Friday, September 4, 2009

Deep Survival


Included in our text was the short story To Build a Fire and the essay Deep Survival. Write about what you learned as a result of these and our class discussion.

Searching for Summer


This story had two very different settings. These settings emphasized the "mood" or "atmosphere" in the story. Explain the different settings and the difference in the mood of the story.

Harrison Bergeron


Using examples from the story, explain how the author might feel about society/government taking an active role in making everyone "equal."

The Bass, the River, and Shelia Mant


During our reading, we focused on plot elements in the story. Briefly discuss the conflict and climax in the story as well as identifying the protagonist and antagonist.