Great Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries Name:

Dates due: choice 1: choice 2:

1author, l-f Paulsen, Gary author, l-fwork "Glow in the Dark" workpg 504 pglit. elmt. tone lit. elmt.pg. 503 pg.overall theme conflict overall themeR/A R/AASSESSMENT FOR BOTH: Make a Venn diagram comparing & contrasting Gary Paulsen & Jack London, with4 similar's and differ's for each man. On the back write a 2 para. comparative analysis of"Up the Slide" and "Glow in the Dark" using 5 examples from the text. (notes & text)

2author, l-f Angelou, Maya author, l-fwork excerpt "…Caged Bird…" workpg 24 pglit. elmt. memoir lit. elmt.pg. 23 pg.overall theme voice overall themeR/A "On Pulse of Morning" R/AASSESSMENT FOR BOTH:

Walker's tribute to Dr. King, and explain how two people who seem so similar can be such different writers. (open notes & text)

3author, l-f Hughes, Langston author, l-fwork "Thank You, Ma'am" workpg 186 pglit. elmt. theme lit. elmt.pg. 185 pg.overall theme characterization overall themeR/A all poems in Norton Antholo. R/AASSESSMENT FOR BOTH:

In 2 para. Explain how the writers' personal lives affected their stories "Thank YouMa'am" & "A & P." In a 3rd para. Decided if you think the stories are believable & defendyour answer. (notes & text)

Choose any 3 pairs of authors to read. Read both items for the pair and then complete the assessment following. Each assessment is worth 15 pts, for a total of 45 points.The items highlighted in black will be read aloud by Ms. Ites or as a class.

ch. From GUTS

In three para., summarize Angelou's excerpt from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

4author, l-f Herriot, James author, l-fwork "Debbie" workpg 670 pglit. elmt. narrative essay lit. elmt.pg. 669 pg.overall theme plot overall themeR/A (none) R/AASSESSMENT FOR BOTH:

Categorize what events in Herriot's past led him to write "Debbie." Do you thinkthis could have been a true story? Explain your answer in 2 para. In your 3rd para. Decideif you find the narrator in "Xmas Day …" believable and defend your answer. (notes & text)

5author, l-f Twain, Mark author, l-fwork "Cub Pilot on the Mississippi" workpg 109 pglit. elmt. conflict w/ character lit. elmt.pg. 107 pg.overall theme setting overall themeR/A (none) R/AASSESSMENT FOR BOTH:

Develop 2 Venn diagrams, one comparing & contrasting Twain & Faulkner, theother comparing & contrasting "Cub Pilot…", "Brer Rabbit…", & "A Rose/Emily." (notes & text)

--- STOP HERE - - - NEXT IS THE HORROR MINI-UNIT COVERED AS A CLASS ---

HORROR MINI-UNIT

author, l-f Jackson, Shirley author, l-fwork "Charles" workpg 14 pglit. elmt. foreshadowing lit. elmt.pg. 968 pg.

overall theme irony overall themeR/A "The Lottery" R/AASSESSMENT FOR BOTH: n/a

author, l-f Poe, Edgar Allen author, l-fwork "The Raven" workpg 542 pglit. elmt. suspense lit. elmt.pg. 541 pg.

You will complete works by each of these authors. Everyone must complete the final Venn Quadgram.

overall theme foreshadowing overall themeR/A "Tell-tale Heart" R/AASSESSMENT FOR BOTH: Venn diagram for all 4 horror writers. (notes & text)

choice 3:

London, Jack"Up the Slide"154conflict w/ nature153conflict (none)

Make a Venn diagram comparing & contrasting Gary Paulsen & Jack London, with4 similar's and differ's for each man. On the back write a 2 para. comparative analysis of"Up the Slide" and "Glow in the Dark" using 5 examples from the text. (notes & text)

Walker, Alice"Choice: MLK"370epithet365voice(none)

Walker's tribute to Dr. King, and explain how two people who seem so similar can be such

Updike, John"A & P"separate #ed pkts.point of view (1st person)203characterization(none)

In 2 para. Explain how the writers' personal lives affected their stories "Thank YouMa'am" & "A & P." In a 3rd para. Decided if you think the stories are believable & defend

Choose any 3 pairs of authors to read. Read both items for the pair and then complete the assessment following. Each assessment is worth 15 pts, for a total of 45 points.The items highlighted in black will be read aloud by Ms. Ites or as a class.

In three para., summarize Angelou's excerpt from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,

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Buck, Pearl"Xmas Day in the Morning"64flashback63plot(none)

Categorize what events in Herriot's past led him to write "Debbie." Do you thinkthis could have been a true story? Explain your answer in 2 para. In your 3rd para. Decideif you find the narrator in "Xmas Day …" believable and defend your answer. (notes & text)

Faulkner, William"Brer Rabbit & Brer Cooter"separate #ed pkts.fable/ colloquialism v. dialect967setting"A Rose for Emily"

Develop 2 Venn diagrams, one comparing & contrasting Twain & Faulkner, theother comparing & contrasting "Cub Pilot…", "Brer Rabbit…", & "A Rose/Emily." (notes & text)

--- STOP HERE - - - NEXT IS THE HORROR MINI-UNIT COVERED AS A CLASS ---

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan"Speckled Band"474mystery story473

irony(none)

King, Stephen"Head Down"separate #ed pkts.nonfiction624 & 131

You will complete works by each of these authors. Everyone must complete the final

foreshadowing"Breathing Method"

Venn diagram for all 4 horror writers. (notes & text)