Unit 3 - Identity
Short stories: "Miss Brill" "On the Rainy River" "Horses of the Night" "The Yellow Wallpaper" "Boys and Girls"
Poetry: "As I Grew Older" "Alone" "Oh me! Oh Life!" "Die to Live"
Poetry: "As I Grew Older" "Alone" "Oh me! Oh Life!" "Die to Live"
Critical/Analytical Essay
Short Stories
"Miss Brill" - Katherine Mansfield
"The Spaces Between Stars" - Geeta Kothari
Annotate:
1. Ideas & Themes (including: Identity, Loneliness, Loss of Identity) 2. Mood & Tone 3. Character development (look for differences and similarities between Evan and Maya & Maya and Shyamma) 4. Author's Craft (including: extended metaphor, symbolism, imagery, foreshadowing, and motif) |
"On the Rainy River" - Tim O'Brien
"Horses of the Night" - Margaret Lawerence
1. Read short story
2. Highlight specific GENDER issues in green 3. Highlight specific IDENTITY issues in yellow 4. Highlight important QUOTES in blue 5. Find themes of: illusion vs. reality, disillusionment, freedom and confinement. |
"The Yellow Wallpaper" - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
1. Read the short story
2. Highlight specific GENDER issues in green 3. Highlight specific IDENTITY issues in yellow 4. Highlight specific QUOTES in blue 5. Find themes of: illusion vs. reality, appearance vs. reality, psychological abuse, freedom and confinement. |
"Boys and Girls" - Alice Munro
1. Read the short story
2. Highlight specific GENDER issues in green 3. Highlight specific IDENTITY issues in yellow 4. Highlight specific QUOTES in blue 5. Find themes of: stereotypes, societal norms and traditions, freedom and confinement. |
Poetry
As you read each poem, make note of the following:
1. Highlight main ideas on IDENTITY in yellow 2. Circle key vocabulary --> mood / tone 3. Make short notes per line / stanza on key ideas and changes 4. Connect poems to short stories we have discussed |
"As I Grew Older" - Langston Hughes
"Alone" - Maya Angleou "Oh me! Oh life!" - Walt Whitman "Die to Live" - Kranthi Pothineni |