Holiday Homework for Seniors

You know that you're going to eat TOO much and sleep TOO much over this extended Thanksgiving break. And you know that you're going to pay for it, too, when your morning alarm rings on Tuesday, December 2.

However, in performing my role of teacher, I want to ensure that your MIND doesn't get too sluggish and thick during these six days and six nights. That's why I'm giving you this homework. Don't throw anything at the computer screen.

Read pp. 170-175 in the big white book (BWB). Make notes on terms and methods of characterization.

You should definitely read The Jilting of Granny Weatherall pp. 651-657. Since we're beginning our study of characterization, pay attention to the way Katherine Anne Porter "created" the character of Granny.

If you find yourself tired of turkey but craving more short stories, you may also read A Good Man is Hard to Find, by Flannery O'Connor, also in the "BWB" pp. 635-646. That will be the second story that we'll study during that first week back in school.