Today's agenda: Open note quiz on reading for the Modern Age pgs. 553-563; notes for Modern Age; biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald pg. 586- note 10 key ideas; read pgs. 588-top of 595 "Winter Dreams"

Today's agenda: Read duality article and complete "Use of Force" journal for Fri.; discuss Albee's "The Sandbox" for language, absurdism, and possible meanings

HW: "Me, Myself, and I" for Thurs.; read duality article

"A play is fiction- and fiction is fact distilled into truth." Edward Albee

Today's agenda: Vocab. 22 introduced; complete naturalism in "To Build a Fire"; Cornell notes for Modern Age- read pgs. 553-563 and take notes on topics noted for quiz tomorrow

Note: bring red textbook all week; have Gatsby for next week

HW: read/ Cornell notes pgs. 553-563

Today's agenda: Turn in journals for grade; return of lit. circle rubrics; intro. to "Me, Myself, and I" project; complete discussion of Metamorphosis questions 13-16

HW: "Me, Myself, and I" for Thurs. presentation

"My 'fear' is my substance, and probably the best part of me." Kafka

Today's agenda: Vocab. 21 check in and review; turn in questions for "To Build a Fire"; quiz on story- separate paper for paragraph response needed; group work on story and its naturalist philosophy

Today's agenda: Computer hand out file for additional readings regarding Existentialism, Freud(ism), Surrealism; work on 2-3 pg. journal response deciding if Metamorphosis is or is not an Existential work

HW: complete journal on Metamorphosis for Mon.; journals due Mon.

"The history of mankind is the instant between two strides taken by a traveler." Kafka

Today's agenda: Intro. to Jack London pg. 488-489; review Naturalism; read "To Build a Fire" pgs. 490-500 and complete questions #'s 3,4,6,7,8,9,11,12 pg. 501 for tomorrow

HW: "To Build a Fire" questions and be ready for quiz on story; vocab. 21 due tomorrow

Today's agenda: Complete individual questions for Metamorphosis; notes on Exitentialism

HW: read Albee's The Sandbox and complete 2 pg. journal entry combining #'s 3-4 pg. 1472 with specific quotes for support

"Not everyone sees the truth, but he can be it." Kafka

Today's agenda: Turn in questions for "A Worn Path"; view video version of story; discuss conflicts and symbols

HW: vocab. ch. 21 due Fri.

Today's agenda: Discuss Metamorphosis questions

HW: read Edward Albee's play The Sandbox and complete a two pg. journal answering #'s 3 and 4 pg. 1472 making sure you note specific quotes for support of your conclusions- due on Fri.

"The spirit becomes free only when it ceases to be a support." Kafka