Tuesday, January 17, 2017

January 17, 2017 Mr. Isom's birthday (feel free to bring lavish gifts!)

HOMEWORK: READ THE YELLOW WALLPAPER  Be prepared to discuss The Yellow Wallpaper next time. (10 pages).
The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The Yellow Wallpaper, annotated
HOMEWORK: READ AIN'T I A WOMAN? (2 pages)
Ain't I a Woman, by Sojourner Truth

ESSAY DUE in one week

I will allow essays to come in Monday, January 23rd with no penalty, but I sure would like to have them before the weekend. It really would be in your best interest to write it before Monday, too, so that you can study for final exams.

Today:
Find examples from sources for Huck Finn argumentative essay.
Prompts:
1. Minorities in 19th Century America could not truly be free.
2. The literature of 19th Century America does/does not fully embody the American Dream.
3. Slavery. Argue your own thesis concerning slavery. What have we discussed in class?
4. Huck Finn should/should not be censored.  You don't have to limit argument to "N" word.

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