story of an Hour Kate Chopin (pp. 310-12)
The Three Strangers Thomas Hardy (pp. 312-26)
Young Goodman Brown Nathaniel Hawthorne (pp. 327-36)
Miss Brill Katherine Mansfield (pp. 336-39)
First Confession Frank OConnor (pp. 339-45)
The Cask of Amontillado Edgar Allan Poe (pp. 345-50)
Review/know the short story terms/devices as listed on the handout look
up any unknown or less familiar ones by Wednesday, 4 March
Complete all exercises (except Writing Extended Responses) of Vocabulary
Lesson 22 The Root ten pp. 141-46 for Thursday, 5 March
Craft a thesis statement and outline for the Short Story Analysis Paper for
Thursday, 5 March
QUIZ Vocabulary Lessons 21 & 22/Sentence Variety/Short Stories content
+ terms/devices on Friday, 6 March
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